Son Prince Of France

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Philippe II, King Of France, known as Philip Augustus, was the first great king
of the Capetian dynasty. A clever statesman, he not only expanded the kingdom
of France, but also made the monarchy powerful.

Philip came to the throne when his father, Louis VII, died in 1180. His first
triumph was adding Picardy to his kingdom. This region was promised him as a
dowry, but he had to force his father-in-law to give it up.

Philip then determined to gain the English possessions in France for himself.
To weaken England's power, he encouraged the sons of the English king, Henry II,
to revolt against their father. Henry's oldest son, Richard the Lion-Hearted,
took the English throne in 1189, and he and went together on the Third Crusade.
But Philip soon returned home and began to make trouble for the absent Richard.

In 1194, Richard returned and began a war against Philip, but was killed in
battle in 1199. Richard's brother, King John, went to war with Philip in 1202.
Philip took advantage of John's mistakes and successfully conquered most of the
English holdings in France. John kept only the southern part of Aquitaine, or
Guienne. Philip's victory at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 established his
hold on the conquered regions.

Philip then held greater powers than any of his strongest barons, and he
carried out a series of governmental reforms. These reforms laid the basis for
the later rule of the French kings.

Divorced 14 July 1193 and June 1196
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"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p P328-329.

Philippe married Isabelle De Hainaut 21 Apr 1180, Bapaume. Isabelle (daughter of Baldwin (Baudouin) VIII, Hainaut and Marguerite Countess Of Flanders, [Countess]) was born 1169, Hainaut, France; died 8 Mar 1190, , Paris, Seine, France; was buried Notre Dame de Pa, Seine, France. [Group Sheet]

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Buried Notre Dame de Paris, Seine, France

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• Burial: 1817, St. Denis' Abbey

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Louis VII King Of France held the throne from 1137 to 1180.
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"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p L414.

Louis married Alix Countess Champagne 6 Nov 1160. Alix (daughter of Thibaud IV (II) Blois & Champagn and Mathilde Princess Carinthia) was born Abt 1139, Of, Blois Loir-et-Ch, France; died 28 May 1206, , Paris, Seine, France; was buried Abbaye De Pontig, Pontigny, Yvonne, France. [Group Sheet]

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Alix (Adele) Countess Of Champagne.
Born of, Blois Loir-et-Cher, France.
Buried in Abbaye De Pontigny, Pontigny, Yvonne, France.

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Baldwin (Baudouin) VIII, Count Of Hainaut

Baldwin married Marguerite Countess Of Flanders, [Countess] Mar 1169. Marguerite (daughter of Dietrich D' Alsace, [Count] and Sibilla (Sibyl) (Sybil) Anjou, [Countess]) was born Abt 1134, Of, Alsace, France; died 8 Nov 1194. [Group Sheet]

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Countess of Vermandois

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Louis VI King Of France "The Fat" held the throne from 1108 to 1137.
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"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p L414.

Louis married Alix Countess Of Savoy, Queen of France Mar 1115, , Paris, Seine, France. Alix (daughter of Humbert De Maurienne, Count of Savoy and Gisela (Gille) Burgundy, Countess) was born Abt 1091, Of, Savoy, France; died 11 Nov 1154; was buried Montmartre Abbey. [Group Sheet]

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Thibaud IV (II) (Theobald) Count Of Blois & Champagne.

Thibaud married Mathilde Princess Carinthia 1122. Mathilde (daughter of Engelbert II Duke Carinthia, [Margrave] and Utha Von Sulzbach) was born Abt 1096, Of, Karnten, Austria; died 6 Dec 1160. [Group Sheet]

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Mathilde (Maude) Princess Of Carinthia.

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Count of Flanders

Dietrich married Sibilla (Sibyl) (Sybil) Anjou, [Countess] 1133. Sibilla (daughter of Foulques V "le jeune" Anjou, [King] and Ermengarde (Ermentrude) Du Maine, [Countess]) was born Abt 1104, Of, Anjou, France; died 1164/1166. [Group Sheet]

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Sibilla (Sibyl) (Sybil) D' Anjou, Countess of Flanters