Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

Philip I of Burgundy, also known as Philip of Rouvres (* 1346 Castle Rouvres -en- Plaine, † November 21, 1361 ibid.) Was Duke of Burgundy 1350-1361 Philip, who was from the House of Capet, was the grandson and, after the death of his father Philip ( after a horse died kick on his head ), heir of Duke Odo IV, whom he succeeded already four years old.

Prince Philip was territorial important parts of France and the Netherlands later. In addition to the Duchy of Burgundy itself and the provinces of Auvergne and Boulogne, which he had inherited from his mother Joan of Auvergne, he had thanks to his marriage to Margaret of Dampierre on May 14, 1357 rich provinces of Flanders, Artois, Nevers and Rethel, Limburg and Brabant Antwerp. However, he died of the plague before he could consummate the marriage.

As with the Burgundian Philip extinct branch of the Capetian, its lands between the French King John II were ( who had married in 1350 his mother 's second marriage ) and John of Boulogne, his mother shared a relative. The agreement was peaceful, the universally hated Charles the Bad of Navarre was passed over his inheritance claims.

Due to the size of its territories Philip of Rouvres already acts as a precursor to the House of Burgundy, his successor from a branch of the Valois, starting from Burgundy and Flanders, a powerful and culturally prosperous states created complex. The investiture of its first representative Philip the Bold with the duchy was possible not least by the smoothness of the succession negotiations after Philip of Rouvres death.

Duke Philip I of Burgundy was buried in Citeaux Abbey.