Philip the Good

Philippe le Bon / Filips de Goede (Known as "Philip the Good")

Duke of Burgundy, Founder of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Patron of Early Netherlandish Art

Born Jul 31, 1396

Dijon, France

Passed Away Jun 15, 1467 Bruges, Belgium

Lifespan 70 years old

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"A prince who governs the prosperous cities of Flanders holds the jewels of the Christian world."

Archival Overview

Transformative Duke of Burgundy whose reign (1419–1467) unified Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, Namur, and Holland into the Burgundian Netherlands, ushering in the golden age of Flemish Renaissance art.

Biographical Record

Succeeding his assassinated father John the Fearless, Philip allied with England against France in the Hundred Years' War before reconciling with Charles VII at the Treaty of Arras (1435). Through purchase, diplomacy, and conquest, he forged the Low Countries into a unified territorial entity governed from Brussels.

Philip founded the chivalric Order of the Golden Fleece in Bruges in 1430 and presided over one of the wealthiest courts in European history, acting as principal patron to court painter Jan van Eyck and composer Guillaume Du Fay.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Chartreuse de Champmol (later Saint-Bénigne Cathedral)
Dijon, France

                         GPS: 47.3217, 5.0347                    

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