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Philip II Augustus (; 21 August 1165 in Gonesse
Gonesse

Gonesse is a Communes of France in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero.It is located immediately north of Le Bourget Airport and southwest of Charles de Gaulle International Airport....
 – 14 July 1223 in Mantes-la-Jolie
Mantes-la-Jolie

latitude=48.9908333333 |elevation_m=34 |elevation_min_m=17 |elevation_max_m=41 | hectares=938 | area_km2=9.38 |population=42,40043,672|date-population=Jan....
) was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet
House of Capet

For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty - itself a derivative dynasty from the...
, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse
Gonesse

Gonesse is a Communes of France in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero.It is located immediately north of Le Bourget Airport and southwest of Charles de Gaulle International Airport....
 in the Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise

Val-d'Oise is a France departments of France named after the Oise River, located in the ?le-de-France regions of France.Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France, a commune of Val d'Oise....
, the son of Louis VII
Louis VII of France

Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young, , was List of French monarchs, the son and successor of Louis VI of France . He ruled from 1137 until his death....
 and his third wife, Adela of Champagne
Adèle of Champagne

Ad?le of Champagne , also known as Adelaide and Alix, was the third wife of Louis VII of France and the mother of his only male heir, the future Philip II of France....
. He was originally nicknamed Dieudonné—the God-given—as he was the first son of Louis VII
Louis VII of France

Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young, , was List of French monarchs, the son and successor of Louis VI of France . He ruled from 1137 until his death....
 late in his father's life.

Philip was one of the most successful medieval French monarchs
List of French monarchs

The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later as emperors , from the Middle Ages to 1870. There is some disagreement as to when France came into existence....
 in expanding the royal demesne and the influence of the monarchy.






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1165   Born

1179   Philip II is crowned King of France.

1180   Philip II becomes King of France

1182   Jews expelled from Paris by Philip II of France.

1188   Richard Lionheart allies with Philip II of France against his father, Henry II of England.

1189   Philip II of France and Henry II of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade

1190   Richard I of England and Philip II of France meet at Vézelay, beginning the Third Crusade.

1191   Saladin's garrison surrenders, ending the two-year siege of Acre. Conrad of Montferrat, who has negotiated the surrender, raises the banners of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and of the Third Crusade leaders Richard I of England, Philip II of France, and Leopold V of Austria on the city's walls and towers.

1193   Philip II of France marries Ingeborg, daughter of Valdemar I of Denmark.

1200   University of Paris received charter from Philip II of France







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Philip II Augustus (; 21 August 1165 in Gonesse
Gonesse

Gonesse is a Communes of France in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero.It is located immediately north of Le Bourget Airport and southwest of Charles de Gaulle International Airport....
 – 14 July 1223 in Mantes-la-Jolie
Mantes-la-Jolie

latitude=48.9908333333 |elevation_m=34 |elevation_min_m=17 |elevation_max_m=41 | hectares=938 | area_km2=9.38 |population=42,40043,672|date-population=Jan....
) was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet
House of Capet

For a full history of the Capetian family, see Capetian dynasty.The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty - itself a derivative dynasty from the...
, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse
Gonesse

Gonesse is a Communes of France in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero.It is located immediately north of Le Bourget Airport and southwest of Charles de Gaulle International Airport....
 in the Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise

Val-d'Oise is a France departments of France named after the Oise River, located in the ?le-de-France regions of France.Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France, a commune of Val d'Oise....
, the son of Louis VII
Louis VII of France

Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young, , was List of French monarchs, the son and successor of Louis VI of France . He ruled from 1137 until his death....
 and his third wife, Adela of Champagne
Adèle of Champagne

Ad?le of Champagne , also known as Adelaide and Alix, was the third wife of Louis VII of France and the mother of his only male heir, the future Philip II of France....
. He was originally nicknamed Dieudonné—the God-given—as he was the first son of Louis VII
Louis VII of France

Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young, , was List of French monarchs, the son and successor of Louis VI of France . He ruled from 1137 until his death....
 late in his father's life.

Philip was one of the most successful medieval French monarchs
List of French monarchs

The monarchs of France ruled, first as kings and later as emperors , from the Middle Ages to 1870. There is some disagreement as to when France came into existence....
 in expanding the royal demesne and the influence of the monarchy. He broke up the great Angevin Empire
Angevin Empire

The term Angevin Empire describes a collection of states ruled by the Angevin Plantagenet dynasty. The Plantagenets ruled over an area stretching from the Pyrenees to Ireland during the 12th and early 13th centuries....
 and defeated a coalition of his rivals (German, Flemish and English) at the Battle of Bouvines
Battle of Bouvines

The Battle of Bouvines, July 27, 1214, was a conclusive medieval battle ending the twelve year old War of Bouvines that was important to the early development of both the France in the Middle Ages by confirming the French crown's sovereignty over the duchy of Normandy of Brittany and Normandy and also in forcing the English king...
 in 1214. He reorganized the government, bringing financial stability to the country and thus making possible a sharp increase in prosperity. His reign was popular with ordinary people because he checked the power of the nobles and passed some of it on to the growing middle class.

Early years