Biography of Philip IV King France 1268-1314

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

1308 Marriage of King Edward II and Isabella of France

1308 King Edward II and Isabella of France arrive in England

On 28th May 1262 [his father] King Philip III of France (age 17) and [his mother] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James I King Aragon (age 54) and [his grandmother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] King Louis IX of France (age 48) and [his grandmother] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In June 1268 Philip IV King France was born to King Philip III of France (age 23) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28th January 1271 [his mother] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 23) died.

On 21st August 1274 [his father] King Philip III of France (age 29) and [his step-mother] Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of [his grandfather] King Louis IX of France and [his grandmother] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 16th August 1284 Philip IV King France (age 16) and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry I King Navarre and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 36). He the son of King Philip III of France (age 39) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 5th October 1285 [his father] King Philip III of France (age 40) died. On 5th October 1285 His son Philip (age 17) succeeded IV King France: Capet. [his wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 12) by marriage Queen Consort of France.

On 4th October 1289 [his son] Louis X King France I Navarre was born to Philip IV King France (age 21) and [his wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 16). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.10%.

On 30th December 1292 [his brother-in-law] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 11) and Maud Chaworth (age 10) were married. He the son of Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 47) and [his mother-in-law] Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 44).

Around 1293 [his son] Philip V King France I King Navarre was born to Philip IV King France (age 24) and [his wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.10%.

In 1294 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 16) and Alice Lacy Countess Leicester, and Lancaster 5th Countess of Salisbury 5th Countess Lincoln (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Henry Lacy 4th Earl Lincoln, Earl Salisbury (age 43) and Margaret Longespée 4th Countess of Salisbury and Lincoln. He the son of Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 48) and [his mother-in-law] Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 46). They were half second cousin twice removed. He a grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy

The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.

Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.

On 19th June 1294 [his son] Charles IV King France I King Navarre was born to Philip IV King France (age 26) and [his wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.10%.

In 1295 [his daughter] Isabella of France Queen Consort England was born to Philip IV King France (age 26) and [his wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.10%.

On 5th June 1296 Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 51) died at Bayonne [Map]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] Thomas (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster. Alice Lacy Countess Leicester, and Lancaster 5th Countess of Salisbury 5th Countess Lincoln (age 14) by marriage Countess of Leicester, Countess Lancaster.

On 2nd April 1305 [his wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 32) died.

On 21st September 1305 [his son] Louis X King France I Navarre (age 15) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 57) and [his aunt] Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 45). He the son of King Philip IV of France (age 37) and [his former wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1307 [his son] Charles IV King France I King Navarre (age 12) and [his daughter-in-law] Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 10) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Otto Ivrea IV Count Burgundy and Mahaut Artois Countess Burgundy (age 39). He the son of King Philip IV of France (age 38) and [his former wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Marriage of King Edward II and Isabella of France

On 25th January 1308 [his son-in-law] King Edward II of England (age 23) and [his daughter] Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. She the daughter of King Philip IV of France (age 39) and [his former wife] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. He the son of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

                    Fine Rolls. On 7th February 1308 [his son-in-law] King Edward II of England (age 23) and [his daughter] Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 13) returned from their wedding in Boulogne sur Mer [Map] to Dover, Kent [Map].
                
                    7th February 1308. Be it remembered that on Wednesday after the Purification, Edward II, the king, returning from beyond seas, to wit, from Boulogne sur Mer [Map], where he took to wife Isabel, daughter of the king of France (age 39), touched at Dover, Kent [Map] in his barge about the ninth hour [1500], Hugh le Despenser (age 46) and the lord of Castellione of Gascony being in his company, and the Queen a little afterward touched there with certain ladies accompanying her, and because the great seal which had been taken with him beyond seas then remained in the keeping of the keeper of the wardrobe who could not arrive on that day, no writ was sealed from the hour of the king's coming until Friday following on which day the bishop of Chichester, chancellor, about the ninth hour [1500] delivered to the king in his chamber in Dover castle [Map] the seal used in England during the king's absence, and the king, receiving the same, delivered it to William de Melton (age 33), controller of the wardrobe, and forthwith delivered with his own hand to the chancellor the great seal under the seal of J. de Benstede, keeper of the wardrobe, and Master John Painter Fraunceis, in the presence of [his former brother-in-law] Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (age 30), Peter, Earl of Cornwall (age 24), and Hugh le Despenser, William Martyn and William Inge, knights, and Adam de Osgodby, clerk; and the chancellor on that day after lunch in his room (hospicio) in God's House, Dover, sealed writs with the great seal.

On 29th November 1314 Philip IV King France (age 46) died. On 29th November 1314 His son [his son] Louis (age 25) succeeded X King France: Capet. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 24) by marriage Queen Consort of France although she was in prison for adultery at the time and died four months later.

On 19th May 1322 [his son] Charles IV King France I King Navarre (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 25) marriage annulled as a consequence of her adultery. In 1313 [his daughter] Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 27) gave gifts of coin-purses to her sisters-in-law Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France and [his former daughter-in-law] Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France. The coin-purses were subsequently seen by Isabella to be in the possession of the Norman knights Gautier and Philippe d'Aunay. When Isabella visited her father Philip IV King France again in 1314 she informed him she suspected the two sisters to be having affairs with the two knights. The two knights were arrested, confessed to adultery under torture, and were executed. The two women were sentenced to life imprisonment at Château Gaillard [Map]. Margaret's husband [his son] Louis X King France I Navarre became King in Nov 1314 whilst she was in prison; she became Queen of France by marriage. Somewhat conveniently she died five months later. Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France remained in prison until her husband Charles IV King France I King Navarre became King in 1322 at which time he had their marriage annulled.

John Evelyn's Diary. 3rd February 1644. The Palaise, as they call the upper part, was built in the time of Philip the Fair, noble and spacious. The great Hall annexed to it, is arched with stone, having a range of pillars in the middle, round which, and at the sides, are shops of all kinds, especially booksellers'. One side is full of pews for the clerks of the advocates, who swarm here (as ours at Westminster). At one of the ends stands an altar, at which mass is said daily. Within are several chambers, courts, treasuries, etc. Above that is the most rich and glorious Salle d'Audience, the chamber of St. Louis, and other superior Courts where the Parliament sits, richly gilt on embossed carvings and frets, and exceedingly beautified.