Seventh Crusade 1248–1254

Who lived through the Seventh Crusade

Well-known people alive during 1248–1254:

• Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) — Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
• Rumi (1207–1273) — Iranian poet
• Saadi (1210–1292) — Persian poet
• Kublai Khan (1215–1294) — founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan (1215–1294)
• Albertus Magnus (1200–1280) — German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
• Louis IX of France (1214–1270) — King of France from 1226 to 1270 (1214–1270)
• Roger Bacon (1220–1292) — English polymath, philosopher and friar (c.1219/20–c.1292)
• Nasreddin (1208–1284) — philosopher, Sufi and wise man from Turkey, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes
• Edward I of England (1239–1307) — King of England from 1272 to 1307
• Boniface VIII (1235–1303) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303
• Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) — political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263)
• Batu Khan (1205–1255) — Khan of the Golden Horde
• Celestine V (1215–1296) — 13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign
• Bonaventure (1221–1274) — Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, Catholic saint
• Hulegu Khan (1217–1265) — Western Asian Mongol ruler (c. 1217–1265)
• John XXII (1244–1334) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334
• Urban IV (1185–1264) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264)
• Henry III of England (1207–1272) — King of England from 1216 to 1272
• Gregory X (1210–1276) — Pope from 1271 to 1276
• Alfonso X of Castile and Leon (1221–1284) — King of Castile from 1252 to 1284
• Alexander IV (1200–1261) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1254 to 1261
• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274) — Persian astronomer (1201–1274)
• Ramon Llull (1232–1316) — Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6)
• Clement IV (1190–1268) — Pope (1265-1268)
• Nicholas III (1215–1280) — Pope from 1277 to 1280

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