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Philip II
Seal of Philip II. The legend reads: phillipvs dei gratia francorvm rex ("Philip, by the grace of God, king of the Franks")
King of the Franks/France[a]
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Reign
18 September 1180 – 14 July 1223
Coronation
1 November 1179 (as co-king)
Predecessor
Louis VII
Successor
Louis VIII
Born
21 August 1165 Gonesse, France
Died
14 July 1223(1223-07-14) (aged 57) Mantes-la-Jolie, France
Burial
Basilica of St Denis
Spouses
Isabella of Hainault (m. 1180, d. 1190)
Ingeborg of Denmark (m. 1193 & 1201)
Agnes of Merania (m. 1196, an. 1201)
Issue more...
Louis VIII
Marie, Duchess of Brabant
Philip I, Count of Boulogne
Pierre Charlot, Bishop of Noyon (ill.)
House
Capet
Father
Louis VII of France
Mother
Adela of Champagne
Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks (Latin: rex Francorum), but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to style himself "King of France" (rex Francie).[a] The son of King Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne, he was originally nicknamed Dieudonné (God-given) because he was a first son and born late in his father's life. Philip was given the epithet "Augustus" by the chronicler Rigord for having extended the crown lands of France so remarkably.
After decades of conflicts with the House of Plantagenet, Philip succeeded in putting an end to the Angevin Empire by defeating a coalition of his rivals at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. This victory would have a lasting impact on western European politics: the authority of the French king became unchallenged, while the English King John was forced by his barons to assent to Magna Carta and deal with a rebellion against him aided by Philip's son Louis, the First Barons' War. The military actions surrounding the Albigensian Crusade helped prepare the expansion of France southward. Philip did not participate directly in these actions, but he allowed his vassals and knights to help carry them out.
Philip transformed France into the most prosperous and powerful country in Europe.[5] He checked the power of the nobles and helped the towns free themselves from seigneurial authority, granting privileges and liberties to the emergent bourgeoisie. He built a great wall around Paris ("the Wall of Philip II Augustus"), re-organized the French government, and brought financial stability to his country.
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^Guenée 1981, p. 158. "En 1190, Rex Franciae aparait dans quelques actes influencés par les traditions des Plantagenets. Puis en 1196 l'expression se trouve dans des actes quelconques. En juin 1204 enfin, Philippus rex Franciae est utilisé dans les protocole initial des lettres royales. Et en juin 1205 apparait pour la première fois Regnum Francie".
^Babbitt 1985, p. 39 (note 34).
^Broun 2015, p. 176.
^Baldwin 1991, pp. 360–361.
^Flori & Tucker 2019, p. 999.
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