Philip the Good
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Philip III, also known as Philip the Good, was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death in 1467. He was a member of a cadet line of the House of Valois, to which all 15th-century kings of France bel
Philip, wearing the collar of firesteels of the Order of the Golden Fleece which he instituted (copy of a Rogier van der Weyden work of c. 1450)
The burghers of Ghent surrender to Philip after the Battle of Gavere. Illustration from a contemporary manuscript.
Rogier van der Weyden miniature 1447–48. Philip dresses his best, in an extravagant chaperon, to be presented with a History of Hainault by the author, Jean Wauquelin, flanked by his son Charles and his chancellor Nicolas Rolin.
Portrait of Isabella of Portugal from the workshop of Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1445–1450
John the Fearless
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John I, called the Fearless, was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State as the Duke of Burgundy from 1404 until his assassination in 1419. He played a key role in French nat
Philip the Good
…18 illegitimate children. Philip of Valois-Burgundy was born on 31 July 1396 in Dijon, Duchy of Burgundy, France as the fourth child and first son of John, Count of Nevers (later Duke of Burgundy known as "John the Fearless"; 1371–1419) and his wife and consort, born Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1424). He was a great-grandson…
Anonymous portrait, c. 1405
Assassination of John the Fearless on the Bridge of Montereau in 1419; detail from a 1470s miniature
His funeral