Library of New Golleae of Californio LIBRARY NEV' COLLEGE OF CALIFORNlA( DLCo9u1is.JI7X5and the challenge o2f5t5he8C7rusad S77A7NVFARLAENNCCIISACO.STCRAEE9T4110 (415) 62ft.l694 'iliilliillllill Jordan, William C. NEW COLLEGE. OF CALIFORNIA (SF) Jordan* William ! DC C. 1948- 91 Louis IX and the J75 [ challenge of the Crusade ilH-a^ Jgrd^g48^Mi^^ Louis IX ^"-o^lf^^he challenge Crusade # 1486 © THE BAKER & TAYLOR CO. LOUIS IX AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE CRUSADE LOUIS IX AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE CRUSADE A Study in Rulership WILLIAM CHESTER JORDAN PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, N.J. ^ © Copyright 1979 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NewJersey In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, Guildford, Surrey ALL rk;hts reserved Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data will be found on the last printed page ofthis book Publication ofthis book has been aided by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation This book has been composed in VIP Baskerville Clothbound editions ofPrinceton University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and binding materials are chosen for strength and durability Printed in the United States ofAmerica by Princeton University Press, Princeton, NewJersey