Philip I King of France 
Philip I King of was born in 1053 in Reims, Marne, Champagne, France. Philip I King of's father was Henry I King of France. His paternal grandparents were Robert II "The Pious" King of France and Constance of Provence. He was an only child. He died at the age of 55 on July 29th, 1108 in Meulan, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France. He was buried in Abbaye St-Benoit-sur-Loire, Loiret, Orleanais/Centre, France.General Notes
The following was excerpted from a post to SGM, 3 Jan 1999, by Leo van de Pas:
Philippe I, King of France
At age twenty, Philippe I, King of France, married Bertha of Holland, the step-daughter of his first cousin. This marriage had been arranged to seal the reconciliation between the king and his first cousin, the Count of Flanders. However, it took Bertha about six years before she produced a daughter, Constance, which was not the hoped-for heir. Arnoul, a holy hermit of Saint-Medard in Soissons who was always consulted on family problems, prayed to heaven; however, it still took another three years before the heir, the future King Louis VI, was born. He was followed by three more sons.
Twenty years after the marriage, Philippe imprisoned Bertha in comfort in the chateau at Montreuil-sur-Mer. He then wed the still-married Bertrade de Montfort l'Amauri, wife of the Count of Anjou, and they produced four children. It is lost in time whether she seduced him or he her, but most likely Philippe had an understanding with the Count of Anjou. In any case Bertrade was more than willing as she did not want to be "sent away like a whore," as her husband had done to her predecessors.
Philippe's remarriage caused a sensation but not disapproval. The only one who caused problems was Yves, bishop of Chartres, who had been appointed by Pope Urban II without consultations with Philippe and this had been resented by the latter.
The King had invited all bishops to his second wedding but Yves declined, referring to Philippe as committing bigamy. Although Philippe had married with the blessing of the Archbishop of Reims as well as the Papal legate, Yves wrote to the Pope who then forbade the bishops to crown Bertrade and told Philippe to cease all relations with her or else be excommunicated. Next, Bertha, his first wife, died and Philippe gathered two archbishops and eight bishops in Reims who all confirmed the royal second marriage. The Pope also put pressure on the womanising Count of Anjou who then obediently complained about the king's committing adultery with his wife. In 1096 Philippe pretended to have broken with Bertrade and consequently the excommunication was lifted.
However, when it became obvious in 1099 that Bertrade was still with him, the excommunication was renewed. It took until 1105 before peace was restored and from then on Philippe and Bertrade remained together till Philippe died in 1108.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0866 in Bourgogne, France d.15 Jun 0923 in Soissons, France
- b.~ 0895 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France d.16 Jun 0956 in Deurdan, France
- b.0880 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.AFT MAR 930/31
- b.> 0939 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France d.14 Oct 0996 in Les Juifs, Chartres, France
- b.~ 0876 in Saxony, Germany d.02 Jul 0936 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0910 in Saxony, Germany d.AFT 14 MAR 964/65 in Aix-La-Chapelle, France
- b.~ 0890 in Ringleheim, Goslar, Hannover, Germany d.14 MAR 967/68 in Membleben, Saxony, Germany
- b.0985 in Orleans, Loiret, Orleanais/Centre, France d.20 Jul 1031 in Meulan, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
- b.~ 0883 in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou, France d.0932
- b.~ 0925 in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou, France d.03 Apr 0963
- b.0902 in Wessex, England
- b.~ 0945 in Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou, France d.~ 1004
- b.~ 0860 in Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d.~ 0932 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.0917 in Normandy, France d.14 Oct 0962
- b.0872 in Evreux, Eure, Normandy, France d.~ 0938 in France
- b.~ 1008 in Reims, Marne, Champagne, France d.04 Aug 1060 in Vitry-aux-Loges, Loiret, Orleanais/Centre, France
- b.~ 0890 in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence, France d.0949 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France
- b.~ 0919 in Autun, Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France d.BET 965 AND 967 in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence, France
- b.~ 0900 in Aquitaine, France
- b.0950 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France d.0994 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France
- b.~ 0901 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France d.JAN 961/62 in Vienne, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
- b.~ 0920 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France d.~ 0963
- b.~ 0900 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France d.~ 0960
- b.~ 0986 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France d.25 Jul 1032 in Meulan, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
- b.0870 in Anjou, France d.0941
- b.~ 0909 in Anjou, France d.11 Nov 0958 in Tours, France
- b.~ 0875 in Loches, Touraine, France
- b.~ 0942 in Anjou, France d.1026 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence, France
- b.0890 in Orleans, France d.~ 0942 in Gatinais, Orleanais, France
- b.0915 in Gatinais, Orleanais, France d.0952
- b.~ 0893 in Auvergne, France d.> 0942
- b.1053 in Reims, Marne, Champagne, France d.29 Jul 1108 in Meulan, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France
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‌Philip I King of and Bertrade (Bertrada\Beatrice) de were married in a religious ceremony in 1093 in Scandalous--Bertrada was married to another.
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