Philip

(fil'ip.) [Fr. Philippe It. Filippo; Sp. Felipe; Ger. Philipp.] The name borne by the following monarchs and potentates who make a figure in ancient and modern history.- DUKES OF BURGUNDY: P., surnamed The Bold, B. 1342, was a son of John, king of France, of which country he acted as regent during the insanity of Charles VI. D. 1404.-P. (called The Good), grandson of the preceding, was B. in 1396, became an ally of England against France, and one of the most powerful princes of his time. He established the Order of the Golden Fleece, and D. in 1467.- KINGS OF FRANCE: P. І., B. 1052, s. his father Henry I. in 1060, carried on a war against England, and was excommunicated by the Pope. D. in 1108.P. II. (AUGUST US), B. 1165, s. his father Louis VII. in 1180. He abetted the rebellion of the sons of Henry II. of England against their father; abandoned the Crusade out of hostility to Richard Cœurde Lion; engaged in war with the latter for the po e ion of Normandy, which he obtained along with Anjou and Touraine; and turning then his arms against Flanders gained the celebrated battle of Bouvines, 1214, and D. 1223.-P. III. (styled The Bold), B. 1245, s. his father [s. 703]