Philip I, Count of Boulogne

Philip I
jure uxoris Count of Boulogne
Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
BornPhilippe Hurepel
September 1200
Died1235 (aged 33–34)
SpouseMatilda II, Countess of Boulogne
IssueJoan, Countess of Nevers, Lady de Châtillon-Montjay
Alberic, Count of Clermont
HouseCapet
FatherPhilip II of France
MotherAgnes of Merania

Philip I of Boulogne (Philip Hurepel)[1] (1200–1235) was a French prince, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis in his own right, and Count of Boulogne,[1] Mortain, Aumale, and Dammartin-en-Goële jure uxoris.

Philip was born in September 1200, the son of Philip II of France[2] and his controversial third wife Agnes of Merania.[3] Illegitimacy shadowed his birth and career, but he was legitimated by Pope Innocent III.[4] He was associated with founding the Tour du Guet in Calais.[5] He is the first recorded person to bear a differenced version of the arms of France.[6]

Statue of Philip Hurepel at Chartres considered to be near contemporary
His coat of arms
Philip as depicted in a window at Chartres Cathedral
Philip depicted in full war gear
  1. ^ a b Wood 1966, p. 9.
  2. ^ Baldwin 1991, p. 357.
  3. ^ Baldwin 1991, p. 86.
  4. ^ Bradbury 2015, p. 185.
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00108248, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Neubecker 1976, p. 98