Sixth Crusade 1228–1229

Who lived through the Sixth Crusade

Well-known people alive during 1228–1229:

• Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) — Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
• Rumi (1207–1273) — Iranian poet
• Fibonacci (1170–1240) — Italian mathematician (c.1170–c.1240/50)
• 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)
• Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1195–1250) — King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
• Nasreddin (1208–1284) — philosopher, Sufi and wise man from Turkey, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes
• Ibn Arabi (1165–1240) — Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240)
• Gregory IX (1170–1241) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241
• Anthony of Padua (1195–1231) — Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
• Ögedei Khan (1186–1241) — Khan of the Mongol Empire (c.1186-1241) (r. 1229-1241)
• Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) — political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263)
• Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) — Icelandic historian, poet and politician (AD 1179–1241)
• 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)
• 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

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