Philip the Good

American  

noun

1. 1396–1467, duke of Burgundy 1419–67.

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Philip the Good British  

noun

1. 1396–1467, duke of Burgundy (1419–67), under whose rule Burgundy was one of the most powerful states in Europe

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Example Sentences

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

By late 1508, Gossart was on his way to Rome, as part of a delegation headed by Philip of Burgundy, an illegitimate son of Philip the Good.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2010

As the Cluny Museum's chief curator Francis Salet points out in his catalogue introduction, Philip the Good of Burgundy was such an impassioned buyer that his collection required a staff of 18 guards and varlets.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Bruges-Detroit show starts with Jan van Eyck, who was court painter and varlet de chambre to Philip the Good, and did as much as any man to change the history of painting.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is ornamented with the arms of Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, and must have been cast between 1419 and 1467.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various