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Facts

Also Known As Philip Augustus • Philippe Auguste
Born August 21, 1165 • Paris • France
Died July 14, 1223 (aged 57) • France
Title / Office king (1180-1223), France
House / Dynasty Capetian dynasty
Role In Battle of Bouvines • Third Crusade

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Philip II, seal of majesty, showing the king crowned and enthroned, from a document of 1180
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