Philippe de Toucy (died 12 January 1277) was a French

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nobleman and ''Bailli'' of the Latin Empire. Philippe was the son of Narjot de Toucy, a senior lord of the

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, and a daughter of the Byzantine lord

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and Agnes of France, Byzantine empress-dowager and a daughter of

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. Like his father before him, Philippe served as

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of the Latin Empire during the absence of Emperor

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to Western Europe in 1243–1248. Following the recapture of Constantinople by the Greek

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in 1261, Philippe fled to France, where he apparently joined the entourage of

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; he re-appears as Admiral of the

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under Charles in 1273. From his marriage to Portia de Roye, he had two sons: * Narjot de Toucy * Othon de Toucy

References

Bibliography

* Jean Longnon, "Les Toucy en Orient et en Italie au XIIIe siècle" in ''Bulletin de La Société des Sciences Historiques et Naturelles de l'Yonne'' (1953/1956) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toucy, Philippe de 1277 deaths Year of birth unknown Regents of the Latin Empire

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