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Philip II of France

1165 CE – 1223 CE

Retrace Philip II of France's life across the map — 9 events in chronological order, from a cinematic flythrough to a full timeline.

Life journey

1. Battle of Soindres1188 CE
   The Battle of Soindres or the Battle of Mantes was a military engagement between Kingdom of France and Kingdom of England that took place on August 17, 1188 near the village of Soindres, north-western France, as part of the First Hundred Years' War. French forces of king Philip II of France and communal militias of the city of Mantes were able to defeat the troops led by king Henry II of England, who were ravaging the Mantois Region with intention to siege the fortified city and castle of Mantes.
2. Siege of Acre1189 CE
   The siege of Acre was the first significant counterattack by Guy of Jerusalem against Saladin, Sultan of Egypt. This pivotal siege formed part of what later became known as the Third Crusade. The siege lasted from August 1189 until July 1191, at which time the city's coastal position meant the attacking Latin forces were unable to fully capture the city and Egyptian forces led by Saladin were unable to fully relieve it, with both sides receiving supplies and resources by sea. It concluded as a key victory for the Crusaders and a serious setback for Saladin's ambition to destroy the Crusader states.
3. Battle of Gisors1198 CE
   The Battle of Gisors was a skirmish fought in Courcelles-lès-Gisors, Oise, Picardy, part of the ongoing fighting between Richard I of England and Philip Augustus of France that lasted from 1194 to Richard's death in April 1199. The earlier conflict restarted after the truce between the two kings expired. Both kings invaded and pillaged the other's territory, causing great suffering to the local population by having their captives' eyes put out.
4. Battle of Mirebeau1202 CE
   The Battle of Mirebeau was a battle in 1202 between the House of Lusignan-Breton alliance and the Kingdom of England. King John of England his Baron forces, mercenaries and Baron Knight defeated the Lusignan army in a surprise attack, resulting in the capture of the rebel leadership.
5. French invasion of Normandy1202 CE
   The invasion of Normandy by Philip II of France was a series of wars in Normandy from 1202 to 1204. The Angevin Empire fought the Kingdom of France as well as fighting off rebellions from nobles. Philip II of France conquered the Anglo-Angevin territories in Normandy, resulting in the Siege of Château Gaillard. The Normandy Campaigns ended in a victory for France when the Anglo-Angevin territory was greatly diminished.
6. Siege of Château Gaillard1203 CE
   The siege of Château Gaillard was a part of Philip II's campaign to conquer John, King of England's continental territories. The French king besieged Château Gaillard, a Norman fortress, for six months. The Anglo-Normans were beaten in the battle and the consequence was the fall of Normandy. The fortress was notable for having been a very technologically advanced castle at the time it was built, having several notable features in its construction such as having notably thick walls ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 meters in thickness and the first stone machicoulis ever constructed within France.
7. Albigensian Crusade1209 CE
   The Albigensian Crusade, also known as the Cathar Crusade (1209–1229), was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, what is now southern France. The Crusade was prosecuted primarily by the French crown and promptly took on a political aspect. It resulted in the significant reduction of practicing Cathars and a realignment of the County of Toulouse with the French crown. The distinct regional culture of Languedoc was also diminished.
8. Anglo-French War of 1213–141213 CE
   The Anglo-French War was a major medieval conflict that pitted the Kingdom of France against the Kingdom of England and various other states. It was fought in an attempt to curb the rising power of King Philip II of France and regain the Angevin continental possessions King John of England lost to him a decade earlier. It is widely regarded as the first anti-French coalition war and came to an end at the decisive Battle of Bouvines at which Philip defeated England and its allies.
9. Battle of Bouvines1214 CE
   The Battle of Bouvines took place on 27 July 1214 near the town of Bouvines in the County of Flanders. It was the concluding battle of the Anglo-French War of 1213–1214. Although estimates on the number of troops vary considerably among modern historians, at Bouvines, a French army commanded by King Philip Augustus routed a larger allied army led by Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV in one of the rare pitched battles of the High Middle Ages and one of the most decisive medieval engagements.

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