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Debs, Eugene Victor

(Encyclopedia) Debs, Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, American Socialist leader, b. Terre Haute, Ind. Leaving high school to work in the railroad shops in Terre Haute, he became a railroad fireman (1871)…

Philip IV, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Philip IV (Philip the Fair), 1268–1314, king of France (1285–1314), son and successor of Philip III. The policies of his reign greatly strengthened the French monarchy and increased…

Philip Augustus

(Encyclopedia) Philip Augustus: see Philip II, king of France.

Philip the Fair

(Encyclopedia) Philip the Fair: see Philip IV, king of France.

Philip the Tall

(Encyclopedia) Philip the Tall: see Philip V, king of France.

Philip II, king of France

(Encyclopedia) Philip II or Philip Augustus, 1165–1223, king of France (1180–1223), son of Louis VII. During his reign the royal domains were more than doubled, and the royal power was consolidated…