Philip V (1292/93 – 3 January 1322), called
the Tall , was
King of France and
Navarre (as
Philip II) and
Count of ChampagneThe Counts of Champagne ruled the region of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the county of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title "Count of Champagne". When Louis became King of France in 1314, upon the death of his father Philip...
from 1316 to his death, and the second to last of the
House of CapetFor 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...
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He was born in
Lyon||-||}Lyon , often Anglicized as Lyons, is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes, situated between Paris and Marseille. Its name is pronounced in French and Arpitan, and or in English...
, the second son of King
Philip IVPhilip IV , called the Fair , son and successor of Philip III, reigned as King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305...
and Jeanne of Navarre. Philip V became
regentA regent, from the Latin regens "reigning", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Thus, the common use is for an acting deputy governor....
for his infant nephew King
John IJohn I , called the Posthumous, was King of France and Navarre, and Count of Champagne, as the son and successor of Louis X, for the five days he lived...
, and when John lived only a few days, he proclaimed himself king. There was much speculation that Philip was responsible for the infant king's demise.
Before his accession to the throne, he held the title of Count of Poitou.
In 1307 he was married to
Jeanne II, Countess of BurgundySee also: Joan of BurgundyJeanne II, Countess of Burgundy , also known as Jeanne de Bourgogne, Jeanne, Comtesse de Bourgogne and Joan, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, was the eldest daughter of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and his wife Mahaut, Countess of Artois...
(daughter and heiress of
Otto IVOtto IV, Count of Burgundy was the son of Hugh de Chalon and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. By his mother, he was a grandson of Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. By his father, he was descended from another branch of the Counts of Burgundy....
, count of Burgundy) and they had five daughters and two sons:
- Joan (1308 - 1349). Countess of Burgundy and Artois in her own right and consort of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy
Odo IV was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Artois between 1330 and 1347. He was the second son of Duke Robert II and Agnes of France....
. The County and Duchy of Burgundy were united due to their marriage.
- Marguerite
Marguerite de France was a medieval noblewoman, reigning Countess Palatine of Burgundy and Countess of Artois, ruling both as Margaret I, as well as countess-consort of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel...
(1310 - 1382). Consort of Louis I of FlandersLouis I was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel.-History:He was the son of Louis, Count of Nevers and Jeanne of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flanders....
. Countess of Burgundy and Artois in her own right.
- Isabella (c
Circa means "in approximately" , referring to a date...
. 1312 - April, 1348). Consort to Guigues VIII de La Tour du Pin, Dauphin de Viennois.
- Blanche of France, 1313-1358, died unmarried and childless.
- Philip, 1313-March 1321.
- Louis, who lived 1316-18 February 1317
- A daughter, 1322.
In 1320, Philip managed to expand his territory through war at the expense of
FlandersFlanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands...
.
On domestic matters, Philip attempted to institute government reforms and worked to standardize weights and measures. He followed in the steps of his father,
Philip IVPhilip IV , called the Fair , son and successor of Philip III, reigned as King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305...
, and revoked many of the decisions of his predecessor and older brother,
Louis XLouis X of France, , called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn , was the King of Navarre from 1305 and King of France from 1314 until his death.-Life:...
, who had been widely influenced by his uncle,
Charles of ValoisCharles of Valois was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois...
, and had left the kingdom in a poor state. Philip also restored the goods and dignity of many of his father's closest dignitaries and collaborators who had been despoiled under Louis X.
Philip V died at Longchamp, Paris and is interred in
Saint Denis BasilicaThe Cathedral Basilica of St Denis is a large abbey church in the commune of Saint-Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris. The abbey church was created a cathedral in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy...
.
Without a living male heir, he was succeeded by his younger brother,
Charles IVCharles IV , was the King of France and of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the senior Capetian lineage.-Biography:He was the third son of Philip IV...
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Ancestry
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