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Philip of Valois   /fˈɪləp əv vælwˈɑ/   Listen
Philip of Valois

noun
1.
King of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350).  Synonym: Philip VI.





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... engaged all Europe on one side or other. The Emperor Lewis had intimated to Humbert that he must follow him in this war, he, the Dauphin, being arch-seneschal of Arles and Vienne. Next year, the arch-seneschal received an invitation from Philip of Valois to join him with his troops at Amiens as vassal of France. The Dauphin tried to back out of the dilemma between his two suitors by frivolous excuses to both, all the time determining to assist neither. In 1338 he came to Avignon, and the Pope gave ...
— The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch • Petrarch


Words linked to "Philip of Valois" :   Philip VI, male monarch, Rex, king


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