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).

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.

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.

French Monarchy-
Capetian Dynasty
(direct Capetians branch)

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Marriage and Children

On 28 May 1262, Philip III married Isabella of Aragon, daughter of James I of Aragon, and had the following children:

1. Louis - (1266 - May 1276)
2. Philippe IV - (1268 - November 29, 1314)
3. Charles de Valois - (March 12, 1270 - December 16, 1325)

After Isabella's death, he married on August 21, 1274, Marie de Brabant, daughter of Henry III of Brabant and Adelaide of Burgundy.

The children of Philippe III and Marie de Brabant were:

1. Louis d'Evreux - (May 1276 - May 19, 1319) (married: Marguerite d' Artois)
2. Blanche - (1278 - March 19, 1305) (married: Rudolph III, duke of Austria)
3. Marguerite - (1282 - February 14, 1317) (married: Edward I of England)

King Philippe III's son, Philippe IV, succeeded him on the throne.

Preceded by: Louis IX

King of France 1270–1285

Succeeded by: Philip IV

See also: Philip III of France, 1221, 1245, 1247, 1262, 1266