John III, Duke of Brabant
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John III was Duke of Brabant, Lothier (1312–1355) and Limburg.
John's effigy in a seal
Half groat or demi gros of John III, struck Brussels 1326
Philip VI of France
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Philip VI, called the Fortunate or the Catholic and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign was dominated by the consequences of a succession dispute. When King Charles IV of France died in 1328, his nearest male relative was his nephew, King Edward III of England, but the French nobility preferred Charles's paternal cousin, Philip.
Philip VI in a contemporary miniature depicting the trial of Robert III of Artois, c. 1336
Coronation of Philip VI
Flemish leader as fish seller went to search in French camp
Philip VI and his first wife, Joan of Burgundy