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Jean de Joinville

1224 - 1317

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Jean de Joinville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də ʒwɛ̃vil], 1 May 1224 – 24 December 1317) was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing the Life of Saint Louis, a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean de Joinville is the 1,172nd most popular writer (down from 985th in 2019), the 1,335th most popular biography from France (down from 1,125th in 2019) and the 171st most popular French Writer.

Jean de Joinville is most famous for writing the life of Saint Louis, which is a biography of King Louis IX of France.

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Among writers, Jean de Joinville ranks 1,172 out of 7,302. Before him are Comtessa de Dia, Velimir Khlebnikov, Nordahl Grieg, Tukaram, Juliusz Słowacki, and Ibn Khallikan. After him are Sadriddin Ayni, Bhāsa, Cosmas of Prague, Sophia Tolstaya, Khaled Hosseini, and Michel Butor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1224, Jean de Joinville ranks 3. Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos, and Kinga of Poland. After him are William II, Count of Flanders, Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant, and Marie of Brienne. Among people deceased in 1317, Jean de Joinville ranks 2. Before him is Robert, Count of Clermont. After him are Emperor Fushimi, Agnes of Montepulciano, Irene of Montferrat, Viola of Teschen, and John V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean de Joinville ranks 1,335 out of 6,770. Before him are Yves Tanguy (1900), Comtessa de Dia (1175), Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (1165), Jean Bart (1650), René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451), and François Fillon (1954). After him are Georges Auric (1899), Odo the Great (650), Georges Duby (1919), James Tissot (1836), Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543), and Michel Butor (1926).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean de Joinville ranks 171. Before him are Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Elif Shafak (1971), Alain-Fournier (1886), Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Marcel Pagnol (1895), and Comtessa de Dia (1175). After him are Michel Butor (1926), Monique Wittig (1935), Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve (1685), Léo Taxil (1854), Michel Verne (1861), and Pierre de Marivaux (1688).

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