Philip I of the Franks, the Amorous

Male 1052 - 1108  (56 years)


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  • Name Philip I of the Franks 
    Suffix the Amorous 
    Born 23 May 1052  Champagne-et-Fontaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Jul 1108  Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I_of_France

      Unusual at the time for Western Europe, his name was of Greek origin, being bestowed upon him by his mother. Although he was crowned king at the age of seven, until age fourteen (1066) his mother acted as regent, the first queen of France ever to do so.

      The was called the Amorous because of his marital difficulties.

      Philip first married Bertha of Holland in 1072. Although the marriage produced the necessary heir, Philip fell in love with Bertrade de Montfort, the wife of Fulk IV, Count of Anjou. He repudiated Bertha (claiming she was too fat) and married Bertrade on 15 May 1092. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban II. Several times the ban was lifted as Philip promised to part with Bertrade, but he always returned to her, but in 1104 Philip made a public penance and must have kept his involvement with Bertrade discreet.

      A great part of his reign, like his father's, was spent putting down revolts by his power-hungry vassals. In 1077, he made peace with William the Conqueror, who gave up attempting the conquest of Brittany.




    Person ID I35218  Master File
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2016 

    Father Henry I of France,   b. 04 May 1008, Reims Departement de la Marne Champagne-Ardenne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Aug 1060, Vitry-aux-Loges Departement du Loiret Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Anna Agnesa Yaroslavna of Kiev,   b. 1036, Kiev, Ukraine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Sep 1075, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F14542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha of Holland,   b. ABT. 1055, Vlaardingen, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1093, Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Children 
    +1. King Louis VI France,   b. 01 Dec 1081, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Aug 1137, Béthisy-Saint-Pierre, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F14537  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart