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The youngest daughter of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France, Joan was born in the Tower of London on 5 July 1321. [1] She and her sister, Eleanor of Woodstock, were placed under the guardianship of Ralph de Monthermer and Lady Isabella de Valence. They received a secure upbringing at the castles of Pleshy and Marlborough.
Mar 13, 2024 · King of France from 1328 to 1350. King Philippe Philippe VI le Pieux, le Bien-Fortuné, le Catholique, Roi de France de France (Valois) (est. 17 Nov 1293 - 22 Aug 1350)
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. Although Philip was known to be handsome, hence the epithet le ...
The early kings of the Valois dynasty were occupied primarily with fighting the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453), which broke out under Philip VI (reigned 1328–50). ). During this period the monarchy was threatened both by the English, who at times controlled much of France, and by the revived strength of feudal lords, such as the Armagnac and Burgundian factions, which challenged the ...
Feb 26, 2020 · Naturally, the current king, Philip VI, was unwilling to step down and so the Hundred Years' War between France and England began. The name of the conflict, derived from its great length, is actually a 19th-century CE label for a war which proceeded intermittently for well over a century, in fact, not finally ending until 1453 CE.
Nov 13, 2011 · Philip VI of France, known to future generations as “the Fortunate,” was king of France from 1328 to 1350. His reign encompasses one of the most turbulent times in medieval France, more due to extraordinary external influences than to his own failings.
King of France; son of Charles of Valois, grandson of King Philip III; married Joan of Burgundy (1313) and, after the latter's death, Blanche of Navarre (1350). Became King of France when his cousin Charles IV died without issue (1328), thus becoming the first of the Valois Kings. Succeeded by his son Jean II.