Philip III of France

Philip III the Bold (French: Philippe III le Hardi) (April 3, 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).

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French - April 3 - 1245 - October 5 - 1285 - King of France - 1270 - Capetian dynasty - Poissy - Louis IX of France - Marguerite Berenger of Provence - 1221 - 1295

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At the age of twenty-five 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.

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Pierre de la Broce - Charles I of Anjou, king of Naples

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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.

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1285 - Sicily - Pedro III of Aragon - Aragon - Girona - October 5 - Perpignan - Pyrénées-Orientales - Isabella of Aragon - 1247 - 1271 - Saint Denis Basilica

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