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Definition of Philip VI
1. Noun. King of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philip VI
Literary usage of Philip VI
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"Isabella was forced to resign herself to simple protests. The inevitable demand
from Philip VI. for Edward's homage for~Guienne~an~d ..."
2. The Concise Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, George Smith, Harold F. Oxbury (1885)
"He was one of the very few English Philip VI, to the see of Winchester against
prelates who had been twice "translated—a the wish of the king, who would not ..."
3. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1905)
"The inevitable demand from Philip VI. for Edward's homage for Guienne and Ponthieu
soon brought the English government face to face with realities. ..."
4. History of England from the Accession of Henry III to the Death of Edward by Thomas Frederick Tout (1905)
"The inevitable demand from Philip VI. for Edward's homage for Guienne and Ponthieu
soon brought the English government face to face with realities. ..."
5. A History of France by Victor Duruy, John Franklin Jameson (1896)
"Philip VI. of Valois, cousin of Charles IV., and grandson of Philip III., came
to the throne by virtue of the exclusion of women, thrice asserted in twelve ..."
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