Philip ii augustus biography

Philip II Augustus (August 21, 1165 – July 14, 1223) was the King of France from 1180 until his death.

A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne. He was originally nicknamed Dieudonné—the God-given—as he was the first son of Louis VII late in his father's life.

Philip ii augustus biography

Philip was one of the most successful medieval French monarchs. He tripled the size of what later became France, greatly reduced England's French possessions and expanded the influence of the monarchy. He broke up the great Angevin Empire and defeated a coalition of his rivals (German, Flemish and English) at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214.

He reorganized the government, bringing financial stability to the country and thus making possible a sharp increase in prosperity.

In many respects, Philip II created the state of France. However, he saw th