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excommunication_n by_o the_o pope_n ib._n repudiates_n berthe_o his_o
wife_n and_o marry_v bertrade_fw-mi 223_o be_v excommunicate_v because_o of_o this_o new_a marriage_n by_o the_o bishop_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o by_o a_o council_n at_o poitiers_n ib._n brave_v by_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr montlehery_n ib._n in_o fine_a obtain_v a_o dispensation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v absolve_v and_o his_o marriage_n be_v confirm_v 226_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n 227_o philip_n brother_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o gross_a side_n with_o the_o discontent_a party_n 2â—5_n philip_n augustus_n king_n of_o france_n his_o birth_n 249_o his_o coronation_n 250_o his_o marriage_n with_o isabel_n alix_n 251_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n and_o government_n with_o piety_n and_o justice_n 252_o he_o withdraw_v vermandois_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n 252_o he_o send_v succour_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o cause_v the_o crusade_n to_o be_v preach_v 253_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 254_o take_v 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crown_n 261_o etc._n etc._n philip_n the_o fair_a king_n of_o france_n marry_v the_o queen_n of_o navarre_n 320_o be_v crown_v at_o reims_n 322_o accommodates_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o castillian_a 323_o cause_n search_v to_o be_v make_v among_o the_o banker_n 324_o oppose_v the_o design_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o the_o subject_n of_o scotland_n and_o recover_v the_o city_n in_o guyenne_n 325_o be_v offend_v with_o pope_n boniface_n 326_o a_o great_a conspiracy_n against_o he_o 326_o make_v war_n in_o flanders_n his_o progress_n 327_o etc._n etc._n confer_v with_o the_o emperor_n albertus_n 328_o enter_v into_o a_o quarrel_n with_o the_o pope_n and_o hinder_v the_o french_a prelate_n from_o go_v to_o rome_n whither_o the_o pope_n send_v for_o they_o 329_o be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n ib._n take_v up_o arm_n to_o chastise_v the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o fleming_n 330_o treat_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o english_a ib._n make_v a_o voyage_n into_o guyenne_n and_o languedoc_n 331_o fore-arm_n himself_o against_o the_o bâ—lls_n of_o bâ—niface_n ib._n assist_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o pope_n clement_n at_o lion_n 332_o appear_v at_o the_o general_n council_n of_o vienne_n in_o daufine_n ib._n undertake_v war_n against_o the_o fleming_n his_o three_o son_n wife_n accuse_v of_o adultery_n his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o child_n 336_o philip_n of_o alsace_n earl_n of_o flanders_n his_o death_n 257_o philip_n of_o dreux_n bishop_n of_o beauvais_n be_v hold_v prisoner_n 258_o philip_n earl_n of_o boulogne_n 299_o philip_n emperor_n assassinate_v 264_o philip_n the_o hardy_a king_n of_o france_n 314_o return_v from_o afric_n into_o france_n ib._n he_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n of_o castille_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o navarre_n his_o nephew_n 316_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o pass_v the_o pyrenean_n mountain_n against_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n 320_o his_o death_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n 321_o philip_n the_o long_a 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224_o ranulf_n duke_n of_o aquitaine_n
army_n beyond_o the_o alps_n his_o noble_a exploit_n and_o glorious_a death_n 550_o francis_n i._n king_n of_o france_n heretofore_o duke_n of_o valois_n 556_o seek_v the_o alliance_n and_o amity_n of_o his_o neighbour_n prince_n 527_o pass_n the_o mountain_n for_o recover_v the_o milanois_n his_o happy_a progress_n 558_o etc._n etc._n renew_v the_o alliance_n with_o charles_n of_o austria_n 562_o birth_n of_o a_o daufin_n ib._n renew_v the_o alliance_n also_o with_o the_o english_a 563_o aspire_v to_o the_o empire_n after_o the_o death_n of_o maximilian_n ib._n be_v hurt_v with_o je_a and_o sport_v 566_o send_v a_o army_n into_o italy_n 569_o spaniard_n enter_v upon_o guienne_n the_o english_a into_o picardy_n 572_o 575_o drive_v the_o imperialist_n out_o of_o provence_n pursue_v they_o into_o italy_n and_o lay_v siege_n to_o pavia_n 578_o be_v make_v prisoner_n of_o war_n before_o pavia_n and_o transfer_v to_o spain_n 579_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n 582_o unite_v bretagne_n to_o the_o crown_n 594_o make_v a_o alliance_n with_o solyman_n against_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o venetian_n 606_o give_v passage_n through_o france_n to_o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o to_o go_v into_o flanders_n and_o do_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n imaginable_a 608_o demand_n reparation_n of_o he_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o two_o of_o his_o ambassador_n declare_v war_n against_o he_o and_o do_v attaque_fw-la he_o in_o five_o several_a place_n 612_o carry_v his_o great_a force_n towards_o the_o low-countries_n and_o make_v a_o considerable_a progress_n there_o 614_o attaques_n the_o english_a in_o his_o own_o country_n 619_o joyns_n in_o league_n with_o the_o protestant_a prince_n of_o germany_n 620_o his_o death_n his_o elegy_n his_o wife_n and_o his_o child_n 620_o 621_o g_o gabelle_n take_v off_o from_o guienne_n 640_o galeas_n john_n his_o death_n 518_o gaunt_n revolt_n and_o rise_v the_o gantois_n 465_o gaston_n phoebus_n earl_n of_o foix_n make_v the_o king_n his_o heir_n 373_o 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k._n charles_n 390_o be_v make_v connestable_a of_o france_n his_o happy_a progress_n 391_o secure_v all_o bretagne_n for_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 392_o his_o death_n 397_o etc._n etc._n guienne_n be_v all_o regain_v by_o the_o french_a from_o the_o english_a 463_o gueldres_n adolf_n chief_a of_o the_o gantois_n force_n 500_o 501_o guise_n the_o duke_n command_v the_o king_n army_n in_o italy_n 643_o etc._n etc._n guise_n claude_n duke_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o marignan_n 558_o the_o c._n de_fw-fr guise_n governor_n of_o champagne_n repel_v the_o german_n 575_o the_o d._n of_o guise_n refresh_v with_o man_n and_o ammunition_n the_o city_n of_o peronne_n 604_o de_fw-la gyac_fw-la 437_o behead_v 450_o h._n habit_n and_o their_o reformation_n 386_o hang_v de_fw-la hugueville_n 427_o harcourt_n geffrey_n call_v the_o english_a into_o normandy_n 374_o harcourt_n lewis_n count_n behead_v ib._n harfleur_n take_v by_o assault_n and_o sack_v by_o the_o english_a 418_o henry_n of_o castille_n rise_v against_o king_n henry_n his_o brother_n to_o his_o confusion_n 386_o deny_v his_o brother_n in_o his_o turn_n and_o seizes_z on_o the_o crown_n 387_o defeat_v again_o in_o battle_n retire_v into_o france_n ib._n he_o return_v into_o spain_n and_o remain_v king_n of_o castille_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n 388_o henry_n of_o castille_n defeat_v the_o english_a in_o a_o sea_n fight_n 391_o henry_n iu_o king_n of_o england_n his_o death_n 431_o henry_n v._n king_n of_o england_n he_o besieges_n and_o take_v roven_n and_o master_n all_o normandy_n 435_o etc._n etc._n marry_v catherine_n of_o france_n 439_o his_o entry_n and_o his_o coronation_n in_o paris_n 440._o ib._n his_o death_n ib._n henry_n vi_o be_v proclaim_v and_o crown_v king_n of_o france_n 454_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o renee_n of_o anjou_n 459_o cause_n humphrey_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 460_o be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n save_v himself_n in_o 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