Philip V of France
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Philip V, known as the Tall, was King of France and Navarre from 1316 to 1322. Philip engaged in a series of domestic reforms intended to improve the management of the kingdom. These reforms included
Contemporary miniature depicting the coronation of Philip V, from the Grandes Chroniques de France
Philip engineered a hasty coronation after the death of his nephew, the young John I, to build support for his bid for the French throne in 1316–17.
Philip took steps to reform the French currency during the course of his reign, including these silver Tournois coins.
Philip pursued a successful diplomatic and dynastic solution to the long running tensions with Flanders.
Joan II of Burgundy
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Joan II, was, in her own right, the countess of Burgundy from 1303 and of Artois from 1329 until her death as well as the queen of France by marriage to Philip V from 1316 to 1322.
Philip V of France
…from the Moors. Instead the angry populace marched to the south attacking castles, royal officials, priests, lepers, and Jews. In 1307 Philip married Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, with whom he had four daughters. The couple produced no male heirs, however, so when Philip died from dysentery in 1322, he was succeeded by his younger…
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Joan as queen of France from a 14th-century manuscript
The seal of Joan II