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Philip VI of France

King of France from 1328 to 1350

8 dated entries naming Philip VI of France, drawn from 8 separate years between 1313 CE and 1350 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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14th century

  • 1313July 29 – In a complicated marital pact, Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, the Latin Empress of Constantinople, breaks her engagement to Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy, styled the King of Thessalonica in order to marry Philip I, Prince of Taranto, styled the King of Albania and Lord of Achaea. In exchange for Hugh's forbearance, Catherine cedes her lands to Hugh's sister, Joan the Lame, wife of Catherine's half-brother Philip of Valois, and Hugh becomes engaged to Joan of France. On the same day as Philip's marriage to Catherine, former fiancée of Hugh, Hugh's brother Louis of Burgundy marries Matilda of Hainaut (who had broken off her engagement to Philip of Taranto's son Charles of Taranto) and Philip of Taranto cedes the Principality of Achaea to Hugh and Matilda.source
  • 1325December 16 – Charles, Count of Valois, uncle of King Charles IV of France and heir apparent to the throne, dies at the age of 55 at Nogent-le-Roi, leaving his son Philip as heir to the throne.source
  • 1328May 29 – King Philip VI of France is crowned, founding the House of Valois, after the death of King Charles IV of France, who has no sons to inherit.source
  • 1329June 6 – Edward III of England pays homage to Philip VI of France for Aquitaine.source
  • 1337May 24 – Philip VI of France confiscates Gascony from English control.source
  • 1338Philip VI of France besieges Guienne in Southwest France, and his navy attacks Portsmouth, England.source
  • 1345April – Edward III of England offers "defiance" of Philip VI of France.source
  • 1350August 22 – Philip VI of France (b. 1293)source

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