Philip II of France

Charles was born in Ghent, Belgium on February 24, 1500 who was the child of Philip of Burgundy and Joanna of Spain. The Emperor Charles V made a last attempt to restore the medieval all-inclusive realm. His opponents were in this way the European national states; particularly France; the German rulers; the Turks; additionally the Pope. He controlled the Netherlands, Bohemia, Hungary, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. Administering Spain implied controlling Spanish America and in Charles' chance…

go back to the origins of this union. Otto I, son of the Henry I, Duke of Saxony was able to seize a large amount of land from the east of Elbe River, comprising Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, all the way to North Italy and parts of southern France. Thus due to his aid to the Church, Pope John XII crowned Otto I as an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (406 Bentley, Ziegler). This alliance helped to gain control over the German territories, it benefited Otto, since he «strengthened his power…

Richard I was born on September 8, 1157 to Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Even though Richard was born in Oxford and had an English king for a father, he saw France as his true home. He was the third of four legitimate sons sired by King Henry, and was much closer to his mother. It was well known that Richard had no chance of inheriting the crown. His older brother, Henry the Young King, was declared his father’s successor in 1156, a year before Richard was even born. In any case, Richard…

Guyenne in southwestern France and because that he was Charles IV‘s nephew along with the fact that Charles IV had no sons , he was eligible for the throne of France. The other contestant was the Count of Valois, a grandson of Philip III of France. The Valois Dynasty was the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. A French assembly was held to decide who would be the ruler of the French kingdom. They chose Philip VI of Valois. Edward III was okay with this, that was until Philip VI decided…

assisted in the shaping of the Medieval Church and politics were Henry II and his friend, Thomas à Becket. Henry II shaped the law system to its glory that we see nowadays. He decided to have a jury of 12 peers decide if a man is guilty of his charges, or as what they came to be called, indictments. “He also developed a number of writs to bring cases from the feudal courts of the barons into the royal courts” (JRank). Henry II also elected his best friend, Thomas à Becket, to be the archbishop…

bride at the young age of 13. Margaret of Bavaria was the daughter of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut. At the same time, Jean the Fearless’ sister, Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, married Albrecht of Bavaria’s son, William II, Duke of Bavaria. The weddings were crucial to consolidate Jean the fearless’ position in the low countries. This land consisted of the costal region in northwestern Europe, especially in present day Belgium and the Netherlands, more specifically…

The hundred years war Started when Charles the IV of France died in 1328 without an heir and Edward the III of England claimed the right to the kingdom of France. He made this claim through his mother. The French did not want a foreign king ruling over them so they went to war proclaiming Philip the VI of France as the new king. The French proclaimed Salic law which was where women could not transmit the right to rule or transmit the right to rule to their sons. This was established by King…

to hold on to Jerusalem, and Saladin continued to rule over the city once the crusade was over, thus leading to his victory. Although this may be true, Richard I also was victorious, he conquered Acre from Saladin’s people, with the help of King Philip II, and he won the Battle of Arsuf against the Muslims. This was a victory for the Crusaders, and although Saldin continued to rule Jerusalem, due to the treaty of Jaffa, Christian pilgrims were allowed free passage into the city. If the third…

The Hundred Years' War was a series of wars fought between the two most powerful countries in Europe; England and France from 1337 to 1453. It was not the first war between these two nations; it was actually the final stage of the long-standing conflict. They have always had an unresolved territorial dispute, to solve this problem French and England dynasties agreed to a truce and a royal marriage to seal peace between their kingdoms but it only created a bigger conflict between them which is…

Henry II was born at Le Mans, Anjou on 5th March, 1133. He was the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Matilda, the daughter of Henry I of England. Matilda was also known as the Empress, from her first marriage to the Holy Roman Emperor. Henry married the Eleanor of Aquitaine, which added Aquitaine and Poitou to his territories. He then owned more land in France than the French King did. Henry and Eleanor had eight children. As their children grew up, tensions over the future inheritance of the…