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Philip the Bold

1342 - 1404

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Philip II the Bold (French: Philippe II le Hardi; Dutch: Filips de Stoute; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and jure uxoris Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg. Philip was the founder of the Burgundian branch of the House of Valois. His vast collection of territories made him the undisputed premier peer of the Kingdom of France and made his successors formidable subjects, and later rivals, of the kings of France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip the Bold is the 77th most popular nobleman (down from 61st in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from France (up from 367th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Nobleman.

Philip the Bold was a Duke of Burgundy, and is most famous for his military exploits.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Philip the Bold ranks 77 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Giuliano de' Medici, Mariana of Austria, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. After him are Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Henry IV of England, Haakon VI of Norway, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Jeanne d'Albret, and Robert Guiscard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1342, Philip the Bold ranks 1. After him are Tokhtamysh, Antipope Clement VII, Jeong Dojeon, Frederick the Simple, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Catherine of Bohemia, Leo V, King of Armenia, Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque, and Julian of Norwich. Among people deceased in 1404, Philip the Bold ranks 2. Before him is Pope Boniface IX. After him are Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Eleanor of Arborea, and Caterina Visconti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philip the Bold ranks 355 out of 6,770. Before him are Éliphas Lévi (1810), Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1275), J. M. G. Le Clézio (1940), William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825), Elisabeth of Valois (1545), and Georges de La Tour (1593). After him are Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749), Anne of Brittany (1477), Louis Renault (1843), Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1058), Paul Ricœur (1913), and Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Philip the Bold ranks 12. Before him are Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Charles the Bold (1433), Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Raynald of Châtillon (1123), Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), and Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640). After him are Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Robert Guiscard (1016), Charles, Count of Valois (1270), Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674), Roger I of Sicily (1031), and Louise Élisabeth of France (1727).

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