Biography of Philip "Bold" III King France 1245-1285

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252

On 08 Nov 1226 [his grandfather] Louis "Lion" VIII King France (age 39) died. His son [his father] King Louis IX of France (age 12) succeeded IX King France: Capet.

On 27 May 1234 [his father] King Louis IX of France (age 20) and [his mother] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 36) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 36). He the son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 46). They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 30 Apr 1245 Philip "Bold" III King France was born to King Louis IX of France (age 31) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 24). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28 May 1262 Philip "Bold" III King France (age 17) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 54) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of King Louis IX of France (age 48) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In Jun 1268 [his son] Philip "The Fair" IV King France was born to Philip "Bold" III King France (age 23) and [his wife] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 12 Mar 1270 [his son] Charles Valois I Count Valois was born to Philip "Bold" III King France (age 24) and [his wife] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 22). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 25 Aug 1270 [his father] King Louis IX of France (age 56) died. His son Philip "Bold" III King France (age 25) succeeded III King France: Capet. [his wife] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 22) by marriage Queen Consort France.

On 28 Jan 1271 [his wife] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 23) died.

Murder of Henry of Almain

                    On 13 Mar 1271 Henry "Almain" Cornwall (age 35) was murdered while attending mass at the Chiesa di San Silvestro Viterbo Lazio by his cousins Simon "Younger" Montfort and Guy Montfort Count Nola (age 27) in revenge for the deaths of their father Simon and older brother Henry at the Battle of Evesham.                

                    The murder was carried out in the presence of the Cardinals, who were conducting a papal Election, King Philip III of France (age 25), and [his uncle] King Charles of Sicily (age 43). The Montfort brothers were excommunicated                

                    The deed is mentioned by Dante Alighieri some forty years after in the Divine Comedy who placed Guy de Montfort in the seventh circle of hell. Henry "Almain" Cornwall (age 35) was buried in Hailes Abbey [Map].                

After Apr 1273 King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 33) travelled to Paris [Map] to pay homage to Philip "Bold" III King France (age 27) for his lands in Gascony.

On 21 Aug 1274 Philip "Bold" III King France (age 29) and Maria Reginar Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 03 May 1276 [his son] Louis I Count Évreux was born to Philip "Bold" III King France (age 31) and [his wife] Maria Reginar Queen Consort France (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1278 [his daughter] Blanche Capet Duchess Austria was born to Philip "Bold" III King France (age 32) and [his wife] Maria Reginar Queen Consort France (age 22). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1279 [his daughter] Margaret of France Queen Consort England was born to Philip "Bold" III King France (age 33) and [his wife] Maria Reginar Queen Consort France (age 23). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 16 Aug 1284 [his son] Philip "The Fair" IV King France (age 16) and [his daughter-in-law] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry I King Navarre and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 36). He the son of Philip "Bold" III King France (age 39) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 05 Oct 1285 Philip "Bold" III King France (age 40) died. On 05 Oct 1285 His son [his son] Philip "The Fair" IV King France (age 17) succeeded IV King France: Capet. [his daughter-in-law] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 12) by marriage Queen Consort of France.

On 12 Jan 1321 [his former wife] Maria Reginar Queen Consort France (age 65) died.

[his son] Robert Capet was born to Philip "Bold" III King France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.