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1 day ago · Philip VI of Valois (reigned 1328–50), grandson of Philip III, was of mature age when he became regent of France in 1328. Upon the birth of a daughter to the widow of his cousin Charles IV , the familiar issue of the succession was posed anew.
He became regent of France in 1328 when his cousin, Charles IV, died without a son. The queen was pregnant at the time, but she gave birth to a daughter, who could not succeed to the throne. Philip then became king. Charles IV was the last king of the Capetian dynasty.
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.
Feb 18, 2024 · http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_VI_of_France. Philip VI (French: Philippe VI) (1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (French: le Fortuné) and of Valois, was the first King of France from the House of Valois. He reigned from 1328 until his death. Philip's reign was dominated by the consequences of a succession dispute.
- "Philip VI of France", "El Encontrado"
- November 17, 1293
PHILIP VI (1293-1350), king of France, was the son of Charles of Valois, third son of Philip III, the Bold, and of Margaret of Sicily, and was thus the nephew of Philip IV, the Fair, whose sons, Louis X, Philip V, and Charles IV, died successively without leaving male heirs. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his cousin, Charles IV, in ...
Philip VI (1293 – 22 August 1350), called "the Fortunate", was King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou , Maine , and Valois from 1325 to 1328. He was the first king from the House of Valois part of the Capetian dynasty .
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When Charles, the last Capetian king, died, in 1328, Philip of Valois became regent. Charles IV had died without a male heir, but his wife, Joan of Evreux, was pregnant when her husband died. Joan's child, born on April 1, was a girl, Blanche.
