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  Wikinfo | Philippe VI of France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Philippe was one of the two chief claimants to the throne along with King Edward III of England whose mother, Isabella of France, was the late King Charles' sister.
Philippe ascended to the crown based on Salic law which forbid females and those descended in the female line to succeed to the throne.
The reign of Philippe VI was punctuated with crises, many of which were the result of defeats on the battlefield, in particular at the Battle of l'Ecluse in 1340 and again at Crécy in 1346.
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 Hundred Years War Timeline 1331 - 1340
Philippe VI writes to Edward III saying that the Scots had been 'frequently, continually, insistently' asking for his aid, and that he was bound to honor their request by sending his 6,000 troops.
Philippe VI announces his final answer to the English ambassadors, rejecting their proposals entirely, and saying he intended to aid the Scots by every means in his power, and that he had a large fleet and a large army, with which he intended to invade both England and Scotland.
Philippe VI, claiming to be moved by the 'great suffering and hardships of the people of Ghent for want of their trade and livelihood', recognizes defeat in Flanders, pardoning the Flemish townsmen for dealing with the King of England, and formally recognizing their neutrality.
www.maisonstclaire.org /timeline/1331.html   (14401 words)

  
 History of France - France.com
Philippe IV's seizure of Flanders (1300) was less sucessful, ending two years later in the rout of her knights by the forces of the Flemish cities at the "battle of the spurs" near Courtrai (Kortrijk).
France's humiliation was abruptly reversed in 1429 by the appearance of a restorationist movement symbolised by the Lorraine peasant maid Joan of Arc, who claimed the guidance of divine voices for the campaign which rapidly ended the English siege of Orlens and ended in Charles VII's coronation in the historic city of Reims.
During the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715), France was the dominant power in Europe, aided by the diplomacy of Richelieu's successor (1642-1661) Cardinal Mazarin and the economic policies (1661-1683) of Colbert.
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 Chapter Excerpt: Agincourt by Juliet Barker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The last letter that Henry V sent to Charles VI of France before he launched the Agincourt campaign was an ultimatum, its opening lines, which in most medieval correspondence were an opportunity for flowery compliments, characteristically abrupt and to the point.
Philippe IV's nephew, the preferred candidate of the French, seized the moment and was crowned Philippe VI.
In the light of his later campaigns in France, it is significant that in 1411 it was his decision to intervene on behalf of the duke of Burgundy.
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 Timeline - Up to 1330
Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer conclude a treaty with Charles IV of France for peace in the Aquitaine, in which all of the recent conquests of Oliver Ingham, Seneschal of Aquitaine, are returned to French control, and a reparations payment of 50, 000 marks is to be made.
Having responded to the pope's summons, and having refused to yield to the pope in the matter of the doctrine of Christ's possessions, Michael of Cesena, accompanied by William of Occam and Bonagratia di Bergamo, flees Avignon, rather than be imprisoned, and seeks protection from Louis of Bavaria.
Philippe VI sends heralds, and the Abbot of Fécamp, to demand the homage of Edward III for the Aquitaine.
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 Philip VI of France Summary
Philip VI based his claim to the throne on complete male descent, as the son of the son of Philip III; on expediency--he had been regent successfully for 2 months and was well liked by the nobility; and on the prestige of the Valois house.
Philip VI of Valois (French: Philippe VI de Valois; 1293 – August 22, 1350) was the King of France from 1328 to his death, and Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois 1325–1328.
Philippe successfully prevented an arrangement between the papacy in Avignon and Emperor Louis IV although, in July 1337, Louis concluded an alliance with Edward III.
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 French History Timeline
Philippe was the son of Charles de Valois, brother to Philippe IV.
Philippe VI of France continued advance into Plantagenet domaines in southwestern France (1337), which would be recognized later as the initial military operations of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward III invaded France in 1346, and conducted a successful campaign that led to the crushing defeat of French army at the battle of Crécy (1346) and capture of Calais in the same year.
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 Louis-Philippe of France Summary
Louis Philippe (1773-1850) was king of the French from 1830 to 1848.
Born in Paris on Oct. 6, 1773, Louis Philippe was the eldest son of Philippe Égalité, Duc d'Orléans.
Born in Paris, Louis-Philippe was the son of Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orléans (known as "Philippe Égalité"), and a descendant of King Louis XIII.
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 Royalty.nu - The History of France - French Royalty
Capetian France 987-1328 by Elizabeth Hallam and Judith Everard.
Henry V and the Conquest of France 1416-53 by Paul Knight and Mike Chappell is a military history of English king Henry V's three-year campaign against France's Charles VI.
Philippe, Duc D'Orleans: Regent of France by Christine Pevitt.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/France   (2585 words)

  
 Chronological list of events in the Hundred Years' War
While, in France, a mad king was subjected to inner dynastic struggles among his powerful uncles ­ most markedly, the actions of the second Valois duc de Bourgone [duke of Burgundy], Philippe 'the Fearless'.
1337 King Philippe VI of France declared the duchy of Guyenne forfeited by Edward III for the latter's harboring Robert d'Artois ­ a troublsome criminal in the eyes of the French crown.
Philippe the Good succeeded his father as duke of Burgundy, and continued the alliance with Henry V of England in December.
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 [Jeanne d'Arc]>> Hundred Years War Timeline
Philippe VI, deciding that he cannot abandon his allies, the Scots, derails the Anglo-French peace negotiations by declaring that any treaty between France and England must include a peace between the English and the Scots, and that if Edward went ahead with the invasion of Scotland Philippe would confiscate the Aquitaine.
King Philippe VI of France declared the duchy of Guyenne forfeited by the Edward III for the latter's harboring Robert d'Artois ?
Philippe refuses, according to Friossart at the advice from Robert, King of Scicily and astrologer, from whom he receved a letter predicting disaster.
www.jeanne-darc.dk /p_references/p_timelines/1331_1340.html   (1371 words)

  
 Philip VI of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip, however, was not entitled to that inheritance; the rightful heiress was Louis X's surviving daughter, the future Joan II of Navarre, the genealogically senior granddaughter of Joan I of Navarre.
In an ironic twist to his "male" ascendancy to the throne, the intelligent, strong-willed Joan, an able regent of France during the King's long military campaigns, was said to be the brains behind the throne and the real ruler of France.
Philip VI died at Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir on August 22, 1350 and is interred with his second wife, Blanche de Navarre (1330–1398) in Saint Denis Basilica.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_VI_of_France   (1450 words)

  
 TimeRef - History Timelines
A comet was seen in the skies of France and was viewed as a bad omen and that war was on the horizon.
Philippe of France and the Normandy elite planned an invasion of England.
During Edward III's absence on the campaign of Crecy the Scottish king David II was approached by the French King Philippe VI of Valois to invade England.
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 France History, The French Valois Dynasty 1358-1589
Philippe ascended to the crown based on Salic law which forbade females and those descended in the female line to succeed to the throne.
Charles VI died in 1422 at Paris and is interred with his wife, Isabeau de Bavière in Saint Denis Basilica.
Born in Paris, Charles was the eldest surviving son of Charles VI of France and Isabeau de Bavière.
www.bonjourlafrance.net /france-facts/france-history/valois-dynasty.htm   (6592 words)

  
 TimeRef - Medieval History Timelines - 10 Year Overview
Philippe VI the French King had sent ships to help the Scots who were attacking English merchant shipping and ports.
The child was a girl and Philippe of Valois claimed the throne for himself.
Philippe VI then declared that all of the English held lands in France were forfeit.
www.btinternet.com /~timeref/y101330.htm   (653 words)

  
 Arms of France
The arms of France, since the late 12th century, have been Azure, a semis of fleurs-de-lis or, changed in 1376 to Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or.
French coins in the 17th century always display the arms of France only, except those struck in Navarre itself; in the 18th century, a silver coin, the écu de Navarre of 1718-19 (struck nationwide, in spite of its name) has Quarterly France and Navarre.
In 1905, during a visit of the king of Spain to France, an informal coat of arms for the French Republic was devised: Azure, a fasces on a laurel branch and an oak branch per saltire, bound by a scroll inscribed with the words "liberté égalité fraternité", all or.
www.heraldica.org /topics/france/frarms.htm   (2336 words)

  
 France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
What would become France was the Kingdom of the Western Franks in that separation.
It should be noted that although the list indicates the end of English pretension in France in 1453, a year which marks the effective end of the Hundred Years War, successive English sovereigns continued to include the title "King (or Queen) of France" until 1801.
This tale has grown in the telling, and is nowadays often encountered as one element in a cycle of stories which attempt to connect the Merovingian dynasts with threads of mystical Christian heritage.
www.hostkingdom.net /france.html   (1281 words)

  
 Philippe VI, Jeanne de Bourgogne, and Jean de France in Prayer [French] (17.190.387,388,392) | Object Page | Timeline ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Philippe VI, Jeanne de Bourgogne, and Jean de France in Prayer [French] (17.190.387,388,392)
Philippe VI, Jeanne de Bourgogne, and Jean de France in Prayer, ca.
"Philippe VI, Jeanne de Bourgogne, and Jean de France in Prayer [French] (17.190.387,388,392)".
www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/hd/valo_1/hod_17.190.387,388,392.htm   (166 words)

  
 Hundred Years War online simulation game - History Forum
Edward III of England has disputed his cousin Philippe VI of France's claim to the throne, and is ready to take military action.
Philippe, in turn, is interested in Edward's rich personal holdings in the Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Above it all is the Pope, who holds the power to release or withold Church funds, grant or deny divorces, and excommunicate the rebellious or unfaithful.
www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=4192   (799 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: France
Louis VI The France of Philip II Augustus
Note that area we know as France is so central to medieval studies that sources relating to its history are scattered everywhere in the Sourcebook.
Philippe de Commynes: Portrait of Louis IX [r.
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 No. 1562: Guido da Vigevano
The plague finally arrived ten years into the Hundred Years War, and before it was done, half the European population had died.
Two years before the Hundred Years War, a physician and engineer named Guido da Vigevano attached himself to Philippe VI of France, whom he expected to go on an obligatory crusade.
Two years later it was King Philippe who started the Hundred Years War by seizing an English-held duchy in southwestern France.
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 Leaders and Battles: John II,
John, son of Philippe VI of France, was a member of the Valois Dynasty.
At the age of 13, he married Bonne, daughter of John the Blind of Luxemburg, King of Bohemia.
His body was returned to France and was interred in the royal chambers at Saint Denis Basilica.
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 France
When this Carolingian Empire disintegrated in the ninth century, France constituted the Western portion of the old Empire.
Civil war divided France until Henry of Navarre, the leader of the Protestant forces, became king and converted to Catholicism.
LOUIS XVI, 1754—93, king of France (1774—92), third son of the dauphin (Louis) and Marie Josèphe of Saxony, grandson and successor of King Louis XV.
faculty.ucc.edu /egh-damerow/france.htm   (316 words)

  
 1329: The People's Chronology
Robert is succeeded by his 5-year-old son, who will reign until 1371 as David II under the regency of Thomas Randolph, 1st earl of Moray (but see 1333).
England's Edward III pays homage to France's Philippe VI for his French fiefs.
Flanders, Guienne, and Burgundy remain outside Philippe's control, but the thrones of Provence, Naples, and Hungary are occupied by rulers from the Capetian house of Anjou, the papacy at Avignon is under strong French influence, French culture is dominant in England and northern Spain, and French interests are well entrenched in the Near East.
history.enotes.com /peoples-chronology/year-1329   (244 words)

  
 de Valois 200
The fact that King Philip VI reached the throne through tragedy, the deaths of four successive Rois de France within little more than a dozen years has oft been remarked upon.
And in truth, the Pope died within months of the burning, the king, although a vigorous and healthy man of but 47, died soon afterwards, as did each of his three sons, after each ascended the throne in succession to the other, leaving the house heirless.
By the grace of God it is to be hoped that His Grace King Philip VI is free of the curse.
www.hyw.com /hywdocs/PCs/DE_VALOI.HTM   (479 words)

  
 Warrior Princes of the 100 Years War - An Article for the American Academy for Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences
As noted earlier, the new king of France Philippe VI had demanding a liege homage from Edward III and threatened to confiscate all of
King Philippe was persuaded to leave the battlefield.
King Philippe made one half-hearted attempt to raise the siege in July of 1347 but withdrew without a fight, leaving the garrison to hold out for another few weeks before surrendering to King Edward.
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 FRANCE
Patenotre, Ambassador of France to the United States.
     Statue of Philippe VI, King of France from the Louvre.
     The Tomb of Frances II, Duke of Brittany, and of Marguerite de Foix, from the Cathedral of Nantes.
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 Philippe VI "de Valois" France, b: 1293 - France
Born: ABT 1293 -,, France Marr: - Died: 22 Aug 1350 - Nogent Le Rotrou,, France Father: Charles I, Prince Of France Mother: Marguerite Princess Of Sicily & Naples Other Spouses:
Born: ABT 1294/1295 - Of, Longpont, Aisne, France Marr: 1305 - Willem III De Avesnes Died: 7 Mar 1342 -, Fontenelle, Yonne, France
Born: ABT 1297 - Of, Fontainebleau,, France Died: 26 Aug 1346 -, Crbecy,, France
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