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Philip VI

noun

  1. 1293–1350, king of France 1328–50: first ruler of the house of Valois.


Philip VI

noun

  1. Philip VI12931350MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1293–1350, first Valois king of France (1328–50). Edward III of England claimed his throne, which with other disputes led to the beginning of the Hundred Years' War (1337)
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“Philip V repressed Catalonia, and three centuries later here we are, getting denied the right to vote in the Spain of Philip VI,” said Oriol Cabré, a retired industrial engineer, referring to the current king.

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A claimant with a better chance of getting the treasure may be Philip V’s descendant, Philip VI, or rather the country over which he reigns.

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This name is given to the protracted conflict between France and England from 1337 to 1453, which continued through the reigns of the French kings Philip VI.,

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The second, struck some little time later, was a copy of the �cu d'or of Philip VI. of France.

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Benedict was quite willing to be reconciled to him on these conditions, but the arrangement was prevented by Philip VI. of France, who hoped, like his father, to acquire the crown of Germany.

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