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A member of the Capetian dynasty, Philippe II was born August 21, 1165 at Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France, the son of Louis VII of France and his third wife, Adèle of Champagne. In declining health, his father had him crowned at Reims in 1179.
He was married on April 28, 1180 to Isabelle of Hainaut and they had one son, Louis (later King Louis VIIILouis VIII ("The Lion") ( September 5, 1187 November 8, 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the Capetian dynasty. Louis was born in Paris, France, the son of King Philippe II Auguste and Isabelle of Hainaut. As a prince,), seven years later. A few years after Isabelle's passing, on August 15August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. Events 778 The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed 1517 First European connection with China seven Portuguese armed vessels le, 1193Events Saladin dies, and the lands of the Kurdish Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt and Syria are is split among his descendants. Qutb ud-Din, a Ghurid slave commander, captures Delhi. Births Deaths Saladin, Sultan of the Kurdish Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt and Syria he married Ingeborg of DenmarkIngeborg of Denmark ( 1878 1958) was the wife of Prince Charles of Sweden whom she married in 1897. Her parents were Louise of Sweden and Frederick VIII, King of Denmark. Denmark, Ingeborg of Denmark, Ingeborg of. ( 1175Events Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (Rory O'Conner), last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland with the Treaty of Windsor Ly Cao Ton becomes ruler of Vietnam William of Tyre becomes archbishop of Tyre Massacre of Abergavenny ends with s- 1236). The marriage produced no children and ended in divorce. King Philippe II married for a third time on May 7, 1196 to Princess Agnès of Méranie (c. 1180 - July 29, 1201). Their children were:
As king, he would become one of the most successful in consolidating France into one royal domain. He seized the territories of Maine, Touraine, Anjou, Brittany, and all of Normandy from King John of England. His decisive victory at the Battle of Bouvines over King John and a coalition of forces that included Otto IV of Germany ended the immediate threat of challenges to this expansion ( 1214) and left Philippe as the most powerful monarch in all of Europe.
He reorganized the government, bringing to the country a financial stability which permitted a sharp increase in prosperity. His reign was popular with ordinary people when he checked the power the nobles and passed some of it on to the growing middle class his reign had created.
He went on the Third Crusade with Richard the Lionhearted and the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I Barbarossa ( 1189- 1192).
King Philippe would play a significant role in one of the greatest centuries of innovation in construction and in education. With Paris as his capital, he had the main thoroughfares paved, built a central market, Les Halles, continued the construction begun in 1163 of the Gothic Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, constructed the Louvre as a fortress and gave a charter to the University of Paris (the Sorbonne) in 1200. Under his guidance, Paris became the first city of teachers the medieval world had known.
King Philippe II Auguste died July 14, 1223 at Mantes and was interred in Saint Denis Basilica. He was succeeded by his son by Isabelle of Hainaut, Louis VIII.
| Preceded by: Louis VII | King of France | Succeeded by: Louis VIII |
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