Reign of Philip III

Timeline

1. 1270–1271Reims · Grand EstLouis IX died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade; his son Philip III succeeded him and was crowned at Reims, inaugurating a new generation of Capetian rule.
2. 1271–1279Northern France and the Mediterranean frontier · FrancePhilip III detained Count Guy of Flanders in the name of suzerainty, provoking a revolt in Flanders; he simultaneously maintained a hard line on the issues of Aragon and Sicily until the Treaty of Anagni in 1279 eased the situation.
3. 1272–1279Paris · Île-de-FrancePhilip III relied on the royal council and royal officials, strengthened the ability to intervene in vassal territories, and promoted currency and judicial reforms, accumulating institutional experience for Philip IV's later centralization.