Philip III of France
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Philip III, called the Bold, was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, returned to France and was anointed king at Reims in 1271.
Philip III, detail of a contemporary miniature from the Grandes Chroniques de France
Philip (on horseback) has his father's remains returned to France. Late 15th century illuminated manuscript
Marriage of Philip and Marie of Brabant, Queen of France. Royal MS 20 C VII, 14th century.
Aragonese Crusade
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The Aragonese Crusade (1284–1285), also known as the Crusade of Aragon, was a military venture waged by the Kingdom of France against the Crown of Aragon. Fought as an extension of the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282–1302), the crusade was called by Pope Martin IV in retribution for Peter III of Aragon's intervention in Sicily, which had damaged the political ambitions of the papacy and France.
A fresco from the Castle of Cardona depicting the Siege of Girona in 1285; now preserved in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya