Philip IV of France
King of France who strengthened the Crown’s administration and authority. His conflict with Boniface VIII and the fall of the Templars symbolise the growing power of the French monarchy.
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Key details
Birth: 1268 Documented
Death: 29 November 1314 Documented
Role: King of France · King of Navarre through marriage
Other recorded names: Philip the Fair · Philip I of Navarre
Dynasty: Capet · ES
Territories: France (ES) · Navarre (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Philip IV of France. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1285
- NavarreKing
View titles and jurisdictions
- Navarre · ESKing · Jure uxoris1284–1305
- FranceKing
View titles and jurisdictions
- France · ESKing · Effective rule1285–1314
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
Sources for this profile
- FranceArchives · Felipe IV y la sucesión navarra
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Philipp IV., Frankreich, König
- Real Academia de la Historia · Diccionario Biográfico español
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
7 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1268
The authority record gives the birth as 1268. - DeathDocumented
29 November 1314
The authority record gives the death as 1314-11-29.
Family and relationships (3/3 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Philip III of France
The authority record identifies Philip III of France (GND 118791850) as father. - MotherDocumented
Isabella of Aragon
The authority record identifies Isabella of Aragon (GND 113643142X) as mother. - Marriage or partnershipDocumented
Joan I of Navarre
The authority record identifies Joan I of Navarre (GND 1046747924) as spouse.
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
King · France · 1285–1314
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (4)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
More paths from Philip IV of France
Family
Philip III of France · ESKing1245 – 1285Isabella of Aragon · ESConsort1247 – 1271Joan I of NavarreQueen regnant of Navarre · Countess of Champagne1273 – 1305Philip V of France“the Tall”King of France and Navarre1293 – 1322Louis X of France“the Quarrelsome”King of France and Navarre1289 – 1316Charles IV of France“the Fair”King of France and Navarre1294 – 1328Same dynasty
Agnes of France · ESConsort1260 – 1327Margaret of France · ESConsort1279 – 1318John I of France“the Posthumous”King of France and Navarre1316 – 1316Margaret of France · ESConsort1254 – 1271Isabella of France · ESConsort1241 – 1271
Joan II of NavarreQueen regnant of Navarre1312 – 1349In their lifetime
Joan of Évreux · ESQueen consort of France and Navarrec. 1310 – 1371Margaret of Burgundy · ESConsort1290 – 1315Blanche of Burgundy · ESConsort1296 – 1326
Philip III of NavarreKing of Navarre through marriage · Count of Évreux1306 – 1343Louis IX of France“Saint Louis”King of France1214 – 1270Henry I of Navarre“the Fat”King of Navarre · Count of Champagne1244 – 1274