Philip II of France
King of France, and the first to be called by that title (1165–1223)
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Medieval French king who actually looked and acted like one—expanded crown lands so dramatically that a chronicler nicknamed him Augustus just to keep up. Ruled 1180–1223 and was the first to officially call himself King of France instead of King of the Franks.
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Philip II, also known as Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to style himself "King of France". The only son of King Louis VII and his third wife, Adela of Champagne, he was originally nicknamed 'God-given' because he was a first son and born late in his father's life. Philip was given the epithet "Augustus" by the chronicler Rigord for having extended the crown lands of France so remarkably.
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