Philip VI in a contemporary miniature depicting the trial of Robert III of Artois, c. 1336
King of France
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Reign
1 February 1328[1] – 22 August 1350
Coronation
29 May 1328
Predecessor
Charles IV
Successor
John II
Regent of France
Regency
1328
Monarch
Charles IV
Born
1293 Fontainebleau, Paris, France
Died
22 August 1350 (aged 56 or 57) Coulombes Abbey, Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir, France
Burial
Saint Denis Basilica, Saint-Denis, Paris
Spouses
Joan of Burgundy
(m. 1313; died 1349)
Blanche of Navarre
(m. 1350)
Issue among others
John II of France
Philip, Duke of Orléans
Joan of France
Illegitimate :
Jean d'Armagnac
Thomas de la Marche, bâtarde de France
House
Valois
Father
Charles, Count of Valois
Mother
Margaret, Countess of Anjou
Philip VI (French: Philippe; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (French: le Fortuné) or the Catholic (French: le Catholique) and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign was dominated by the consequences of a succession dispute. When King Charles IV of France died in 1328, his nearest male relative was his nephew, King Edward III of England, but the French nobility preferred Charles's paternal cousin, Philip.
At first, Edward seemed to accept Philip's succession, but he pressed his claim to the throne of France after a series of disagreements with Philip. The result was the beginning of the Hundred Years' War in 1337.
After initial successes at sea, Philip's navy was annihilated at the Battle of Sluys in 1340, ensuring that the war would occur on the continent. The English took another decisive advantage at the Battle of Crécy (1346), while the Black Death struck France, further destabilising the country.
In 1349, King Philip VI bought the Province of Dauphiné from its ruined ruler, the Dauphin Humbert II, and entrusted the government of this province to his grandson, Prince Charles. Philip VI died in 1350 and was succeeded by his son King John II, the Good.
^Philip VI's ascension as King was not confirmed until the birth of his predecessors posthumous daughter on 1 April 1328
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