Philip the Bold
Britishnoun
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After Louis I’s tapestry, the accounts of Philip the Bold, Louis’s younger brother, record the commissioning of another set of six tapestries in 1386 from Poincon.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2020
One such example is a Book of Hours begun in 1376 in Paris for Philip the Bold of Burgundy, but completed for his grandson, Philip the Good, in 1451 in Brussels.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2016
Instructed by John the Fearless to create a tomb nearly identical to that of his father, Philip the Bold, de la Huerta and Le Moiturier spent 25 years working on the project.
From New York Times • May 12, 2010
It was erected in the thirteenth century for Philip the Bold, and is still interesting as an example of the ancient feudal fortress.
From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel
The castle of Villeneuve was built by Philip the Bold in the thirteenth century, and is interesting in many ways.
From In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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