The
Eighth Crusade was a
crusade launched by
Louis IX of France against the city of
Tunis in 1270. The Eighth Crusade is sometimes counted as the Seventh, if the
Fifth and
Sixth Crusades of
Frederick II are counted as a single crusade. The
Ninth Crusade is sometimes also counted as part of the Eighth. The crusade is considered a failure after Louis died shortly after arriving on the shores of
Tunisia, with his disease-ridden army dispersing back to
Europe shortly afterwards.