[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch9z10:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","High Middle Ages","Plena Edad Media","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch9","Louis IX (Saint Louis): Regency, Royal Justice and Crusades (1226–1270)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch9z10","1242–1243: War of Saintonge and the Battle of Taillebourg","\u003Cp>The War of Saintonge was the great attempt at western reconquest under Louis IX. It pitted the king of France against a coalition formed around Poitevin lords, the \u003Cstrong>Lusignans\u003C/strong>, and the king of England \u003Cstrong>Henry III\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧩 Origins: Poitou, Feudal Rank and Rupture\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>1241\u003C/strong>, Alphonse of Poitiers received \u003Cstrong>Poitou\u003C/strong>. For \u003Cstrong>Hugh X of Lusignan\u003C/strong>, this meant rendering homage to a lord of lower rank, which wounded local pride and upset the existing balance. The crisis was worsened by broken matrimonial promises and the seizure of territorial pledges (Aunis, Saint-Jean-d’Angély).\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The rupture became public: confiscations, a Poitevin league, and an appeal to England.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏰 1242: Three Phases of War\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The campaign unfolded in three stages:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>first, a \u003Cstrong>war of sieges\u003C/strong> (spring–summer) against rebel castles;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>then, the encounter with Henry III’s army, repelled at \u003Cstrong>Taillebourg\u003C/strong> and before \u003Cstrong>Saintes\u003C/strong> (July 1242);\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>finally, a southern phase, as the conflict also drew in actors from the Midi before settling.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>The king of England retreated toward Aquitaine. The Capetian victory did not destroy England, but it made reconquest unrealistic in the short term.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🕊️ 1243: Truce and Stabilisation\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>1243\u003C/strong>, a truce stabilised the situation. The western kingdom became a controlled space once more, freeing Louis IX for other priorities — notably the crusade.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key Points to Remember\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Saintonge was a feudal and international war: local league + English intervention.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Taillebourg and Saintes confirmed the operational superiority of the Capetian host in the west.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"The War of Saintonge was the great attempt at western reconquest under Louis IX. It pitted the king of France against a coalition formed around Poitevin lords,",1778543129942]