Philip III of France
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Philip III (French: Philippe III; April 30, 1245– October 5, 1285) reigned as King of France from 1270 to 1285. A member of the Capetian dynasty, he was born in Poissy, the son of Louis IX of France and of Marguerite Berenger of Provence (1221-1295). He is nicknamed the Bold (le Hardi).
At the age of 25 he ascended to the throne. Indecisive, and dominated by the policies of his father, he followed the dictates of others, first of Pierre de la Broce and then of his uncle Charles I of Anjou, king of Naples. Image:Philippe3-1.jpg In 1285, the last year of his reign, Philip, in order to help his uncle Charles, who had lost Sicily to King Pedro III of Aragon, made an unsuccessful attempt to conquer Aragon. In the aftermath of this struggle, while retreating from Girona, Philippe III died on October 5, 1285 at Perpignan (in the present-day département of Pyrénées-Orientales). He lies buried with his wife, Isabella of Aragon (1247 - 1271) in Saint Denis Basilica.
Marriage and Children
On 28 May 1262, Philip III married Isabella of Aragon, daughter of James I of Aragon and his second wife Yolande of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary, and had the following children:
- Louis - (1266 - May 1276)
- Philippe IV - (1268 - November 29, 1314)
- Charles de Valois - (March 12, 1270 - December 16, 1325)
After Isabella's death, he married on August 21, 1274, Marie de Brabant, daughter of Henry III of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy.
The children of Philippe III and Marie de Brabant were:
- Louis d'Evreux - (May 1276 - May 19, 1319) (married: Marguerite d' Artois)
- Blanche - (1278 - March 19, 1305) (married: Rudolph III, duke of Austria)
- Marguerite - (1282 - February 14, 1317) (married: Edward I of England)
King Philippe III's son, Philippe IV, succeeded him on the throne.
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