Copyright 1995 by Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc. Philip III, King of France (Philip the Bold)
Philip III, b. Apr. 3, 1245, d. Oct. 5, 1285, the son of LOUIS IX and Margaret of Provence, became king of France in 1270, when his father died while on a crusade to Tunis. Although Philip carried on many of his father's policies, he was more easily dominated by his relatives. His great achievement was the smooth and peaceful absorption of the counties of Toulouse, Poitiers, and Auvergne, following the death of his uncle Alphonse in 1271. Another uncle, CHARLES I of Naples and Sicily, persuaded Philip to undertake an ill-advised crusade in 1285 against the king of Aragon, PETER III. Philip died in the course of this unsuccessful expedition, and was succeeded by his son Philip IV.
John B. Henneman
Bibliography: Fawtier, Robert, The Capetian Kings of France, trans. by Lionel Butler and R. J. Adam (1960).
Children of Phillip Iii and Isabelle Aragon are:
+Phillip Iv, b. 1268, France383, d. November 29, 1314, France383.
+C France, b. March 12, 1270/71383, d. December 16, 1325383.
Phillip Iii (b. April 03, 1245, d. October 05, 1285)
Notes for Phillip Iii: