Duke of Burgundy
Philip of Rouvres
(1346 – 21 November 1361) was the
Count of Burgundy
(as
Philip II
) and
Count of Artois
(as
Philip III
) from 1347,
Duke of Burgundy
(as
Philip I
) from 1349, and
Count of Auvergne
and
Boulogne
(as
Philip III
) from 1360. He was the only son of
Philip
, heir to the
Duchy of Burgundy
, and
Joan I
, heiress of Auvergne and Boulogne.
Biography
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Philip succeeded his grandmother in the County of Burgundy (Franche-Comte) and Artois when he was only one year old. He succeeded his grandfather when he was only three. His deceased father was the only child of
Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
, and of
Joan III, Countess of Burgundy
and Artois. In 1355, Philip married
Margaret
, daughter of
Louis de Male, Count of Flanders
.
Philip, in his own right, held the counties of
Artois
and
Burgundy
from 1349 (inherited from his grandmother),
the Duchy of Burgundy from 1349 (inherited from his grandfather) and the counties of
Auvergne
and
Boulogne
from 1360 (inherited from his mother). In 1357, by marrying the future
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
, then
heiress of Flanders
, he was promised the counties of
Flanders
,
Nevers
,
Rethel
, and
Antwerp
, and the duchies of
Brabant
, and
Limburg
. Most of these lands were located in the
Low Countries
.
His mother Joanna, who became Queen of France after her remarriage to King
John II of France
, governed Burgundy as Philip's guardian until her death in September 1360.
Philip was declared of age on 20 October the same year.
Death and succession
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In 1361 at the age of 15, Philip died, either of the
plague
or from injuries suffered in a riding accident,
before he could consummate his marriage to Margaret. With his death, King
John II of France
claimed the duchy for the kingdom of France,
making his youngest son
Philip the Bold
royal lieutenant-general by 27 June 1363 and duke of Burgundy by June 1364.
References
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Sources
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- Blockmans, Wim; Prevenier, Walter (1999). Peters, Edward (ed.).
The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule, 1369-1530
. Translated by Fackelman, Elizabeth. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- De Winter, Patrick M. (1983). "Castles and Town Residences of Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1364-1404)".
Artibus et Historiae
.
4
(8). IRSA s.c.: 95?118.
doi
:
10.2307/1483216
.
JSTOR
1483216
.
- Jackson, Guida M. (1999).
Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide
. ABC-CLIO.
- Ormrod, W. Mark (2011).
Edward III
. Yale University Press.
- Sumption, Jonathan (1999).
The Hundred Years War:Trial by Fire
. Vol. II. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Vaughan, Richard (2005).
Philip the Bold
. Vol. 1: The Formation of the Burgundian State. The Boydell Press.
See also
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