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Philip of Valois

noun

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 VI.

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... the last political acts of Mortimer had been to send Edward over to France to do homage to Philip of Valois, the new king, for his possessions in that country. This homage Edward paid in 1329, but subject to certain reservations.(483) In 1330 he was making preparations for war, and took the opportunity ...

— London and the Kingdom - Volume I • Reginald R. Sharpe

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