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Philip of Dreux

Philip of Dreux
Bishop of Beauvais
Reign1175–1217
PredecessorBartholomew of Montcornet
SuccessorMilo of Nanteuil
Born1158
Died4 November 1217 (aged 68–69)
Burial
HouseHouse of Dreux
FatherRobert I
MotherAgnes de Baudemont, Countess of Braine

Philip of Dreux (Philippe de Dreux; 1158–1217) was a French nobleman, Bishop of Beauvais, and figure of the Third Crusade. He was an active soldier, an ally in the field of Philip Augustus, the French king and his cousin,[1] making him an opponent in campaigns in France and elsewhere of Richard I of England. He was also in demand as a priest, to make and break marriages. He presided over that of his cousin Conrad of Montferrat at the Siege of Acre, marrying him to Isabella I of Jerusalem, daughter of Amalric I, whose marriage he annulled. He was also a party to the annulment of the marriage between Philip Augustus and Ingeborg of Denmark.

  1. ^ Bradbury 1998, p. 198.

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