Philip IV Arrests Papal Legates

Name: Philip IV Arrests Papal Legates
Start: 1285

Type Event Region France Time 1285

After acceding at Perpignan in October 1285, Philip IV clashed with papal legate Jean Cholet over ending the failed Aragonese Crusade, ordering royal…

Timeline

1285Perpignan · OccitanieAfter the death of Philip III, Philip IV immediately decided to abandon the crusade and negotiate a safe royal withdrawal with Peter III of Aragon. Papal legate Jean Cholet still demanded continuing the war to complete Martin IV's plan of granting the Aragonese crown to Charles of Valois; the two sides were sharply opposed.
1285Perpignan / Languedoc · OccitaniePhilip IV ordered prévôts and royal officials to detain the envoys Cholet had sent to various places to rally the Church, and restricted the movement of some clergy, to prevent them from obstructing withdrawal negotiations with Aragon. This coercively established the king's dominance over the crusade's aftermath, provoking strong dissatisfaction from the Curia.

Sources

Jean Cholet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Cholet
Philip IV of France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_IV_of_France
Philip IV - Conflict with the papacy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-IV-king-of-France/Conflict-with-the-papacy