History and chronology of Philip VI in France

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Brittany Dynastic War
House Valois
Hundred Years War
Rebellion

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Alliance
Arrest
Battle Cassel
Battle Crecy
Battle Sluys
Capture Aquitaine
Capture Calais
Capture Gascony
Capture Guyenne
Coronation
Declaration War
Diplomacy
Homage
Invasion
Invasion Guienne
Invasion Loire
Peace
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Rule Brittany
Rule Guyenne
Siege Calais
Succession
Treaty Esplechin

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Amiens
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Brittany
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Crecy
Esplechin
Gascony
Guienne
Guyenne
Paris
Reims
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Sluys

Philip VI History of France


1328	Battle of Cassel
23rd Aug Cassel Philip VI crushes the Flemish rebels
1328	Coronation
29th May Reims Crowned King of France
1328	Invasion of France
Paris Edward III's claim to the French throne is used to invade France
1328	Succession
Paris Succeeds as King of France, Philip VI's nephew
1329	Homage
6th June Amiens Edward III pays homage to Philip VI
1329	Rule of Guyenne
6th June Guyenne Edward III pays homage to Philip VI for Guyenne
1336	Diplomacy
Avignon Benedict calls off the Crusades because of the war between England & France
1337	Arrest
Fails to arrest Edward I's Ambassador to France Henrt Bergersh, the Bishop of Lincoln
1337	Capture of Aquitaine
Aquitaine Captures Aquitaine from Edward I who he regards as his Suzerain over Aquitaine
1337	Capture of Gascony
Gascony Confiscates Gascony from Edward III
1337	Capture of Guyenne
24th May Guyenne Philip VI confiscates Guyenne from Edward III
1337	Declaration of War
French barons refuse to recognize Edward III's claim to the French succession
1337	Homage
7th Oct Edward III repudiates his homage to Philip VI
1337	Invasion of Loire
River Loire Announces forfeiture of the English fiefs south of the Loire then invades them
1337	Rule of Guyenne
24th May Guyenne Philip VI confiscates Guyenne from Edward III
1337	Succession
Paris Barons refuse to recognize the female line & renounce Edward III's mother Isabella
1338	Invasion of Guienne
Guienne Edward III claims the French throne & Philip declares Edward's French fiefs forfeit
1338	Reform
Paris The Pope allows Philip to levy contributions from the French Clergy for 2 yrs
1340	Battle of Sluys
24th June Sluys Edward III leads a campaign in nth France & defeats the French fleet
1340	Invasion of France
Paris Invades English fiefs south of the Loire & provoking Edward III to invade France
1340	Treaty of Esplechin
Esplechin The costs of the war lead Edward III & Philip VI to sign a truce
1341	Reform
Philip VI is forced to increase the salt tax & increase the tax burden
1341	Rule of Brittany
Brittany Edward III supports John de Montfort, Philip VI supports Charles de Blois
Brittany The Duke of Brittany dies leading to a war of succession
1343	Alliance
Paris Supports Charles of Blois , Edward supports de Montfort in the dynastic War in Brittany
1346	Battle of Crecy
26th Aug Crecy Philip VI's brother, Charles d'Alencon, is killed in battle
26th Aug Crecy The French army is routed at Crecy
1346	Invasion of France
July Edward III lands in France
1347	Capture of Calais
4th Aug Calais Calais falls after a year long siege, then signs a truce with Edward III
1347	Peace
28th Sep Signs a truce with Edward III
1347	Siege of Calais
4th Aug Calais Calais falls after a year long siege, then signs a truce with Edward III