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King Louis IX of France issued the Mise of Amiens, a settlement between King Henry III of England and barons led by Simon de Montfort heavily favouring the former, which later led to the Second Barons' War.
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Louis IX of France
King of France from 1226 to 1270; Catholic saint
Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis VIII, he was crowned in Reims at the age of 12. His mother, Blanche of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mise of Amiens
1264 English political settlement
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Henry III of England
King of England from 1216 to 1272
Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of John, King of England, and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry acceded to the throne when he was only nine in the middle of the First…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
English nobleman and rebel (c.1208 – 1265)
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Second Barons' War
1264–67 civil war in England
The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of barons led by Simon de Montfort against the royalist forces of King Henry III, led initially by the king himself and later by his son, the future King Edward I. The barons sought to force the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)