Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was
Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a
cadet line
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of the
Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century
kings of France
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Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the fir ...
belonged. During his reign, the
Burgundian State reached the apex of its prosperity and prestige, and became a leading centre of the arts. Philip is known historically for his administrative reforms, his patronage of Flemish artists such as
van Eyck and
Franco-Flemish composers such as
Gilles Binchois, and perhaps most significantly the seizure of
Joan of Arc
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, whom Philip
ransomed to the
English
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after his soldiers captured her, resulting in her trial and eventual execution. In political affairs, he alternated between alliances with the English and the
French
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in an attempt to improve
his dynasty's powerbase. Additionally, as ruler of
Flanders
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,
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Belgium
* Province of Bra ...
,
Limburg,
Artois,
Hainaut,
Holland
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,
Luxembourg
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,
Zeeland, Friesland and
Namur, he played an important role in the history of the
Low Countries
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.
Early life
Philip of
Valois-Burgundy was born on 31 July 1396 in
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlie ...
,
France
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as the fourth child and first son of
John, Count of Nevers (later
Duke of Burgundy known as "John the Fearless"; 1371–1419) and his wife and consort, born
Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1424). He was a
great-grandson of
John II, King of France (1319–1364), and a
first cousin once removed of the then-ruling king,
Charles VI (1368–1422). His father succeeded Philip's grandfather,
Philip II ("Philip the Bold", 1342–1404) as Duke of Burgundy in 1404. On 28 January 1405, at the age of 8, Philip was created
Count of Charolais as an
appanage and was probably
engaged
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to his
second cousin, 9-year-old
Michelle of France (1395–1422), daughter of King Charles VI on the same day. They were married in June 1409.
Early rule and alliance with England
Philip became duke of Burgundy and count of
Flanders
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,
Artois and
Franche-Comté
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upon the
assassination of John the Fearless, his father, in 1419. Philip accused
Charles, the
Dauphin of France
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and Philip's brother-in-law, of planning the murder, which took place during a meeting between John and Charles at
Montereau. Because of this, he continued to prosecute the
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War, which in turn became entangled in the larger
Hundred Years' War
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. In 1420, Philip allied himself with
Henry V of England
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under the
Treaty of Troyes. In 1423, the marriage of Philip's sister
Anne to
John, Duke of Bedford, regent for
Henry VI of England
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, strengthened the English alliance.
On 23 May 1430, Philip's troops under the
Count of Ligny
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captured
Joan of Arc
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at
Compiègne
Compiègne (; pcd, Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is located on the river Oise. Its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois''.
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Compiègne is the seat of two cantons:
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, and later sold her to the English, who orchestrated a
heresy
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trial against her conducted by pro-Burgundian clerics, after which she was
burnt at the stake
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. Despite this action against Joan of Arc, Philip's alliance with England was broken in 1435 when he signed the
Treaty of Arras, which completely revoked the Treaty of Troyes and recognised
Charles VII as king of France. Philip signed the treaty for a variety of reasons, one of which may have been a desire to be recognised as the preeminent duke in France.
This action would prove a poor decision in the long term; Charles VII and his successors saw the
Burgundian State as a serious impediment to the expansion of royal authority in France, and for this reason they would permanently try to undermine Burgundy, so as to subordinate it to French sovereignty. Philip's defection to the French would prove not only catastrophic to the
dual monarchy of England and France, but to his own domains as well, subordinating them to a powerful centralised Valois monarchy.
He then attacked
Calais
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, a strategic possession of the English, but the alliance with Charles was broken in 1439. Philip supported the revolt of the French nobles the following year (an event known as
the Praguerie
The Praguerie was a revolt of the French nobility against King Charles VII from February to July 1440.
It was so named because a similar rising had recently taken place in Prague, Bohemia, at that time closely associated with France through the ...
) and offered shelter to the Dauphin
Louis, who had rebelled against his father Charles VII.
Geographic expansion
Philip was generally preoccupied with matters in his own territories and was seldom involved directly in the
Hundred Years' War
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between England and France, although he did play a role during a number of periods, such as the campaign against Compiègne during which his troops captured Joan of Arc. He incorporated
Namur into Burgundian territory in 1429 (by purchase, from
John III, Marquis of Namur) and
Hainault and
Holland
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,
Friesland
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and
Zeeland in 1432 with the defeat of
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainault, in the last episode of the
Hook and Cod wars. He inherited the
Duchies of Brabant and Limburg and the
Margraviate of Antwerp
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in 1430 on the death of his cousin
Philip of Saint-Pol
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and purchased
Luxembourg
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in 1443 from
Elisabeth of Bohemia, Duchess of Luxembourg.
In 1456, Philip also managed to ensure his illegitimate son
David
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was elected
Bishop of Utrecht
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and his nephew
Louis de Bourbon elected
Prince-Bishop of Liège. It is not surprising that in 1435 Philip began to style himself the "''Grand Duke of the West''".
In 1463, Philip gave up some of his territory to
Louis XI of France. That year he also created an
Estates-General for the Netherlands based on the French model. The first meeting of the Estates-General was to obtain a loan for a war against France and to ensure support for the succession of his son
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
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to his now vast dominions. In 1465 and 1467, Philip
crushed two rebellions in Liège before dying a few weeks later after the latter insurrection.
Court life and patron of the arts
Philip's court can only be described as extravagant. Despite the flourishing
bourgeois
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culture of Burgundy, with which the ducal court kept in close touch, he and the aristocrats who formed most of his inner circle retained a world-view dominated by the ideas and traditions of
chivalry. He declined membership in the
Order of the Garter
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in 1422, which would have been considered an act of treason against the king of France, his feudal overlord. Instead, he created his own
Order of the Golden Fleece, based on the
Knights of the Round Table and the myth of
Jason, in 1430. In time his order would become the most prestigious and historic of all knightly orders of chivalry in all of Europe.
Philip had no fixed capital (seat of government) and moved the court between various palaces, the main urban ones being in
Brussels
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,
Bruges
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, and
Lille
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. He held grand feasts and other festivities, and the knights of his Order frequently travelled throughout his territory to participate in
tournaments
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. In 1454, Philip planned a crusade against the
Ottoman Empire
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, launching it at the
Feast of the Pheasant
The Feast of the Pheasant ( French: ''Banquet du Vœu du faisan'', "Banquet of the Oath of the Pheasant") was a banquet given by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy on 17 February 1454 in Lille, now in France. Its purpose was to promote a crusade a ...
, but this plan never materialized. In a period from 1444 to 1446, he is estimated to have spent a sum equivalent to 2% of Burgundy's main income in the ''recette génerale'', with a single Italian supplier of silk and
cloth of gold, Giovanni di Arrigo
Arnolfini.
Philip's court was regarded as the most splendid in Europe by his contemporaries, and it became the accepted leader of taste and fashion, which probably helped the Burgundian economy considerably, as Burgundian (usually Flemish) luxury products became sought by the elites across Europe. During his reign, for example, the richest English commissioners of
illuminated manuscript
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s moved away from English and Parisian products to those of the Netherlands, as did other foreign buyers. Philip himself is estimated to have added six hundred manuscripts to the ducal collection, making him by a considerable margin the most important literary patron of the period.
Jean Miélot Jean Miélot, also Jehan, (born Gueschard, Picardy, died 1472) was an author, translator, manuscript illuminator, scribe and priest, who served as secretary to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy from 1449 to Philip's death in 1467, and then to his ...
, one of his secretaries, translated into French such works as
Giovanni Boccaccio
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's ''
Genealogia Deorum Gentilium'' which is good example of the sophistication of Philip's court.
Philip was also a considerable patron of other arts, aside from literature. He commissioned many
tapestries (which he tended to prefer over oil paintings), pieces from goldsmiths, jewellery, and other works of art, including numerous mechanical
automata and fountains at the Chauteau of
Hesdin.
It was also during his reign that the Burgundian chapel became the musical centre of Europe, with the activity of the
Burgundian School
The Burgundian School was a group of composers active in the 15th century in what is now northern and eastern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, centered on the court of the Dukes of Burgundy. The school inaugurated the music of Burgundy.
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of composers and singers. Esteemed composers such as
Gilles Binchois,
Robert Morton, and later
Guillaume Dufay were all part of Philip's court chapel.
In 1428,
van Eyck travelled to Portugal to paint a portrait of the daughter of
King John I, the
Infanta Isabella, personally for Philip in advance of their marriage. With help from more experienced Portuguese shipbuilders, Philip established a shipyard in Bruges, which helped commerce flourish.
Rogier van der Weyden painted his portrait twice on panel, of which only copies survive, wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The only original van der Weyden of Philip to survive is a superb miniature from a manuscript (above right). The painter
Hugo van der Goes of the
Early Netherlandish school is credited with creating paintings for the church where Philip's funeral was held.
Family and issue
Marriages and legitimate children
Philip married his
second cousin Michelle of France (1395–1422) in June 1409, when he was 13 and she was 15. She was a daughter of
Charles VI, King of France (1368–1422) and his wife and consort,
Isabeau of Bavaria (circa 1370–1435). They had one daughter, Agnes, who
died in infancy
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, and Michelle died on 8 July 1422. On 30 November 1424 in
Moulins-Engelbert, Philip married the
widow of his late paternal uncle,
Philip II, Count of Nevers (1389–1415),
Bonne of Artois
Bonne of Artois (1396 – 17 September 1425, Dijon) was Countess consort of Nevers by marriage to Philip II, Count of Nevers, which left her a widow at 18 or 19, and Duchess consort of Burgundy by marriage to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, popu ...
(1396 – 17 September 1425). She was the daughter of
Philip of Artois, Count of Eu (1358–1397) and his wife,
Marie of Berry, ''
suo jure''
Duchess of Auvergne (circa 1375–1434). Bonne died within a year of the wedding, and the couple had no children.
On 7 January 1430 in
Bruges
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, Philip married his third wife, ''
Infanta''
Isabella of Portugal
Isabella of Portugal (24 October 1503 – 1 May 1539) was the empress consort and queen consort of her cousin Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, and Duke of Burgundy. She was Queen of Spain and Germany, and ...
(21 February 1397 – 17 December 1471), daughter of
John I, King of Portugal (1385–1433) and his wife,
Philippa of Lancaster (1360–1415) after a
proxy marriage
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the year before. This marriage produced three sons:
* Anthony of Burgundy (30 September 1430,
Brussels
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– 5 February 1432, Brussels),
Count of Charolais;
*Josse of Burgundy (24 April 1432 – in 1432, after 6 May), Count of Charolais;
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Charles of Burgundy (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), Philip's successor, known as "Charles the Bold".
Mistresses and illegitimate children
Philip had 24 documented mistresses and fathered at least 18
illegitimate children.
* From Catharina Schaers:
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Cornille, bastard of Burgundy (circa 1420 – 16 June 1452,
Rupelmonde), Lord of
Beveren, known as ''"le Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne"'' (the Great Bastard of Burgundy),
Governor-general of
Luxembourg
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, who died in the
Battle of Bazel. He didn't marry but had illegitimate issue;
* From Jeanne de Presles (circa 1400 – circa 1440), daughter of Louis or Raoul de Presles:
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Anthony, bastard of Burgundy (circa 1421 – 5 May 1504),
Count
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of La Roche, Lord of Beveren and known as ''"le Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne"'' after the death of his older half-brother, who married Jeanne-Marie de La Vieville/Viesville (born circa 1430) and had both legitimate and illegitimate issue, becoming founder of the Burgundy-Beveren branch of the family;
* From Jeanne/Colette Catelaine/Chastellain, also known as Jeanne/Colette de Bosquiel, demoiselle of
Quiéry-la-Motte (died 1462), who married Étienne de Bours, also known as Mailltoin (died 1450),
governor
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of Gorgues and
Dunkirk
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** Mary of Burgundy (circa 1426 – 1462), who married Pierre de Bauffremont, Count of
Charny Charny may refer to:
People
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* Israel Charny, Israeli psychologist
Places
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(circa 1397 – 1473) in 1447 and had issue;
* From Nicoletta de Bosquiel:
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David, bastard of Burgundy,
Bishop
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of
Utrecht (circa 1427 – 16 April 1496)
* From Jacqueline van Steenbergen/Steenberghe:
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Anne, bastard of Burgundy (circa 1435 – January 1508, Souburg Castle), governess of her niece,
Mary, ''suo jure'' Duchess of Burgundy ("Mary the Rich; 1457–1482), daughter of her legitimate half-brother
Charles; married first Adriaan van Borselen, Lord of
Brigdamme (circa 1417 – 1468) then her paternal cousin
Adolph of Cleves, Lord of
Ravenstein (1425–1492) and had issue;
* From the wife of a
Ventian merchant of the Mercatellis family in Bruges:
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Raphael of Burgundy, (circa 1437 – 3 August 1508),
abbot
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of
Saint Bavo's Abbey
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in
Ghent
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, titular bishop of
Rhosus and
bibliophile;
* From Catharina de Tiesferies (born circa 1425):
** Baudouin of Burgundy, Lord of Falais (1445,
Rijssen – May 1508,
Brussels
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)
* From Margaretha Post:
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Philip, bastard of Burgundy, Bishop of Utrecht,
Admiral
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of
the Netherlands
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* From Isabella de la Vigne:
** Margaret, bastard of Burgundy (died 1455)
* From Marguerite Scupelins:
** Jean, bastard of Burgundy (died 25 January 1499, Burssels), provost in
Bruges
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, papal
notary, had illegitimate issue;
* From Célie:
** Marion, bastard of Burgundy
* From unknown mothers:
** Barbe de Steenbourg, abbess in Bourbourg
** Corneille (died circa 1428)
** Cornelia, bastard of Burgundy, married André de Toulongeon, Lord of Mornay and Saint-Aubin (died 1432,
Palestine)
** Catherine, bastard of Burgundy, married Humbert de Luyrieux, Lord of La Quelle on 28 June 1460 and had issue
** Cateline, bastard of Burgundy, an
abbess
An abbess (Latin: ''abbatissa''), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.
Description
In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Copt ...
in
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...
(died after 1515)
** Arthur, died young and had no issue
** Catherine, a
nun
** Jossine, died young
** Philippe, bastard of Burgundy, died young
** Madeleine/Magdalena, bastard of Burgundy
** Marie, a nun
** Yolande, bastard of Burgundy (died 3 November 1470), who married Jean d'Ailly,
Vidame
Vidame () was a feudal title in France, a term descended from mediaeval Latin . Like the ''avoué'' or ''advocatus'', the ''vidame'' was originally a secular official chosen by the bishop of the diocese—with the consent of the count—to ...
of Amiens in 1456
Ancestry
Honours
* : 1st Grand Master and Knight of the
Order of the Golden Fleece
* –
Duchy of Orléans
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: Knight of the
Order of the Porcupine
Refused honours
* :
Order of the Garter
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See also
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Dukes of Burgundy family tree
References
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Further reading
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External links
Brief Profile– Contains a short biography of Philip, from "The Best of Dijon".
* – Short sketch of the Duke's life.
– Mention of a letter dictated by Joan of Arc to Duke Philip in June 1429, translated by Allen Williamson.
– Translation by Allen Williamson of a letter dictated by Joan of Arc to Duke Philip on 17 July 1429.
– Article from the Web Gallery of Art.
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