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Feb 24, 2013 · Geoffrey, perhaps recognising the importance of strong allies, became friends with the French King Philip Augustus (Louis VII’s son). Philip made him a senschal of France. He died on the 19th August in Paris as the result of an accident that occurred during a tournament.
He was at Paris plotting with King Philip Augustus of France when he was trampled to death in a tournament accident. Contemporary historians disliked him.
In 1181, a conflict arose between Philip and Count Philip I of Flanders over the Vermandois, which King Philip claimed as his wife's dowry. Finally the Count of Flanders invaded France, ravaging the whole district between the Somme and the Oise before penetrating as far as Dammartin .
Geoffrey, perhaps recognising the importance of strong allies, became friends with the French King Philip Augustus (Louis VII’s son). Philip made him a senschal of France. He died on the 19th August in Paris as the result of an accident that occurred during a tournament.
In 1181, a conflict arose between Philip and Count Philip I of Flanders over the Vermandois, which King Philip claimed as his wife's dowry. Finally the Count of Flanders invaded France, ravaging the whole district between the Somme and the Oise before penetrating as far as Dammartin .
Sep 19, 2016 · After the Young King’s death, Geoffrey formed an alliance with Philip Augustus, the young King of France. King Philip’s father, Louis VII, had been married to Eleanor of Aquitaine and had...
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Jun 15, 2022 · Abstract. The first full English translation of Rigord's Gesta Philippi Augusti, this book makes available to Anglophone readers the most important narrative account of the reign of King Philip II of France (r. 1180–1223), a critical source about this pivotal figure in the development of the medieval French monarchy and an intriguing window ...
