Philip I

Birth of Philip I ~ King of the Franks

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Philip I of France, was born 23 May 1052, the son of Henry I and Anne of Kiev.

Although he was crowned king at the age of seven, until he reached the age of fourteen, his mother acted as regent.

Anne was the first queen of France ever to do so.

Philip was known as Philip The Amorous.

Philip 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, Count of Anjou.

Casting Bertha aside, claiming she was too fat, he married Bertrade on 15 May 1092.

Philip was subsequently excommunicated by the Bishop of Lyon, then by Pope Urban II.

Several times the ban was lifted, as Philip promised to part with Bertrade, but he always returned to her.

In 1104 Philip made a public penance, and kept his involvement with Bertrade discreet.

The ban was then lifted.

A great part of his reign, like his father's, was spent putting down revolts by his power-hungry Lords.

In 1077, he made peace with William the Conqueror, who gave up attempting the conquest of Brittany.

Philip died in the castle of Melun on 29th July, 1108, he was 56 years old.

As per his wishes, instead of being interred at St Denis, with his forefathers, he was buried at the Monastery of Benoit-Sur-Loire.

His son Louis VI, succeeded his father, as King of France.

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Posthumous painting by Gillot Saint-Evre, 1837