Historical Figures

Philip IV the Fair(1268 - 1314)

Philip IV of France, known as Philippe le Bel is the son of Philippe III and Isabella of Aragon. In 1284, he married Jeanne Ière de Navarre, and was himself titled King of Navarre. His reign was marked by disputes with Flanders (Mâtine de Bruges, defeat at Kortrijk). To clean up the finances of the kingdom, he attacked those who had money, including the religious including the Catholic Church, the Lombards, the Jews and the Templars. He fomented the attack of Anagni and installed Clément V as pope whom he made reside in Avignon in the south of France. To obtain the evacuation of the French army from Guyenne to which Edward I had allowed passage, Philippe le Bel undertook to marry Isabelle, his own daughter, to the future Edward II. On October 13, 1307, the Templars were imprisoned and then tortured for admitting heresy into their order. The great master, Jacques de Molay perished at the stake in Paris in 1314. Philippe died in a hunting accident. He is also a great legislator and administrator.

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