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Paris (Philip Augustus period)

Type Object Region France Time 1180–1223

In the 1190s under Philip II (Philip Augustus, r. 1180–1223), Paris became the actual political and administrative center of the Kingdom of France.

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  1. 1190–1191Paris · FranceIn 1190 Philip Augustus and Richard I set out from Paris for the Third Crusade, with the royal court and some nobles leaving the country; regents and the church kept the towns on both banks of the Seine running, and Paris's function as the kingdom's capital continued in the monarch's absence.
  2. 1192–1198Paris · FranceDuring Philip Augustus's reign the towns on the Right and Left Banks of Paris continued to expand, and the stone city walls encircling the city (the Walls of Philip Augustus) were gradually built, integrating the commercial districts on both banks of the Seine and the parishes around Notre-Dame, strengthening royal control over the metropolitan space.
  3. 1198–1200Paris · FranceIn 1198 Philip Augustus confirmed the privileges of scholars at the University of Paris, further institutionalizing the college district on the Left Bank and the network of church schools; by the end of the century Paris was not only a royal residence but also one of Western Europe's important centers of theology and law.

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