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Philip IV of France

1268 - 1314

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Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (French: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre and Count of Champagne as Philip I from 1284 to 1305. Although Philip was known to be handsome, hence the epithet le Bel, his rigid, autocratic, imposing, and inflexible personality gained him (from friend and foe alike) other nicknames, such as the Iron King (French: le Roi de fer). His fierce opponent Bernard Saisset, bishop of Pamiers, said of him: "He is neither man nor beast. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip IV of France is the 192nd most popular politician (down from 130th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from France (down from 46th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Politician.

Philip IV of France is most famous for his role in the Albigensian Crusade, which was a crusade against the Cathars of southern France.

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Among politicians, Philip IV of France ranks 192 out of 19,576. Before him are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Murad I, Christian IX of Denmark, Puyi, and Simón Bolívar. After him are Pepin the Short, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Napoleon II, Lee Kuan Yew, Orhan, and Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

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Among people born in 1268, Philip IV of France ranks 1. After him are Eric II of Norway, Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Emperor Duanzong, Agnes of Montepulciano, Clare of Montefalco, and Ludovico I Gonzaga. Among people deceased in 1314, Philip IV of France ranks 1. After him are Pope Clement V, Jacques de Molay, Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, John Balliol, Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, Muhammad III of Granada, Zhu Shijie, Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, and Helen of Anjou.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philip IV of France ranks 60 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Becquerel (1852), Eugène Delacroix (1798), Stendhal (1783), Michel de Montaigne (1533), Pierre de Fermat (1601), and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1520). After him are Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), Gustave Eiffel (1832), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Maurice Ravel (1875), and Romain Rolland (1866).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Philip IV of France ranks 15. Before him are Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Napoleon III (1808), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Claudius (-10), and Henry IV of France (1553). After him are Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Francis I of France (1494), Charles X of France (1757), and Jacques Chirac (1932).

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