1214–1270
Louis IX of France
King of France from 1226 to 1270
56years old at death
20,576days lived
24%of the people on this site died younger
Louis IX of France was born on 2 May 1214 and died on 1 September 1270, aged 56 years and 122 days. That is 20,576 days in all.
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Everyone famous who died at 56
Also born on 2 May
- Catherine II of RussiaEighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. 1762–1796 · 1729–179667 yrs
- Satyajit RayIndian filmmaker and writer · 1921–199270 yrs
- NovalisGerman poet and writer · 1772–180128 yrs
- Theodor HerzlFather of modern political Zionism · 1860–190444 yrs
- Jerome K. JeromeEnglish humorist · 1859–192768 yrs
- Edward II of EnglandKing of England from 1307 to 1327 · 1284–132743 yrs
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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