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'''Philip II Augustus''' ({{lang-fr|Philippe Auguste}}) (21 August 1165 &ndash; 14 July 1223) was the [[King of France]] from 1180 until his death. A member of the [[House of Capet]], Philip Augustus was born at [[Gonesse]] in the [[Val-d'Oise]], the son of [[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]] and his third wife, [[Adèle of Champagne|Adela of Champagne]]. He was originally nicknamed ''Dieudonné''&mdash;the God-given&mdash;as he was the first son of Louis VII late in his father's life.
 
  
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Philip was one of the most successful medieval [[List of French monarchs|French monarchs]] in expanding the royal demesne and the influence of the monarchy. He broke up the great [[Angevin Empire]] and defeated a coalition of his rivals (German, Flemish and English) at the [[Battle of Bouvines]] in 1214. He reorganized the government, bringing financial stability to the country and thus making possible a sharp increase in prosperity. His reign was popular with ordinary people because he checked the power of the nobles and passed some of it on to the growing middle class.
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'''Philip II Augustus'''  (August 21 1165 &ndash; July 14 1223) was the King of [[France]] from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of [[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]] and his third wife, Adela of Champagne. He was originally nicknamed ''Dieudonné''&mdash;the God-given&mdash;as he was the first son of Louis VII late in his father's life.
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Philip was one of the most successful medieval French monarchs in expanding the royal estate and the influence of the monarchy. He broke up the great [[Angevin Empire]] and defeated a coalition of his rivals ([[Germany|German]], [[Flanders|Flemish]] and [[England|English]]) at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. He reorganized the government, bringing financial stability to the country and thus making possible a sharp increase in prosperity. His reign was popular with ordinary people because he checked the power of the [[nobility|nobles]] and passed some of it on to the growing middle class.
  
 
==Early years==
 
==Early years==
 
[[Image:IsabelladeHainault.jpg|thumb|left|Isabelle, Philip's first wife]]
 
[[Image:IsabelladeHainault.jpg|thumb|left|Isabelle, Philip's first wife]]
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In declining health, Louis VII had him crowned and anointed at [[Rheims]] by the [[Archbishop of Rheims|Archbishop]] [[Guillaume aux Blanches Mains|William Whitehands]] on 1 November 1179. He was married on 28 April 1180 to [[Isabelle of Hainaut]], who brought the [[County of Artois]] as her dowry. His father died on 20 September.  
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In declining health, Louis VII had him crowned and anointed at Rheims by the [[Archbishop]]] of Rheims William Whitehands onNovember 1 1179. He was [[married]] on 28 April 1180 to Isabelle of Hainaut, who brought the County of Artois as her dowry. His father died on 20 September.  
  
 
===Consolidation of royal demesne===
 
===Consolidation of royal demesne===
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While the royal demesne had increased under [[Philip I of France|Philip I]] and [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]], under Louis VII it had diminished slightly. In April 1182, Philip expelled all [[Jews]] from the demesne and confiscated their goods.  
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While the royal estates had increased under [[Philip I of France|Philip I]] and [[Louis VI of France|Louis VI]], under Louis VII it had diminished slightly. In April 1182, Philip expelled all [[Judaism|Jews]] from the land and confiscated their goods.  
  
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Philip's eldest son, [[Louis VIII of France|Louis]], was born on 5 September 1187 and inherited Artois in 1190, when Isabelle, his mother, died.
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Philip's eldest son, [[Louis VIII of France|Louis]], was born on September 5 1187 and inherited Artois in 1190, when Isabelle, his mother, died.
  
 
===Wars with his vassals===
 
===Wars with his vassals===
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In 1181, Philip began a war with the Count of Flanders, Philip of Alsace. Philip managed to counter the ambitions of the count by breaking his alliances with Henry I, Duke of Brabant, and [[Philipp von Heinsberg|Philip of Heinsberg]], Archbishop of Cologne. In July 1185, the Treaty of Boves confirmed to the king the possession of the Vermandois, Artois, and [[Amiens|Amiénois]].  
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In 1181, Philip began a war with the Count of Flanders, Philip of Alsace. Philip managed to counter the ambitions of the count by breaking his alliances with Henry I, Duke of Brabant, and Philip of Heinsberg, Archbishop of Cologne. In July 1185, the Treaty of Boves confirmed to the king the possession of the Vermandois, Artois, and Amiénois.  
  
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In 1184, Stephen I of Sancerre and his [[Brabant|Brabançon]] mercenaries ravaged the Orléanais. Philip defeated him with the aid of the Confrères de la Paix.
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In 1184, Stephen I of Sancerre and his Brabançon mercenaries ravaged the Orléanais. Philip defeated him with the aid of the Confrères de la Paix.
  
 
===War with Henry II===
 
===War with Henry II===
  
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Philip also began to wage war with [[Henry II of England]], who was also [[Count of Anjou]] and [[Duke of Aquitaine]] in France. Two years of combat (1186&ndash;1188) followed, but the situation remained unchanged. Philip initially allied with Henry's young sons, [[Richard I of England|Richard]] and [[John of England|John]], who were in rebellion against their father. However, news of the [[Siege of Jerusalem (1187)|fall of Jerusalem]] to [[Saladin]], followed quickly by the death of Henry, diverted attention from the Franco-English war.
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Philip also began to wage war with [[Henry II of England]], who was also Count of Anjou and Duke of Aquitaine in France. Two years of combat (1186&ndash;1188) followed, but the situation remained unchanged. Philip initially allied with Henry's young sons, [[Richard I of England|Richard]] and [[John of England|John]], who were in rebellion against their father. However, news of the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 to [[Saladin]], followed quickly by the death of Henry, diverted attention from the Franco-English war.
  
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Philip was close friends with all of Henry's sons and he used them to foment rebellion against their father, but turned against both Richard and John after their respective accessions to the throne. With [[Henry the Young King]] and [[Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany|Geoffrey of Brittany]] he maintained friendship until their deaths. Indeed, at the funeral of Geoffrey, he was so overcome with grief that he had to be forcibly restrained from casting himself into the grave.
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Philip was close friends with all of Henry's sons and he used them to stir up rebellion against their father, but turned against both Richard and John after their respective accessions to the throne. With [[Henry the Young King]] and Geoffrey of Brittany he maintained friendship until their deaths. Indeed, at the funeral of Geoffrey, he was so overcome with grief that he had to be forcibly restrained from casting himself into the grave.
  
 
===War with John Lackland===
 
===War with John Lackland===
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In May 1200, Philip signed the [[Treaty of Le Goulet]] with Richard's successor king [[John of England]], as youngest son of Henry called the Lackland, now also [[Duchy of Normandy|duke of Normandy]]. The treaty was meant to bring peace to Normandy by settling the issue of the boundaries of the much reduced duchy and the terms of John's vassalage for it and [[Anjou]], [[Maine (province)|Maine]], and [[Touraine]]. John agreed to heavy terms, but Philip in turn recognised John as king, formally abandoning [[Arthur I of Brittany]], whom he had thitherto supported, and recognised John's suzerainty over the [[Duchy of Brittany]]. To seal the treaty, a marriage between [[Blanche of Castile]], John's niece, and [[Louis VIII of France|Louis the Lion]], Philip's son, was contracted.  
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In May 1200, Philip signed the Treaty of Le Goulet with Richard's successor king John of England, as youngest son of Henry called the Lackland, now also duke of Normandy. The treaty was meant to bring peace to Normandy by settling the issue of the boundaries of the much reduced duchy and the terms of John's vassalage for it and Anjou, Maine, and Touraine. John agreed to heavy terms, but Philip in turn recognised John as king, formally abandoning Arthur I of Brittany, whom he had previously supported, and recognized John's suzerainty over the Duchy of Brittany. To seal the treaty, a marriage between Blanche of Castile, John's niece, and [[Louis VIII of France|Louis the Lion]], Philip's son, was contracted.  
  
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This did not stop the war, however. In 1202, disaffected patrons petitioned the French king to summon John to answer their charges and, when the English king refused, Philip dispossessed him of his French lands. Within two years, most of Normandy and the Angevin lands, including much of [[Aquitaine]], had been conquered. The war, called the "[[War of Bouvines]]<ref
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This did not stop the war, however. In 1202, disaffected patrons petitioned the French king to summon John to answer their charges and, when the English king refused, Philip dispossessed him of his French lands. Within two years, most of Normandy and the Angevin lands, including much of Aquitaine, had been conquered. The war, called the "War of Bouvines<ref>[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/bouvines.htm he 'War' of Bouvines (1202-1214).] Xenophongroup Military History Database. 2002. Retrieved October 21, 2008.</ref>," continued for the next decade until Philip won a decisive victory at Bouvines (1214) over a coalition of forces that included the [[Holy Roman Empire|Emperor Otto IV]] and Ferdinand, Count of Flanders. The battle was crucial in ordering Western European [[politics]] in both England and France. In the former, so weakened was the defeated King John of England that he soon needed to submit to his barons demands and sign [[Magna Carta|''the Great Charter'']] giving rights to men and establishing common law and in forming the strong central monarchy that would characterize France until the first [[French Revolution]].
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>," continued for the next decade until Philip won a decisive victory at [[Battle of Bouvines|Bouvines]] (1214) over a coalition of forces that included the [[Emperor Otto IV]] and [[Ferdinand, Count of Flanders]]. The battle was crucial in ordering Western European politics in both England and France. In the former, so weakened was the defeated King [[John of England]] that he soon needed to submit to his barons demands and sign [[Magna Carta|''the Great Charter'']] giving rights to men and establishing common law and in forming the strong central monarchy that would characterize France until the first French Revolution.
 
  
 
==Third Crusade==
 
==Third Crusade==
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[[Image:Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart at Acre.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Philip (right) and Richard accepting the keys to [[Acre, Israel|Acre]]; from the ''[[Grandes Chroniques de France]]''.]]
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[[Image:Philip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart at Acre.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Philip (right) and Richard accepting the keys to Acre; from the ''Grandes Chroniques de France''.]]
  
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Philip went on the [[Third Crusade]] (1189&ndash;1192) with [[Richard I of England]] (1189&ndash;99) and the Holy Roman Emperor, [[Frederick I Barbarossa]] (1155&ndash;90). His army left [[Vézelay]] on 1 July 1190. At first the French and English crusaders traveled together, but the armies split at Lyons, as Richard decided to go by sea, and Philip took the overland route through the [[Alps]] to [[Genoa]]. The French and English armies were reunited in Messina, where they wintered together. On 30 March 1191 the French set sail for the Holy Land and Philip arrived on 20 May. He then marched up to [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] which was already besieged by a lesser contingent of crusaders and started to construct large siege equipments  before Richard arrived in 8 June (see [[Siege of Acre]]). By the time Acre surrendered on 12 July, Philip was severely ill with [[dysentery]] which reduced his crusading zeal. Ties with Richard were further strained after the latter acted in a haughty manner after Acre had fallen. More importantly, the siege resulted in the death of Philip of Alsace, who held the county of Vermandois proper; an event that threatened to derail the Treaty of Gisors which Philip had orchestrated to isolate the powerful Blois-Champagne faction. Philip decided to return to France to settle the issue of succession in Flanders, a decision that displeased Richard, who said, "It is a shame and a disgrace on my lord if he goes away without having finished the business that brought him hither. But still, if he finds himself in bad health, or is afraid lest he should die here, his will be done." So on 31 July 1191 the French army of 10,000 men (along with 5,000 silver marks to pay the soldiers) remained in Outremer under the command of [[Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy|Hugh III, duke of Burgundy]]. Philip and his cousin [[Peter of Courtenay]], count of Nevers, made their way to Genoa and from there returned to France. This decision to return was also fuelled by the realization that with Richard campaigning in the Holy Land, English possessions in northern France (Normandy) would be open for attack. After Richard's delayed return home after the Third Crusade, war between England and France would ensue over possession of English-controlled territories in modern-day France.
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Philip went on the [[Crusades|Third Crusade]] (1189&ndash;1192) with Richard I of England (1189&ndash;99) and the Holy Roman Emperor, [[Frederick I Barbarossa]] (1155&ndash;90). His army left Vézelay on July 1 1190. At first the French and English crusaders traveled together, but the armies split at Lyons, as Richard decided to go by sea, and Philip took the overland route through the [[Alps]] to [[Genoa]]. The French and English armies were reunited in Messina, where they wintered together. On 30 March 1191 the French set sail for the Holy Land and Philip arrived on 20 May. He then marched up to Acre which was already besieged by a lesser contingent of crusaders and started to construct large siege equipments  before Richard arrived in June 8. By the time Acre surrendered on 12 July, Philip was severely ill with dysentery which reduced his crusading zeal. Ties with Richard were further strained after the latter acted in a haughty manner after Acre had fallen. More importantly, the siege resulted in the death of Philip of Alsace, who held the county of Vermandois proper; an event that threatened to derail the Treaty of Gisors which Philip had orchestrated to isolate the powerful Blois-Champagne faction. Philip decided to return to France to settle the issue of succession in Flanders, a decision that displeased Richard, who said, "It is a shame and a disgrace on my lord if he goes away without having finished the business that brought him hither. But still, if he finds himself in bad health, or is afraid lest he should die here, his will be done." So on 31 July 1191 the French army of 10,000 men (along with 5,000 silver marks to pay the soldiers) remained in Outremer<ref>"Overseas", was the name used for the Holy land during the crusades and for the crusader states established there.</ref> under the command of Hugh III, duke of Burgundy. Philip and his cousin [[Peter of Courtenay]], count of Nevers, made their way to Genoa and from there returned to France. This decision to return was also fuelled by the realization that with Richard campaigning in the Holy Land, English possessions in northern France (Normandy) would be open for attack. After Richard's delayed return home after the Third Crusade, war between England and France would ensue over possession of English-controlled territories in modern-day France.
  
 
==Marital problems==
 
==Marital problems==
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After Isabelle's early death in childbirth, in 1190, Philip decided to marry again. On 15 August 1193 he married [[Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen consort of France|Ingeborg]] (1175&ndash;1236), daughter of King [[Valdemar I of Denmark]] (1157&ndash;82). She was renamed Isambour, and Stephan of Dornik described her as "''very kind, young of age but old of wisdom''." For some unknown reason, Philip was repelled by her, and he refused to allow her to be crowned Queen. Ingeborg protested at this treatment; his response was to confine her to a convent. He then asked [[Pope Celestine III]] for an annulment on the grounds of non-consummation. Philip had not  reckoned with Ingeborg, however; she insisted that the marriage ''had'' been consummated, and that she was his wife and the rightful Queen of France. The Franco-Danish churchman [[William of Paris (saint)|William of Paris]] intervened on the side of Ingeborg, drawing up a [[genealogy]] of the Danish kings to disprove the alleged impediment of [[consanguinity]].
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After Isabelle's early death in childbirth, in 1190, Philip decided to marry again. On 15 August 1193 he married Ingeborg (1175&ndash;1236), daughter of King Valdemar I of [[Denmark]] (1157&ndash;82). She was renamed Isambour. For some unknown reason, Philip was repelled by her, and he refused to allow her to be crowned Queen. Ingeborg protested at this treatment; his response was to confine her to a convent. He then asked [[Papacy|Pope Celestine III]] for an annulment on the grounds of non-consummation. Philip had not  reckoned with Ingeborg, however; she insisted that the marriage ''had'' been consummated, and that she was his wife and the rightful Queen of France. The Franco-Danish churchman William of Paris intervened on the side of Ingeborg, drawing up a [[genealogy]] of the Danish kings to disprove the alleged impediment of consanguinity.
  
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In the meantime Philip had sought a new bride. Initially agreement had been reached for him to marry [[Marguerite of Geneva]], daughter of [[William I, Count of Geneva]], but the young bride's journey to Paris was interrupted by [[Thomas I of Savoy]], who kidnapped Philip's intended new queen and married her instead, claiming that Philip was already bound in marriage. Philip finally achieved a third marriage, on 7 May 1196, to [[Agnes of Merania]] from Dalmatia (c. 1180 &ndash; 29 July 1201). Their children were:
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In the meantime Philip had sought a new bride. Initially agreement had been reached for him to marry Marguerite of Geneva, daughter of William I, Count of [[Geneva]], but the young bride's journey to Paris was interrupted by Thomas I of Savoy, who kidnapped Philip's intended new queen and married her instead, claiming that Philip was already bound in marriage. Philip finally achieved a third marriage, on 7 May 1196, to Agnes of Merania from Dalmatia (c. 1180 &ndash; 29 July 1201). Their children were:
 
# Marie (1198 &ndash; 15 October 1224)
 
# Marie (1198 &ndash; 15 October 1224)
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# [[Philippe Hurepel]] (1200&ndash;1234), [[Count of Clermont]] and eventually, by marriage, [[Count of Boulogne]]
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# Philippe Hurepel (1200&ndash;1234), Count of Clermont and eventually, by marriage, Count of Boulogne
  
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[[Pope Innocent III]] (1198&ndash;1216) declared Philip Augustus's marriage to Agnes of Merania null and void, as he was still married to Ingeborg. He ordered the King to part from Agnès; when he did not, the Pope placed France under an interdict in 1199. This continued until 7 September 1200. Due to pressure from the Pope and from Ingeborg's brother, King [[Valdemar II of Denmark]] (1202&ndash;41), Philip finally took Ingeborg back as his Queen in 1213.
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[[Innocent III|Pope Innocent III]] (1198&ndash;1216) declared Philip Augustus's marriage to Agnes of Merania null and void, as he was still married to Ingeborg. He ordered the King to part from Agnès; when he did not, the Pope placed France under an interdict in 1199. This continued until 7 September 1200. Due to pressure from the Pope and from Ingeborg's brother, King Valdemar II of Denmark (1202&ndash;41), Philip finally took Ingeborg back as his Queen in 1213.
  
 
==Last years==
 
==Last years==
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Understandably, he turned a deaf ear when the Pope asked him to do something about the heretics in the Languedoc. When [[Innocent III]] called for a crusade against the Albigensians or [[Cathars]], in 1208, Philip did nothing to support it, but neither did he hinder it. The war against the Cathars did not end until 1244, when finally their last strongholds were captured. The fruits of it, namely the submission of the [[south of France]] to the crown, were to be reaped by Philip's son, [[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]], and grandson, [[Louis IX of France|Louis IX]]. From 1216 to 1222 Philip also arbitrated in the [[War of Succession (Champagne)|War of Succession]] in [[Champagne, France|Champagne]] and finally helped the military efforts of [[Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy]] and [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] to bring it to an end.
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Understandably, he turned a deaf ear when the Pope asked him to do something about the heretics in the Languedoc. When Innocent III called for a crusade against the Albigensians or [[Cathari|Cathars]], in 1208, Philip did nothing to support it, but neither did he hinder it. The war against the Cathars did not end until 1244, when finally their last strongholds were captured. The fruits of it, namely the submission of the [[south of France]] to the crown, were to be reaped by Philip's son, [[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]], and grandson, [[Louis IX of France|Louis IX]]. From 1216 to 1222 Philip also arbitrated in the War of Succession in Champagne and finally helped the military efforts of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy and [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]] to bring it to an end.
  
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Philip II Augustus would play a significant role in one of the greatest centuries of innovation in construction and in education. With [[Paris]] as his capital, he had the main thoroughfares paved, built a central market, [[Les Halles]], continued the construction begun in 1163 of the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[Notre-Dame de Paris]] Cathedral, constructed the [[Palais_du_Louvre|Louvre]] as a fortress and gave a charter to the [[University of Paris]] in 1200. Under his guidance, Paris became the first city of teachers the medieval world had known. In 1224, the French poet [[Henry d'Andeli]] wrote of the great wine tasting competition that Philip II Augustus commissioned [[Battle of the Wines|The Battle of the Wines]].  
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Philip II Augustus would play a significant role in one of the greatest centuries of innovation in construction and in education. With [[Paris]] as his capital, he had the main thoroughfares paved, built a central market, [[Les Halles]], continued the construction begun in 1163 of the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[Notre-Dame de Paris]] Cathedral, constructed the [[Palais_du_Louvre|Louvre]] as a fortress and gave a charter to the [[University of Paris]] in 1200. Under his guidance, Paris became the first city of teachers the medieval world had known. In 1224, the French [[poetry|poet]] [[Henry d'Andeli]] wrote of the great wine tasting competition that Philip II Augustus commissioned in ''The Battle of the Wines''.<ref>Henri d'Andeli. 1886. ''La bataille des vins.''</ref>
  
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Philip II Augustus died 14 July 1223 at [[Mantes]] and was interred in [[Saint Denis Basilica]]. Philip's son by Isabelle de Hainaut, [[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]], was his successor.
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Philip II Augustus died 14 July 1223 at Mantes and was interred in Saint Denis Basilica. Philip's son by Isabelle de Hainaut, Louis VIII, was his successor.
  
 
==Portrayal in fiction==
 
==Portrayal in fiction==
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Philip is a character in [[James Goldman]]'s historical play ''[[The Lion in Winter]]''. The play maintains the historical theory that he and Richard the Lionhearted had previously had a homosexual relationship. In the 1968 film of ''[[The Lion in Winter (1968 film)|The Lion in Winter]]'', which downplayed the homosexual aspect present in the stage play, Philip was played by [[Timothy Dalton]]. [[Jonathan Rhys Meyers]] played Philip in a 2003 television version which somewhat resurrected the matter.
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Philip is a character in James Goldman's historical play ''The Lion in Winter''. The play maintains the historical theory that he and Richard the Lionhearted had previously had a [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] relationship. In the 1968 film of ''The Lion in Winter'', which downplayed the homosexual aspect present in the stage play, Philip was played by Timothy Dalton.<ref>O'Toole, Peter, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Nigel Stock, Nigel Terry, Anthony Harvey, and James Goldman. 2001. ''The Lion in winter.'' Santa Monica, CA: MGM Home Entertainment. ISBN 9780792849209.</ref> Jonathan Rhys Meyers played Philip in a 2003 television version which somewhat resurrected the matter.<ref>Mikhalkov-Konchalovskiĭ, Andreĭ Sergeevich, Dyson Lovell, Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close, Andrew Howard, John Light, Rafe Spall, et al. 2003. ''The lion in winter.'' Santa Monica, CA: Lion Gate Home Entertainment.</ref>
  
 
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| align="center"| '''Paternal Great-grandfather:'''<br />[[Humbert II of Savoy]]
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Maternal Grandmother:'''<br />Matilda of Carinthia
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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* Baldwin, John W. 1986. ''The government of Philip Augustus: foundations of French royal power in the Middle Ages.'' Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520052727
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*Payne, Robert. ''The Dream and the Tomb: A History of the Crusades.'' New York: Stein and Day, 1984. ISBN 0-812829-45-X
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* Goldman, James. 1983.'' The lion in winter.'' Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140481747
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*Baldwin, John W. ''The Government of Philip Augustus: Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages.'' Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986.  
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* Goyau, G. 1911. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12001a.htm Philip II (Augustus).] ''Catholic Encyclopedia.'' New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved October 21, 2008 Duby, Georges. 1990. 'The legend of Bouvines: war, religion, and culture in the Middle Ages.'' Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520062382
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* Meade, Marion. 1977.'' Eleanor of Aquitaine: a biography.'' New York: Hawthorn Books.
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* Payne, Robert. 1984. ''The dream and the tomb: a history of the Crusades.'' New York: Stein and Day. ISBN 9780812829457
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*Meade, Marion. ''Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography.'' New York: Hawthorn Books, 1977. ISBN 0-801522-31-5
 
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Philip II, King of France, in a non-contemporary portrait.

Philip II Augustus (August 21 1165 – July 14 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne. He was originally nicknamed Dieudonné—the God-given—as he was the first son of Louis VII late in his father's life.

Philip was one of the most successful medieval French monarchs in expanding the royal estate and the influence of the monarchy. He broke up the great Angevin Empire and defeated a coalition of his rivals (German, Flemish and English) at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. He reorganized the government, bringing financial stability to the country and thus making possible a sharp increase in prosperity. His reign was popular with ordinary people because he checked the power of the nobles and passed some of it on to the growing middle class.

Early years

Isabelle, Philip's first wife

In declining health, Louis VII had him crowned and anointed at Rheims by the Archbishop] of Rheims William Whitehands onNovember 1 1179. He was married on 28 April 1180 to Isabelle of Hainaut, who brought the County of Artois as her dowry. His father died on 20 September.

Consolidation of royal demesne

While the royal estates had increased under Philip I and Louis VI, under Louis VII it had diminished slightly. In April 1182, Philip expelled all Jews from the land and confiscated their goods.

Philip's eldest son, Louis, was born on September 5 1187 and inherited Artois in 1190, when Isabelle, his mother, died.

Wars with his vassals

In 1181, Philip began a war with the Count of Flanders, Philip of Alsace. Philip managed to counter the ambitions of the count by breaking his alliances with Henry I, Duke of Brabant, and Philip of Heinsberg, Archbishop of Cologne. In July 1185, the Treaty of Boves confirmed to the king the possession of the Vermandois, Artois, and Amiénois.

In 1184, Stephen I of Sancerre and his Brabançon mercenaries ravaged the Orléanais. Philip defeated him with the aid of the Confrères de la Paix.

War with Henry II

Philip also began to wage war with Henry II of England, who was also Count of Anjou and Duke of Aquitaine in France. Two years of combat (1186–1188) followed, but the situation remained unchanged. Philip initially allied with Henry's young sons, Richard and John, who were in rebellion against their father. However, news of the fall of Jerusalem in 1187 to Saladin, followed quickly by the death of Henry, diverted attention from the Franco-English war.

Philip was close friends with all of Henry's sons and he used them to stir up rebellion against their father, but turned against both Richard and John after their respective accessions to the throne. With Henry the Young King and Geoffrey of Brittany he maintained friendship until their deaths. Indeed, at the funeral of Geoffrey, he was so overcome with grief that he had to be forcibly restrained from casting himself into the grave.

War with John Lackland

In May 1200, Philip signed the Treaty of Le Goulet with Richard's successor king John of England, as youngest son of Henry called the Lackland, now also duke of Normandy. The treaty was meant to bring peace to Normandy by settling the issue of the boundaries of the much reduced duchy and the terms of John's vassalage for it and Anjou, Maine, and Touraine. John agreed to heavy terms, but Philip in turn recognised John as king, formally abandoning Arthur I of Brittany, whom he had previously supported, and recognized John's suzerainty over the Duchy of Brittany. To seal the treaty, a marriage between Blanche of Castile, John's niece, and Louis the Lion, Philip's son, was contracted.

This did not stop the war, however. In 1202, disaffected patrons petitioned the French king to summon John to answer their charges and, when the English king refused, Philip dispossessed him of his French lands. Within two years, most of Normandy and the Angevin lands, including much of Aquitaine, had been conquered. The war, called the "War of Bouvines[1]," continued for the next decade until Philip won a decisive victory at Bouvines (1214) over a coalition of forces that included the Emperor Otto IV and Ferdinand, Count of Flanders. The battle was crucial in ordering Western European politics in both England and France. In the former, so weakened was the defeated King John of England that he soon needed to submit to his barons demands and sign the Great Charter giving rights to men and establishing common law and in forming the strong central monarchy that would characterize France until the first French Revolution.

Third Crusade

Philip (right) and Richard accepting the keys to Acre; from the Grandes Chroniques de France.

Philip went on the Third Crusade (1189–1192) with Richard I of England (1189–99) and the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I Barbarossa (1155–90). His army left Vézelay on July 1 1190. At first the French and English crusaders traveled together, but the armies split at Lyons, as Richard decided to go by sea, and Philip took the overland route through the Alps to Genoa. The French and English armies were reunited in Messina, where they wintered together. On 30 March 1191 the French set sail for the Holy Land and Philip arrived on 20 May. He then marched up to Acre which was already besieged by a lesser contingent of crusaders and started to construct large siege equipments before Richard arrived in June 8. By the time Acre surrendered on 12 July, Philip was severely ill with dysentery which reduced his crusading zeal. Ties with Richard were further strained after the latter acted in a haughty manner after Acre had fallen. More importantly, the siege resulted in the death of Philip of Alsace, who held the county of Vermandois proper; an event that threatened to derail the Treaty of Gisors which Philip had orchestrated to isolate the powerful Blois-Champagne faction. Philip decided to return to France to settle the issue of succession in Flanders, a decision that displeased Richard, who said, "It is a shame and a disgrace on my lord if he goes away without having finished the business that brought him hither. But still, if he finds himself in bad health, or is afraid lest he should die here, his will be done." So on 31 July 1191 the French army of 10,000 men (along with 5,000 silver marks to pay the soldiers) remained in Outremer[2] under the command of Hugh III, duke of Burgundy. Philip and his cousin Peter of Courtenay, count of Nevers, made their way to Genoa and from there returned to France. This decision to return was also fuelled by the realization that with Richard campaigning in the Holy Land, English possessions in northern France (Normandy) would be open for attack. After Richard's delayed return home after the Third Crusade, war between England and France would ensue over possession of English-controlled territories in modern-day France.

Marital problems

After Isabelle's early death in childbirth, in 1190, Philip decided to marry again. On 15 August 1193 he married Ingeborg (1175–1236), daughter of King Valdemar I of Denmark (1157–82). She was renamed Isambour. For some unknown reason, Philip was repelled by her, and he refused to allow her to be crowned Queen. Ingeborg protested at this treatment; his response was to confine her to a convent. He then asked Pope Celestine III for an annulment on the grounds of non-consummation. Philip had not reckoned with Ingeborg, however; she insisted that the marriage had been consummated, and that she was his wife and the rightful Queen of France. The Franco-Danish churchman William of Paris intervened on the side of Ingeborg, drawing up a genealogy of the Danish kings to disprove the alleged impediment of consanguinity.

In the meantime Philip had sought a new bride. Initially agreement had been reached for him to marry Marguerite of Geneva, daughter of William I, Count of Geneva, but the young bride's journey to Paris was interrupted by Thomas I of Savoy, who kidnapped Philip's intended new queen and married her instead, claiming that Philip was already bound in marriage. Philip finally achieved a third marriage, on 7 May 1196, to Agnes of Merania from Dalmatia (c. 1180 – 29 July 1201). Their children were:

  1. Marie (1198 – 15 October 1224)
  2. Philippe Hurepel (1200–1234), Count of Clermont and eventually, by marriage, Count of Boulogne

Pope Innocent III (1198–1216) declared Philip Augustus's marriage to Agnes of Merania null and void, as he was still married to Ingeborg. He ordered the King to part from Agnès; when he did not, the Pope placed France under an interdict in 1199. This continued until 7 September 1200. Due to pressure from the Pope and from Ingeborg's brother, King Valdemar II of Denmark (1202–41), Philip finally took Ingeborg back as his Queen in 1213.

Last years

Understandably, he turned a deaf ear when the Pope asked him to do something about the heretics in the Languedoc. When Innocent III called for a crusade against the Albigensians or Cathars, in 1208, Philip did nothing to support it, but neither did he hinder it. The war against the Cathars did not end until 1244, when finally their last strongholds were captured. The fruits of it, namely the submission of the south of France to the crown, were to be reaped by Philip's son, Louis VIII, and grandson, Louis IX. From 1216 to 1222 Philip also arbitrated in the War of Succession in Champagne and finally helped the military efforts of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor to bring it to an end.

Philip II Augustus would play a significant role in one of the greatest centuries of innovation in construction and in education. With Paris as his capital, he had the main thoroughfares paved, built a central market, Les Halles, continued the construction begun in 1163 of the Gothic Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, constructed the Louvre as a fortress and gave a charter to the University of Paris in 1200. Under his guidance, Paris became the first city of teachers the medieval world had known. In 1224, the French poet Henry d'Andeli wrote of the great wine tasting competition that Philip II Augustus commissioned in The Battle of the Wines.[3]

Philip II Augustus died 14 July 1223 at Mantes and was interred in Saint Denis Basilica. Philip's son by Isabelle de Hainaut, Louis VIII, was his successor.

Portrayal in fiction

Philip is a character in James Goldman's historical play The Lion in Winter. The play maintains the historical theory that he and Richard the Lionhearted had previously had a homosexual relationship. In the 1968 film of The Lion in Winter, which downplayed the homosexual aspect present in the stage play, Philip was played by Timothy Dalton.[4] Jonathan Rhys Meyers played Philip in a 2003 television version which somewhat resurrected the matter.[5]

Ancestors

Philip's ancestors in three generations
Philip II of France Father:
Louis VII of France 		Paternal Grandfather:
Louis VI of France 		Paternal Great-grandfather:
Philip I of France
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Bertha of Holland
Paternal Grandmother:
Adelaide of Maurienne 		Paternal Great-grandfather:
Humbert II of Savoy
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Gisela of Burgundy, Countess of Savoy
Mother:
Adèle of Champagne 		Maternal Grandfather:
Theobald II, Count of Champagne 		Maternal Great-grandfather:
Stephen II, Count of Blois
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Adela of Normandy
Maternal Grandmother:
Matilda of Carinthia 		Maternal Great-grandfather:
Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Utta of Passau

Notes

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References
ISBN links support NWE through referral fees

  • Baldwin, John W. 1986. The government of Philip Augustus: foundations of French royal power in the Middle Ages. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520052727
  • Goldman, James. 1983. The lion in winter. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140481747
  • Goyau, G. 1911. Philip II (Augustus). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved October 21, 2008 Duby, Georges. 1990. 'The legend of Bouvines: war, religion, and culture in the Middle Ages. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520062382
  • Meade, Marion. 1977. Eleanor of Aquitaine: a biography. New York: Hawthorn Books.
  • Payne, Robert. 1984. The dream and the tomb: a history of the Crusades. New York: Stein and Day. ISBN 9780812829457
  • Meade, Marion. Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1977. ISBN 0-801522-31-5


House of Capet
Born: 21 August 1165; Died: 14 July 1223
Regnal Titles


Preceded by:
Louis VII 		co-King of France
Under Louis VII
1 November 1179 – 18 September 1180 		Practise ceased
King of France
18 September 1180 – 14 July 1223 		Succeeded by: Louis VIII


Preceded by:
Isabelle de Vermandois 		Count of Artois by marriage
With Isabelle of Hainaut
28 April 1180 – 15 March 1190 		Succeeded by: Blanche of Castile
Chronology of French monarchs from 987 to 1870
Medieval France – House of Capet

Hugues (987-996) • Robert II (996-1031) • Henri I (1031-1060) • Philippe I (1060-1108) • Louis VI (1108-1137) • Louis VII (1137-1180) • Philippe II (1180-1223) • Louis VIII (1223-1226) • Louis IX (1226-1270) • Philippe III (1270-1285) • Philippe IV (1285-1314) • Louis X (1314-1316) • Jean I (1316) • Philippe V (1316-1322) • Charles IV (1322-1328) • Philippe VI (1328-1350) • Jean II (1350-1364) • Charles V (1364-1380) • Charles VI (1380-1422) • Charles VII (1422-1461) • Louis XI (1461-1483) • Charles VIII (1483-1498)

Early Modern France – House of Valois

Louis XII (1498-1515) • François I (1515-1547) • Henri II (1547-1559) • François II (1559-1560) • Charles IX (1560-1574) • Henri III (1574-1589)

Early Modern France – House of Bourbon

Henri IV (1589-1610) • Louis XIII (1610-1643) • Louis XIV (1643-1715) • Louis XV (1715-1774) • Louis XVI (1774-1792)

— First Republic —
First Empire – House of Bonaparte

Napoléon I (1804-1814)

Bourbon Restoration I – House of Bourbon

Louis XVIII (1814-1815)

Hundred Days – House of Bonaparte

Napoléon I (1815) • Napoléon II (1815)

Bourbon Restoration II – House of Bourbon

Louis XVIII (1815-1824) • Charles X (1824-1830) • Louis XIX (1830) • Henri V (1830)

July Monarchy – House of Orléans

Louis-Philippe (1830-1848)

— Second Republic —
Second Empire – House of Bonaparte

Napoléon III (1852-1870)

— Third Republic —
List of French monarchs — List of Queens and Empresses of France — History of France


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  1. ↑ he 'War' of Bouvines (1202-1214). Xenophongroup Military History Database. 2002. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Overseas", was the name used for the Holy land during the crusades and for the crusader states established there.
  3. ↑ Henri d'Andeli. 1886. La bataille des vins.
  4. ↑ O'Toole, Peter, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Nigel Stock, Nigel Terry, Anthony Harvey, and James Goldman. 2001. The Lion in winter. Santa Monica, CA: MGM Home Entertainment. ISBN 9780792849209.
  5. ↑ Mikhalkov-Konchalovskiĭ, Andreĭ Sergeevich, Dyson Lovell, Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close, Andrew Howard, John Light, Rafe Spall, et al. 2003. The lion in winter. Santa Monica, CA: Lion Gate Home Entertainment.
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