Philip of Dreux | |
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Bishop of Beauvais | |
Reign | 1175–1217 |
Predecessor | Bartholomew of Montcornet |
Successor | Milo of Nanteuil |
Born | 1158 |
Died | 4 November 1217 (aged 68–69) |
Burial | |
House | House of Dreux |
Father | Robert I |
Mother | Agnes de Baudemont, Countess of Braine |
Philip of Dreux (Philippe de Dreux; 1158–1217) was a French nobleman, Bishop of Beauvais, and figure of the Third Crusade. He was an active soldier, an ally in the field of Philip Augustus, the French king and his cousin,[1] making him an opponent in campaigns in France and elsewhere of Richard I of England. He was also in demand as a priest, to make and break marriages. He presided over that of his cousin Conrad of Montferrat at the Siege of Acre, marrying him to Isabella I of Jerusalem, daughter of Amalric I, whose marriage he annulled. He was also a party to the annulment of the marriage between Philip Augustus and Ingeborg of Denmark.