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Philip the Bold
Philip the Bold
(, ; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404,
Halle
) was
Duke of Burgundy
(as Philip II) and
jure uxoris
Count of Flanders
(as Philip II),
Artois
and
Burgundy
(as Philip IV). The fourth and youngest son of King
John II of France
and his wife,
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, and made his successors formidable rivals of the King of France.
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