Philip the Bold

British  

noun

1. 1342–1404, duke of Burgundy (1363–1404), noted for his courage at Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War: regent of France for his nephew Charles VI (1368–88, 1392–1404)

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Example Sentences

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

In 1361 John had availed himself of the death of Philip of Rouvres to treat the duchy of Burgundy as a lapsed fief, and conferred it on his youngest son, Philip the Bold.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William