[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch9z7: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},"p5ch9z7","29 November 1226: Express Coronation of a Child-King","\u003Cp>At the death of Louis VIII, royal power had to move faster than feudal ambitions. The watchword was controlled haste: crown the child, lock in obedience, and give a public face to Capetian continuity.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🕯️ A Deathbed Transformed into a Political Act\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>On \u003Cstrong>3 November\u003C/strong>, a few days before his death, Louis VIII summoned barons, prelates and key figures from the army. He made them promise that upon his death:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>they would pay homage and swear loyalty to his son;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>and they would crown him as quickly as possible.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>According to the chronicler \u003Cstrong>Philippe Mouskes\u003C/strong>, the king also charged trusted companions (including \u003Cstrong>Barthélemy de Roye\u003C/strong>, \u003Cstrong>Jean de Nesle\u003C/strong> and brother \u003Cstrong>Guérin\u003C/strong>) to watch over his children.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>✝️ 29 November 1226: Reims, Fast and “Complete”\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Louis IX was crowned on \u003Cstrong>29 November 1226\u003C/strong> at \u003Cstrong>Reims\u003C/strong>, by the bishop of Soissons \u003Cstrong>Jacques de Bazoches\u003C/strong>. The speed was deliberate: to make the young Louis a “full” king before pressure could be exerted on him or his entourage.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, the young king was quickly \u003Cstrong>knighted\u003C/strong>: a king of France had to be a knight.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👥 Absences… and a Simple Explanation\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Chroniclers noted the absence of many great personalities, both ecclesiastical and lay. Some have interpreted this as political gestures. But the most immediate explanation lay in logistics: a ceremony organised so quickly left little time for travel, and the coronation of a child did not necessarily attract the great lords.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key Points to Remember\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>The swift coronation was a strategy: reduce the interval during which kingship could be contested.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Capetian continuity imposed itself through a combination of ritual, urgency, and managed consensus.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"At the death of Louis VIII, royal power had to move faster than feudal ambitions. The watchword was controlled haste: crown the child, lock in obedience, and",1778543130827]