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| | Eighth Crusade, 1270 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) |
 | | Louis IX of France, in an attempt to restore the situation, decided to go back on crusade after nearly twenty years, but mislead by the idea that the Bey of Tunis could be converted to Christianity, he decided to land first in Tunisia, then march across Egypt to the Holy Land. |
 | | However, once he arrived in Tunisia, it was clear that this was not the case, and he had to besiege Tunis. |
 | | Louis then died in an epidemic, to be replaced by his brother Charles of Anjou, king of Sicily, and a reluctant crusader, who negotiated terms with the Bey, who paid tribute to him and France, after which the crusade ended. |
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