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Philip II of France.
King of France, and the first to be called by that title (1165–1223)
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About Philip II of France
Philip II, also known as Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to style himself "King of France". The only son of King Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne, he was originally nicknamed 'God-given' because he was a first son and born late in his father's life. Philip was given the epithet "Augustus" by the chronicler Rigord for having extended the crown lands of France so remarkably.
Everything about Philip II of France →- Occupation
- writer, sovereign
- Position held
- King of France
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- August 21, 1165
- Died
- July 14, 1223