August 25 – Louis IX departs from
Aigues-Mortes and
Marseilles with a French expeditionary force (some 10,000 men) transported by 100 ships. An English detachment (some 5,000 men) under
William Longespée (the Younger), grandson of King
Henry III, and his mistress
Ida de Tosny follows close behind with 36 transport ships.[2]
September 17 – Louis IX arrives at
Limassol on the island of
Cyprus. He gathers his forces and is well received by King
Henry I (the Fat). The Crusaders are supplemented by nobles from
Acre, including Grand Masters
Jean de Ronay and
Guillaume de Sonnac. Louis prepares a plan of campaign, with
Egypt as the prime objective.[3]
December – Louis IX receives an embassy during his stay in Cyprus from the Mongol general,
Eljigidei, who is viceroy in
Persia. They bring a letter from
Guyuk Khan (who had died by the time his envoys reached Cyprus[4]) with no demands of submission, but talking in terms about Mongol favouritism for
Christianity, and a proposal of a joint invasion against the Ayyubid forces in
Syria.[5]
December – Louis IX decides to spend the winter on Cyprus to make preparations against Egypt. Meanwhile, the nobles persuade him to start negotiations with Sultan
As-Salih Ayyub to intervene in the internal Ayyubid affairs. But Louis rejects this offer and orders the
Knights Templar to break off their negotiations with As-Salih.[6]
November 24–
25 – In the middle of the night a mass on the north side of
Mont Granier suddenly collapses, in one of the largest historical rock slope failures.[7]
December – Ferdinand III issues an edict to expel the Almohads out of Seville. Many Muslims sail to
North Africa and others travel to
Granada in
Al-Andalus.
^Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre, pp. 215–216.
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^Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre, p. 216.
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^Atwood, C. P. (2004). Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. New York. p. 213.
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^Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre, p. 218.
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^Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre, p. 217.
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