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University of Paris
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The University of Paris, known metonymically as the Sorbonne, was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated with the cathedral school of Paris, it was considered the second-oldest university in Europe. Officially chartered in 1200 by King Philip II of France and recognised in 1215 by Pope Innocent III, it was nicknamed after its theological College of Sorbonne, founded by Robert de Sorbon and chartered by King Louis IX around 1257.
La Sorbonne
La Sorbonne
The Sorbonne covered by snow.
The Sorbonne covered by snow.
Meeting of doctors at the University of Paris. From a 16th-century miniature.
Meeting of doctors at the University of Paris. From a 16th-century miniature.
Rue Saint-Jacques and the Sorbonne in Paris
Rue Saint-Jacques and the Sorbonne in Paris
Philip II of France
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Philip II, byname Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to style himself "King of France". The son of King Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne, he was originally nicknamed Dieudonné (God-given) because he was a first son and born late in his father's life. Philip was given the epithet "Augustus" by the chronicler Rigord for having extended the crown lands of France so remarkably.
Philip II of France
Isabelle, Philip's first wife (by the "Maître de Rambures" [fr], c. 1450–1475)
Isabelle, Philip's first wife (by the "Maître de Rambures" [fr], c. 1450–1475)
The coronation of Philip II Augustus (from the Grandes Chroniques de France, c. 1332–1350)
The coronation of Philip II Augustus (from the Grandes Chroniques de France, c. 1332–1350)
Philip II enthroned, portrait by Jean du Tillet, 1555–1566
Philip II enthroned, portrait by Jean du Tillet, 1555–1566