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PHILIP THE GOOD - LoveToKnow Article on PHILIP THE GOOD |
 | | By a treaty concluded by Philip at Amiens in April 1423 with the dukes of Brittany and Bedford, John, duke of Bedford, married Philips sister Anne, and Arthur of Brittany, earl of Richmond, became the husband of Philips sister Margaret. |
 | | Philip, however, himself claimed Brabant as having been bequeathed to him by his cousin Philip, the late duke, with the result that the Burgundians repulsed the troops of the duke of Gloucester, and Jacqueline was forced to recognize the duke of Burgundy as her lieutenant and heir. |
 | | Philip consented to a reconciliation with the king of France, and agreed to recognize him as his legitimate sovereign on condition that he should not be required to pay him homage during his lifetime. |
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