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Philippe (V, the Tall, King of France 1316-1322)

 Born   Born At
 Died3 January 1322  Buried At
 FatherPhilippe (IV, The Fair, King of France 1285-1314)  MotherJoan (of Champagne)
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 Died3 January 1322 / 
Philippe, acting as regent after the death of his brother Louis, took the throne in 1316 after the death of Louis' only son John. Louis had a daughter Joan by an earlier marriage but Philippe ensured that Joan would not become Queen by reinvoking an old law called the Salic Law that stated a woman should not succeed to the throne. During his short reign Philippe brought about many administrative reforms and attempted to impose income taxes of twenty percent. He died of tuberculosis in 1322 and was succeeded by his brother Charles.

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Joan (of Champagne)

 

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Father:Philippe (IV, The Fair, King of France 1285-1314) (b.1268 - d.1314)
Mother:Joan (of Champagne)
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 Philippe (V, the Tall, King of France 1316-1322) ( - d.1322)
 Philippe (V, the Tall, King of France 1316-1322) ( - d.1322)

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1316

Philippe, the brother of the previous King of France, became regent and then King of France. [1]

King Louis X of France died after a game of tennis or Jeu de paume. It is possible the king was poisoned. Louis' wife was pregnant at the time so his brother Philippe was elected regent until the child was born. He was at the castles at Vincennes at the time.

1317

Philippe the Tall, the younger brother of the late King Louis X of France, was crowned King of France, as King Philippe V, at Reims Cathedral. The only son of King Louis X had been born after his father's death, but died after four days.

1322

King Charles IV succeeds his brother Philippe as King of France.He would reign until 1328. [1]

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  • 1: Duc de Castries, The lives of the Kings and Queens of France, ISBN:0-297-77676-2, Erdington Library

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