WRITER

Jean de Joinville

1224 - 1317

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Jean de Joinville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də ʒwɛ̃vil], 1 May 1224 – 24 December 1317) was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean de Joinville has received more than 138,341 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean de Joinville is the 986th most popular writer (down from 870th in 2019), the 1,125th most popular biography from France (down from 1,020th in 2019) and the 147th most popular French Writer.

Jean de Joinville is most famous for writing the life of Saint Louis, which is a biography of King Louis IX of France.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.79

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Extraits de la Chanson de Roland, et de la vie de Saint Louis
French language
1887
Histoire de Saint Louis
1921
Chronicles of the Crusades
1888
Vie de Saint Louis
Christian saints
1995
Mémoires de Jean, sire de Joinville
1867
Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville
1906
Sesta Crociata
2023
Histoire de s. Louis
Biography, Christian saints, Kings and rulers
1596
Chronicles of the Crusades
Crusades, Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology, Fiction - General
1848
Chronicles of the Crusades
Crusades
1963

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean de Joinville ranks 986 out of 7,302. Before him are James Hadley Chase, Khachatur Abovian, Will Durant, David Grossman, Aristarchus of Samothrace, and Prudentius. After him are Richard Matheson, Christoph Martin Wieland, Aron Nimzowitsch, Assia Djebar, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, and Waris Dirie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1224, Jean de Joinville ranks 3. Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos, and Kinga of Poland. After him are Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant, William II, Count of Flanders, and Marie of Brienne. Among people deceased in 1317, Jean de Joinville ranks 2. Before him is Robert, Count of Clermont. After him are Emperor Fushimi, Irene of Montferrat, Agnes of Montepulciano, Viola of Teschen, and John V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean de Joinville ranks 1,125 out of 6,770. Before him are Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202), Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754), Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728), Alphonse Bertillon (1853), Jacques Rivette (1928), and René Lalique (1860). After him are Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Pierre Augereau (1757), Étienne Cabet (1788), Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (1145), Pierre Mignard (1612), and William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean de Joinville ranks 147. Before him are Alexandra David-Néel (1868), Johannes Tauler (1300), George Steiner (1929), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Victorien Sardou (1831), and Heinrich Kramer (1430). After him are Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Nicolas Chamfort (1741), Bertran de Born (1140), Jean Giraudoux (1882), André Bazin (1918), and Jean-Claude Carrière (1931).

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