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Philip Iv Of France

Philip IV
King of France
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Philip IV the Fair (artist)

Reign
5 October 1285 - 29 November 1314
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Rite 6 January 1286 at the Cathedral of Reims
Dynasty Capetian
Full track King of France
King of Navarre
Predecessor Philip III
Successor Louis X
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Other functions
King of Navarre ( swear uxoris )
Period
14 August 1284 - 29 November 1314
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Biography
Birth 1268
Fontainebleau ,
Flag of medieval Kingdom.svg Kingdom of France
Deaths 29 November 1314 (46 years)
Fontainebleau ,
Flag of medieval Kingdom.svg Kingdom of France
Father Philip III
Mother Isabella of Aragon
Spouse (s) Dr. Joanna I of Navarre
Descent Louis X Red crown.png
Daisy ( one thousand two hundred ninety - one thousand two hundred ninety-four )
Philip V Red crown.png
Isabelle de France
White (v. 1293 -v. 1294 )
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Robert (c. 1296 - 1308 )
Residence (s) Paris

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Kings of France

Philip IV of France, said Philippe le Bel Biography

Born in 1268 in Fontainebleau , he is the son of King Philip III of France (Philip the Bold) ( 1245 - 1285 ) and his first wife Isabella of Aragon.

Education

Her father says a part of the education of young Philippe Guillaume d'Ercuis , his chaplain. Unlike his father, Philip the Fair receives the care of his tutor, a good education . It includes Latin and likes to study.

Personality

Nicknamed by his enemies as by his admirers the "King of marble" or "Iron King", he stands by his personality rigid and severe. One of his fiercest opponents, the Bishop of Pamiers Saisset Bernard , also said of him: "It is neither man nor beast. It is a statue. Philip the Fair was a king who raised during his reign many controversies, Pope Boniface VIII, for example dealing with the " forger ".

Marriage and children

On 14 August 1284 , Philip married at the age of 16 years Dr. Joanna I of Navarre ( queen of Navarre from 1274 to 1305 ), which gives it the title of King of Navarre (Philip I) from 1284 to 1305.

From this union were born seven children:

Financial Policy

Disorder and monetary instability

During the reign of Philip IV, the feudal traditions are abandoned to establish a modern administration. But the great centralized monarchy discontented nobles and new taxes rise the bourgeoisie against the royal power.

With the help of lawyers, including his faithful collaborator Guillaume de Nogaret , Philip IV becomes truly a still feudal state into a modern monarchy where the king's will is imposed on all, and a national tax is levied on all the kingdom of France.

His reign was particularly agitated about the monetary side. The king and his advisers increasing emissions of new currencies. Successive devaluations revaluations, which give a sense of incoherence of the royal policy. These mutations ultimately result in a monetary general discontent in the kingdom. Between 1306 and his death, the king faced riots popular but also noble in leagues that require, among other things, the return to good money.

In practice, the king does not control all the settings of monetary policy. The Assemblies of prelates and barons , convened periodically in the early fourteenth century to give their views on the currency issue, demanding all the money back to the good of St. Louis , somewhat idealized. It is true that monetary policy of Philip the Fair is anything but stable. The monetary system has been shaken from top to bottom. This situation, which had no historical precedent, contrast sharply with the currency practices of his predecessors, Saint Louis and Philip the Bold , whose coinages are then considered as models of stability. For public opinion, the result of mutations is easy to understand: that the king acts as its right, any conversion of currency is treated as an unfair abuse or even outright falsification.

Moreover, the reign of Philip the Fair results in a period of major change. The most remarkable innovation of this period is undoubtedly the emergence of sustainable emissions currencies of gold. The return to a true bimetallism was accompanied by severe currency crises, fueled by speculative international currency competition stately and inconsistencies in the monetary system. The lack of precious metals causes a sharp devaluation of the currency of account, which translates in practice by many news currencies. The inflation caused by these mutations, displeased the nobility, the burghers of good towns and the Church who see their income diminished considerably. Revaluation parts of silver and bullion are attempted but the result is that more mixed: riots erupt, and most importantly, the money ends up not being coined as the purchase price is set too low. The king , after having tried everything to stabilize its currency, eventually find themselves in a difficult political position. At the end of his reign, he must face a revolt of his subjects.

Fiscal Consolidation of the kingdom

Gold coin of Philip the Fair, the Cabinet of Medals ( Louvre ).

To clean up the finances of the kingdom's most indebted in Europe ) and the Templars.

He tried to overcome its financial difficulties in trying to establish taxes regularly by heavily taxing the Jews and the Lombards , sometimes confiscating their property and practicing the devaluations of currency. He retained the monetary wealth of the Knights Templar after dissolved. He centralized royal power, reaching a level without boundaries. The harsh economic crisis suffered by the kingdom of France during his reign caused large movements of revolt from the people but also nobility and the aristocracy. To counter these serious economic difficulties, he appealed to alterations in the value of the course of the currency , but these measures severely struck the little people.

For the passage of the French army to evacuate the Guyenne , Philippe gave his sister, Marguerite of France , in marriage to King Edward I of England , and promises his daughter, Isabella of France , the son born of the previous union (later King Edward II of England ).

Towards a centralist and state administrator

Philip IV surrounded by lawyers, competent advisors who play a decisive role in its policy. The lawyers belong mostly to the start, and then the gentry, the bourgeoisie or nobility. The lawyers have appeared under Philip Augustus and are trained in Roman law to change a feudal monarchy where the king's powers are limited by his vassals, to an absolute monarchy. It concludes that centralization begun by his grandfather, Louis IX , but this system will be challenged by direct Valois. Besides the lawyers, the king is surrounded by his heirs and his family.

The administration of the kingdom, limited to the royal court with his predecessors, will be divided into three sections under the reign of Philip the Fair:

  • The Grand Council , which examines political issues.
  • Parliament, which is responsible for justice.
  • The Chamber of Auditors , specializing in financial affairs, determine fees for exports, subjecting the Church to land a fee (tithes), introduced a fee for every sale, and performs currency manipulation by changing the weight or the rate of precious metal coins without changing its value, which is given to Philip IV's nickname counterfeiter by his detractors.

These changes went Philippe Le Bel unpopular in all levels of society.

Philip IV also created the embryo of the States-General , in ordering assemblies with representatives of three orders: the clergy, the nobility and bourgeoisie (by this time we do not talk about the Third Estate ). These meetings were not very satisfied, only during crises and did not have much power, their role is merely to approve the proposals of the king and his advisers.

During the reign of Philip IV of France gave up its feudal traditions to become a state with a modern administration. But the centralized monarchy displeased the great nobles, the new taxes pitched against the bourgeois power, and farmers, burdened with various taxes, rebelled.

The attempted conquest of Flanders

When the Count of Flanders , Guy of Dampierre , allied with King Edward I of England , broke his homage to the vassal king of France in 1297, Philip IV mobilized 60,000 men to invade his county, but nevertheless suffered two setbacks:


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