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Philip VI   /fˈɪləp vaɪ/   Listen
Philip VI

noun
1.
King of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350).  Synonym: Philip of Valois.






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"Philip VI" Quotes from Famous Books



... overruled the claims of Queen Isabella of England, and her son Edward III in 1328, when the twelve peers and barons of France unanimously gave the crown to Isabella's cousin, Philip of Valois, who ascended the throne as Philip VI of France. ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 • Various

... Willemin, in his exquisite Monumens Inedits de la France. It was known by the name of the Palace of Queen Blanche; and if, by the Blanche in question, is to be understood the Princess of Navarre, consort of Philip VI. who died in 1350, there is nothing in the exterior of the building to prevent its being ascribed to that aera. It was entered by a flat door-way, under a wide, pointed, crocketed arch; the transom-stone enriched with a trefoil-headed ...
— Architectural Antiquities of Normandy • John Sell Cotman



Words linked to "Philip VI" :   Rex, male monarch, Philip of Valois, king



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