Philip III of France

Philip III
Philip III, detail of a contemporary miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France
King of France (more...)
Reign	25 August 1270 – 5 October 1285
Coronation	15 August 1271
Predecessor	Louis IX
Successor	Philip IV
Born	1 May 1245 Poissy
Died	5 October 1285(1285-10-05) (aged 40) Perpignan
Burial	initially Narbonne, later Saint Denis Basilica
Spouses	Isabella of Aragon ​ ​ (m. 1262; died 1271)​ Maria of Brabant ​ (m. 1274)​
Issue	Louis Philip IV, King of France Charles, Count of Valois Louis, Count of Évreux Blanche, Duchess of Austria Margaret, Queen of England
House	Capet
Father	Louis IX of France
Mother	Margaret of Provence

Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold^[a] (French: le Hardi), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, returned to France and was anointed king at Reims in 1271.

Philip inherited numerous territorial lands during his reign, the most notable being the County of Toulouse, which was annexed to the royal domain in 1271. With the Treaty of Orléans, he expanded French influence into the Kingdom of Navarre and following the death of his brother Peter during the Sicilian Vespers, the County of Alençon was returned to the crown lands.

Following the Sicilian Vespers, Philip led the Aragonese Crusade in support of his uncle. Initially successful, Philip, his army racked with sickness, was forced to retreat and died from dysentery in Perpignan in 1285 at the age of 40. He was succeeded by his son Philip IV.

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