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Philip VI (French: Philippe; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (French: le Fortuné) or the Catholic (French: le Catholique) and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350.
Apr 2, 2024 · Role In: Hundred Years’ War. Philip VI (born 1293—died Aug. 22, 1350, near Paris) was the first French king of the Valois dynasty. Reigning at the outbreak of the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453), he had no means of imposing on his country the measures necessary for the maintenance of his monarchical power, though he continued the efforts ...
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On 29 January 1350 at Brie-Comte-Robert, Blanche married King Philip VI of France, forty years her senior. Initially, she was intended to marry John, Duke of Normandy , heir of the throne of France. [9]
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Jun 4, 2017 · Melissa Snell. Updated on June 04, 2017. King Philip VI was also known as: in French, Philippe de Valois. King Philip VI was known for: Being the first French king of the Valois dynasty. His reign saw the beginning of the Hundred Years' War and the arrival of the Black Death. Occupations: King. Places of Residence and Influence: France. Read More.
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On the birth of a girl to the queen widow the regency naturally led to the throne of France, and Philip was crowned at Reims on the 29th of May 1328. Navarre had not accepted the regency, that kingdom being claimed by her husband for Jeanne, countess of Evreux, the eldest daughter of Louis X, the count of Evreux himself being, like Philip of ...
Contents. Home Geography & Travel Countries of the World. Philip VI, detail from a French manuscript, 14th century; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (MS. Fr. 18437). (more) Philip VI of Valois (reigned 1328–50), grandson of Philip III, was of mature age when he became regent of France in 1328.
Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair ( French: Philippe le Bel ), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from 1284 to 1305, as well as Count of Champagne.
