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Philip IV the Fair

Type Figure Region Kingdom of France Time 1268–1314 Also known as Philip IV (the Fair)

Philip IV (1268–1314), Capetian king of France from 1285 to 1314, known for strengthening royal power, expanding the domain, and confronting papal au…

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  1. 1268–1285Paris · FranceRaised in the royal court as Philip III's son, receiving a noble and clerical education in preparation for inheriting the throne.
  2. 1285–1290Paris · FranceSucceeded after his father's death in 1285, continuing crusade policy toward Sicily and Aragon; his 1284 marriage to Queen Joanna I of Navarre integrated the crown's network of interests in southern Europe.
  3. 1291–1314Paris · FranceConflicts with England over Gascony and Flemish interests intensified; he took a hard line against the papacy and the Knights Templar and pushed fiscal and judicial centralization until his death in 1314.

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