Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Jean de Joinville

Born: 1224
Died: December 24, 1317 (aged 93)
Bio: Jean de Joinville was one of the great chroniclers of medieval France. He is most famous for writing Life of St. Louis, a biography of Louis IX of France that chronicled the Seventh Crusade.
Known for:
- Chronicles of the Crusades
- The Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville
- Histoire de Saint Louis