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Philip II the Bold (French: Philippe II le Hardi; Dutch: Filips de Stoute; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and jure uxoris Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg .
Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, [a] was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477. He was the only legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, Isabella of Portugal.
Aug 9, 2024 · Philip the Bold, also Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (January 15, 1342, Pontoise – April 27, 1404, Halle), was the fourth son of King John II of France and his wife, Bonne of Luxembourg.
- Île-de-France
- Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
- January 15, 1342
- Dijon, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France
Philip, known as the Bold, was a man of brilliant intellect, renowned for bravery as he fought his first battle at age 14 and a keen matrimonial schemer. He inherited a duchy that mostly corresponded to today's Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne départements.
The first major project undertaken by a Burgundian duke was the construction of a Carthusian monastery outside Dijon, the Charterhouse of Champmol (1383—c. 1410), eventually served as a mausoleum for Philip the Bold and many of his descendants.
Sep 9, 2013 · For a hundred years or so in the 14th and 15th centuries the Dukes of Burgundy ruled in power and splendour rivalling that of kings. A year before his own death John II of France bestowed Burgundy on his fourth and youngest son Philip and named him First Peer of France.
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Sep 21, 2023 · By decree: The Duke of Burgundy’s 14th-century AOC. Philip the Bold’s 1395 ordinance is famed for establishing Pinot Noir ahead of Gamay as Burgundy’s dominant red grape variety. But did it also usher in the first French wine appellation?
