Philip VI

American  

noun

1. 1293–1350, king of France 1328–50: first ruler of the house of Valois.

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Philip VI British  

noun

1. 1293–1350, first Valois king of France (1328–50). Edward III of England claimed his throne, which with other disputes led to the beginning of the Hundred Years' War (1337)

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Philip VI

This name is given to the protracted conflict between France and England from 1337 to 1453, which continued through the reigns of the French kings Philip VI.,

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

Death of Philip VI; his son, John the Good, succeeds to the French throne.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

At first Edward III, who was a mere boy in 1328, appeared to recognize the propriety of this settlement and did qualified homage to Philip VI for Guienne.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey

Philip VI had assisted the count of Flanders in a bitter struggle to prevent the towns from establishing their independence.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey

Pope Clement took advantage of this state of disorder to adjust the bloody quarrel between Edward III and Philip VI; yet he only succeeded during the period that the plague commanded peace. 

From The Black Death The Dancing Mania by Babington, B. G. (Benjamin Guy)