3 January 1322 King Philip V of France died
On 3 January 1322 King Philip V of France died at the age of 29 in
the Abbey of Longchamp at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris France.
After his death he was succeeded by Charles IV who became the
new King of France.
King Philip V of France also was known as the Tall. He reigned
from 1316 till 1322.
Family
King Philip V of France was born in Lyon around 1293 as the second
son of King Philip IV of France and Queen Joan I of Navarre.
His paternal grandparents were King Philip III of France and
Isabella of Aragon.
His maternal grandparents were Henry I, King of Navarre and
Blanche of Artois.
He was a member of the royal house of Capet.
Love and marriage
In 1307 Philip married Joan of Burgundy, the eldest daughter of
Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and Mahaut, Countess of Artois.
Historians have found little evidence whether the marriage was
a happy one, but the pair had a considerable number of children
in a short space of time and Philip was exceptionally generous
to Joan by the standards of the day. Amongst the gifts were
a palace, village and additional money for jewels.
They would have had 5 children together:
- Joan, who became Countess of Burgundy;
- Margaret, who became Countess of Flanders;
- Isabelle who became the wife of Guigues VIII de La Tour du Pin,
Dauphine de Viennois;
- Blanche (who became a nun);
- Philip (who only lived for a short time).
Reign
In 1316, Philip's older brother Louis X died. At that time his
brother's wife, Clementia of Hungary was pregnant.
Philip remained as regent for the remainder of the pregnancy
and a few days after the birth of his nephew John I. John I
lived for only five days.
On 9 January 1317, Philip was hastily crowned at Rheims,
the majority of the nobility however refused to attend. There
were demonstrations in Champagne, Artois and Burgundy.
The next year, Philip continued to strengthen his position.
He married his eldest daughter Joan to the powerful Odo IV
of Burgundy, bringing the Duke over to his own party.
Philip proved a strong and popular king, despite inheriting an
uncertain situation and an ongoing sequence of poor harvests.
By 1318 his political situation strengthened and Philip went
further, he made a new act of a distinction between the
French Royal domain and those lands and titles that had been
forfeited to the crown for one reason or another.
In 1320, Philip founded the Cours des Comptes, a court
responsible for auditing the royal accounts to ensure proper
payment.
Philip had lots of troubles with the County of Flanders.
There the counts ruled an immensely wealthy state with large
autonomy. In 1302 Philip IV of France had been defeated at
Courtrai.
In June 1320 Robert the Count of Flanders made an agreement
that Louis his grandson would marry Philip's second daughter
Margaret.
Philip V also had difficulties with King Edward II of England.
In 1308 the English King married Isabella of France, Philip's
sister.
During the reign of Philip V of France the crusade movement
was very popular. The King wanted fresh crusades.
Death
In August, Philip was continuing to progress his reform plans
when he fell ill from multiple illnesses. After a brief respite he
died at Longchamp in Paris. He was interred in the Saint
Denis Basilica.
Source pictures: Wikipedia
the Abbey of Longchamp at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris France.
After his death he was succeeded by Charles IV who became the
new King of France.
King Philip V of France also was known as the Tall. He reigned
from 1316 till 1322.
Family
King Philip V of France was born in Lyon around 1293 as the second
son of King Philip IV of France and Queen Joan I of Navarre.
His paternal grandparents were King Philip III of France and
Isabella of Aragon.
His maternal grandparents were Henry I, King of Navarre and
Blanche of Artois.
He was a member of the royal house of Capet.
Love and marriage
In 1307 Philip married Joan of Burgundy, the eldest daughter of
Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and Mahaut, Countess of Artois.
Historians have found little evidence whether the marriage was
a happy one, but the pair had a considerable number of children
in a short space of time and Philip was exceptionally generous
to Joan by the standards of the day. Amongst the gifts were
a palace, village and additional money for jewels.
They would have had 5 children together:
- Joan, who became Countess of Burgundy;
- Margaret, who became Countess of Flanders;
- Isabelle who became the wife of Guigues VIII de La Tour du Pin,
Dauphine de Viennois;
- Blanche (who became a nun);
- Philip (who only lived for a short time).
Reign
In 1316, Philip's older brother Louis X died. At that time his
brother's wife, Clementia of Hungary was pregnant.
Philip remained as regent for the remainder of the pregnancy
and a few days after the birth of his nephew John I. John I
lived for only five days.
On 9 January 1317, Philip was hastily crowned at Rheims,
the majority of the nobility however refused to attend. There
were demonstrations in Champagne, Artois and Burgundy.
The next year, Philip continued to strengthen his position.
He married his eldest daughter Joan to the powerful Odo IV
of Burgundy, bringing the Duke over to his own party.
Philip proved a strong and popular king, despite inheriting an
uncertain situation and an ongoing sequence of poor harvests.
By 1318 his political situation strengthened and Philip went
further, he made a new act of a distinction between the
French Royal domain and those lands and titles that had been
forfeited to the crown for one reason or another.
In 1320, Philip founded the Cours des Comptes, a court
responsible for auditing the royal accounts to ensure proper
payment.
Philip had lots of troubles with the County of Flanders.
There the counts ruled an immensely wealthy state with large
autonomy. In 1302 Philip IV of France had been defeated at
Courtrai.
In June 1320 Robert the Count of Flanders made an agreement
that Louis his grandson would marry Philip's second daughter
Margaret.
Philip V also had difficulties with King Edward II of England.
In 1308 the English King married Isabella of France, Philip's
sister.
During the reign of Philip V of France the crusade movement
was very popular. The King wanted fresh crusades.
Death
In August, Philip was continuing to progress his reform plans
when he fell ill from multiple illnesses. After a brief respite he
died at Longchamp in Paris. He was interred in the Saint
Denis Basilica.
Source pictures: Wikipedia
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