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{{Short description|Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467}}
{{Infobox royalty
| image        = Philip the good.jpg
| caption      = Philip, wearing the [[Collar (Order of Knighthood) |collar]] of [[Fire striker| firesteels]] of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]] which he instituted (copy of a [[Rogier van der Weyden]] work of {{circa | 1450}})
| succession   = [[Duke of Burgundy]]
| reign        = 10 September 1419 – 15 June 1467
| predecessor  = [[John the Fearless]]
| successor    = [[Charles the Bold]]
| birth_date   = 31 July 1396
| birth_place  = [[Dijon]], [[Duchy of Burgundy]]
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1467|6|15|1396|7|31|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[Bruges]], [[County of Flanders| Flanders]], [[Burgundian Netherlands]]
| burial_place = Dijon, Burgundy
| spouse       = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Michelle of Valois]]|1409|1422|end=d}}
* {{marriage|[[Bonne of Artois]]|1424|1425|end=d}}
* {{marriage|[[Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy |Isabella of Portugal]]|1430}}
}}
| issue        = {{Plainlist|
* [[Charles the Bold]]
* Illegitimate:<br>[[Corneille, bastard of Burgundy]]
* [[Anthony, bastard of Burgundy]]
* [[David of Burgundy|David, Bishop of Therouanne and Utrecht]]
* [[Anna van Bourgondië |Anne, Lady of Ravenstein]]
* [[Raphael de Mercatellis]]
* [[Philip of Burgundy (bishop)|Philip, Bishop of Utrecht]]
}}
| issue-link   = #Family and issue
| issue-pipe   = among others
| house        = [[House of Valois-Burgundy| Valois-Burgundy]]
| father       = [[John the Fearless]]
| mother       = [[Margaret of Bavaria]]
| signature    = Signature of Philip the Good.png
}}

'''Philip III the Good''' ({{langx|fr| Philippe le Bon}}; {{langx|nl| Filips de Goede}}; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) ruled as [[Duke of Burgundy]] from 1419 until his death in 1467. He was a member of a [[House of Valois-Burgundy|cadet line]] of the [[House of Valois| Valois dynasty]], to which all 15th-century [[kings of France]] belonged. During his reign, the [[Burgundian State]] reached the apex of its prosperity and prestige, and became a leading centre of the arts.

Duke Philip has a reputation for his administrative reforms, for his patronage of Flemish artists (such as [[Jan van Eyck]]) and of [[Franco-Flemish school|Franco-Flemish composers]] (such as [[Gilles Binchois]]), and for the 1430 seizure of [[Joan of Arc]], whom Philip ransomed to the English after his soldiers captured her, resulting in her trial and eventual execution. In political affairs, he alternated between alliances with the English and with the [[Kingdom of France|French]] in an attempt to improve [[House of Valois-Burgundy |his dynasty]]'s powerbase. Additionally, as ruler of [[County of Flanders| Flanders]], [[Duchy of Brabant| Brabant]], [[Duchy of Limburg| Limburg]], [[County of Artois| Artois]], [[County of Hainaut| Hainaut]], [[County of Holland| Holland]], [[Duchy of Luxembourg| Luxembourg]], [[County of Zeeland| Zeeland]], [[Friesland]] and [[County of Namur| Namur]], he played an important role in the history of the [[Low Countries]].

He married three times and had three legitimate sons, all from his third marriage; only one legitimate son reached adulthood. Philip had 24 documented mistresses and fathered at least 18 illegitimate children.

==Early life==
Philip of [[House of Valois-Burgundy|Valois-Burgundy]] was born on 31 July 1396 in [[Dijon]], [[Kingdom of France|France]] as the fourth child and first son of [[John the Fearless|John, Count of Nevers]] (later [[Duke of Burgundy]] known as "John the Fearless"; 1371–1419) and his wife and consort, born [[Margaret of Bavaria]] (1363–1424).{{sfn|Vaughan|2005|p=2}} He was a great-grandson of [[John II, King of France]] (1319–1364), and a first cousin once removed of the then-ruling king, [[Charles VI of France|Charles VI]] (1368–1422). His father succeeded Philip's grandfather, [[Philip the Bold|Philip II]] ("Philip the Bold", 1342–1404) as Duke of Burgundy in 1404.{{sfn|Vaughan|2005|pp=4, 6}} On 28 January 1405, at the age of eight, Philip was created [[Count of Charolais]] as an [[appanage]] and was probably engaged to his second cousin, nine-year-old [[Michelle of France]] (1395–1422), daughter of King Charles VI on the same day.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} They were married in June 1409.{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=8}}

==Early rule and alliance with England==
In 1419, at the age of 24, Philip became duke of Burgundy (fief of [[Kingdom of France|France]]) and count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (France), [[County of Artois|Artois]] (France) and [[County of Burgundy|Burgundy]] ([[Holy Roman Empire]]) upon the [[assassination of John the Fearless]], his father.{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=1}} Philip accused [[Charles VII of France|Charles]], the [[Dauphin of France]] and Philip's brother-in-law, of planning the murder, which took place during a meeting between John and Charles at [[Montereau-Fault-Yonne|Montereau]]. Because of this, he continued to prosecute the [[Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War]], which in turn became entangled in the larger [[Hundred Years' War]]. In 1420, Philip allied himself with [[Henry V of England]] under the [[Treaty of Troyes]]. In 1423, the marriage of Philip's sister [[Anne of Burgundy|Anne]] to [[John, Duke of Bedford]], regent for [[Henry VI of England]], strengthened the English alliance.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

On 23 May 1430, Philip's troops under the [[John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny|Count of Ligny]] captured [[Joan of Arc]] at [[Siege of Compiègne|Compiègne]],{{sfn|Vale|1974|p=58}} and later sold her to the English,{{sfn|Gillespie|2017|p=15}} who orchestrated a [[heresy]] trial against her conducted by pro-Burgundian clerics, after which she was [[death by burning|burnt at the stake]]. Despite this action against Joan of Arc, Philip's alliance with England was broken in 1435 when he signed the [[Treaty of Arras (1435)|Treaty of Arras]], which completely revoked the Treaty of Troyes and recognised [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]] as king of France. Philip signed the treaty for a variety of reasons, one of which may have been a desire to be recognised as the preeminent duke in France.

This action proved a poor decision in the long term; Charles VII and his successors saw the [[Burgundian State]] as a serious impediment to the expansion of royal authority in France, and for this reason they constantly tried to undermine Burgundy, so as to subordinate it to French sovereignty.{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|pp=125–126}} Philip's defection to the French proved not only catastrophic to the [[dual monarchy of England and France]], but to his own domains as well, subordinating them to a powerful centralised Valois monarchy.{{cn|date=January 2025}}{{dubious|Treaty of Arras|date=January 2025}}

He then attacked [[Calais]], a strategic possession of the English, but the alliance with Charles was broken in 1439. Philip supported the revolt of the French nobles the following year (an event known as [[the Praguerie]]) and offered shelter to the Dauphin [[Louis XI of France|Louis]], who had rebelled against his father Charles VII.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

==Geographic expansion==
{{see also|List of territories of the Valois dukes of Burgundy}}
[[File:15th-century painters - Surrender of the Burghers of Ghent in 1453 - WGA15789.jpg|thumb|The ''burghers'' of [[Ghent]] surrender to Philip after the [[Battle of Gavere]]. Illustration from a contemporary manuscript.]]
Philip was generally preoccupied with matters in his own territories and was seldom involved directly in the [[Hundred Years' War]] between England and France, although he did play a role during a number of periods, such as the campaign against Compiègne during which his troops captured Joan of Arc. In 1429, he incorporated [[Namur (province)|Namur]] into Burgundian territory  (by purchase, from [[John III, Marquis of Namur]]) and [[County of Hainault|Hainault]] and [[County of Holland|Holland]], [[Friesland]] and [[Zeeland]] in 1432 with the defeat of [[Jacqueline, Countess of Hainault]], in the last episode of the [[Hook and Cod wars]]. He inherited the [[Duchy of Brabant|Duchies of Brabant and Limburg]] and the [[Margraviate of Antwerp]] in 1430 on the death of his cousin [[Philip of Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant|Philip of Saint-Pol]] and purchased [[Luxembourg]] in 1443 from [[Elisabeth of Bohemia, Duchess of Luxembourg]].

In 1456, Philip also managed to ensure his illegitimate son [[David van Bourgondië|David]] was elected [[Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580)|Bishop of Utrecht]] and his nephew [[Louis de Bourbon, Bishop of Liège|Louis de Bourbon]] elected [[Prince-Bishop of Liège]]. It is not surprising that in 1435 Philip began to style himself the "''Grand Duke of the West''".

In 1463, Philip gave up some of his territory to [[Louis XI of France]]. That year he also created an [[Estates-General of the Netherlands|Estates-General]] for the Netherlands based on the French model. The first meeting of the Estates-General was to obtain a loan for a war against France and to ensure support for the succession of his son [[Charles I, Duke of Burgundy|Charles I]] to his now vast dominions. 

In 1465 and 1467, Philip [[Liège Wars|crushed two rebellions in Liège]] before dying a few weeks later in Bruges after the latter insurrection.

==Court life and patron of the arts==
[[File:Rogier van der Weyden - Presentation Miniature, Chroniques de Hainaut KBR 9242.jpg|thumb|left|[[Rogier van der Weyden]] miniature 1447–48. Philip dresses his best, in an extravagant [[chaperon (headgear)|chaperon]], to be presented with a History of Hainault by the author, [[Jean Wauquelin]], flanked by his son [[Charles the Bold|Charles]] and his chancellor [[Nicolas Rolin]].]]

Philip's court can only be described as extravagant. Despite the flourishing bourgeois culture of Burgundy, with which the ducal court kept in close touch, he and the aristocrats who formed most of his inner circle retained a world-view dominated by the ideas and traditions of chivalry. He declined membership in the [[Order of the Garter]] in 1422, which would have been considered an act of treason against the king of France, his feudal overlord. Instead, he created his own [[Order of the Golden Fleece]], based on the [[Knights of the Round Table]] and the myth of [[Jason]], in 1430. In time his order would become the most prestigious and historic of all knightly orders of chivalry in all of Europe.

Philip had no fixed capital (seat of government) and moved the court between various palaces, the main urban ones being in [[Brussels]], [[Bruges]], and [[Lille]]. He held grand feasts and other festivities, and the knights of his Order frequently travelled throughout his territory to participate in [[tournament (medieval)|tournaments]]. In 1454, Philip planned a crusade against the [[Ottoman Empire]], launching it at the [[Feast of the Pheasant]], but this plan never materialized. In a period from 1444 to 1446, he is estimated to have spent a sum equivalent to 2% of Burgundy's main income in the ''recette génerale'', with a single Italian supplier of silk and [[cloth of gold]], Giovanni di Arrigo [[Giovanni Arnolfini|Arnolfini]].{{sfn|Campbell|1998}}

[[File:Rogier van der Weyden (workshop of) - Portrait of Isabella of Portugal.jpg|thumb|Portrait of [[Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy|Isabella of Portugal]] from the workshop of [[Rogier van der Weyden]], c. 1445–1450]]

Philip's court was regarded as the most splendid in Europe by his contemporaries, and it became the accepted leader of taste and fashion, which probably helped the Burgundian economy considerably, as Burgundian (usually Flemish) luxury products became sought by the elites across Europe. During his reign, for example, the richest English commissioners of [[illuminated manuscript]]s moved away from English and Parisian products to those of the Netherlands, as did other foreign buyers. Philip himself is estimated to have added six hundred manuscripts to the ducal collection, making him by a considerable margin the most important literary patron of the period.{{sfn|Kren|McKendrick|2003|p=68}} [[Jean Miélot]], one of his secretaries, translated into French such works as [[Giovanni Boccaccio]]'s ''[[Genealogia Deorum Gentilium]]'' which is  good example of the sophistication of Philip's court.

Philip was a considerable patron of the visual arts. He commissioned many tapestries (which he tended to prefer over oil paintings), pieces from goldsmiths, jewellery, and other works of art, including numerous mechanical [[automata]] and fountains at the Chauteau of [[Hesdin]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Truitt |title=Medieval Robots. Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art |date=21 November 2016 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=9780812223576 |pages=131 |url=https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15383.html}}</ref> It was also during his reign that the Burgundian chapel became the musical centre of Europe, with the activity of the [[Burgundian School]] of composers and singers. Esteemed composers such as [[Gilles Binchois]], [[Robert Morton (composer)|Robert Morton]], and later [[Guillaume Dufay]] were all part of Philip's court chapel.

In 1428, [[Jan van Eyck|van Eyck]] travelled to Portugal to paint a portrait of the daughter of [[John I of Portugal|King John I]], the [[Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy|Infanta Isabella]], personally for Philip in advance of their marriage. With help from more experienced Portuguese shipbuilders, Philip established a shipyard in Bruges, which helped commerce flourish. [[Rogier van der Weyden]] painted his portrait twice on panel. Only copies survive, but in each he is shown wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The only extant original van der Weyden of Philip is a superb [[Miniature (illuminated manuscript)|miniature]] known as "[[Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good]]" (above right).{{sfn|Kren|McKendrick|2003|p=68}} The painter [[Hugo van der Goes]] of the [[Early Netherlandish painting|Early Netherlandish school]] is credited with paintings for the church where Philip's funeral was held.
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== Family and issue ==

=== Marriages and legitimate children ===
Philip married his second cousin [[Michelle of France]] (1395–1422) in June 1409, when he was 12 and she was 14. She was a daughter of [[Charles VI, King of France]] (1368–1422) and his wife and consort, [[Isabeau of Bavaria]] ({{circa|1370}}–1435). They had one daughter, Agnes, who [[died in infancy]], and Michelle died on 8 July 1422. On 30 November 1424 in [[Moulins-Engilbert|Moulins-Engelbert]], Philip married the [[widow]] of his late paternal uncle, [[Philip II, Count of Nevers]] (1389–1415), [[Bonne of Artois]] (1396 – 17 September 1425). She was the daughter of [[Philip of Artois, Count of Eu]] (1358–1397) and his wife, [[Marie of Berry]], ''[[suo jure]]'' [[Duchess of Auvergne]] ({{circa|1375}}–1434). Bonne died within a year of the wedding, and the couple had no children,{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=8}} leaving Philip with no legitimate sons to this point.<ref>Lobanov (2012), p. 313</ref>

On 7 January 1430 in [[Bruges]], Philip married his third wife, ''[[Infanta]]'' [[Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy|Isabella of Portugal]] (21 February 1397 – 17 December 1471), daughter of [[John I, King of Portugal]] (1357–1433) and his wife, [[Philippa of Lancaster]] (1360–1415) after a [[proxy marriage]] the year before. This marriage produced three sons, only one of whom reached adulthood:{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=132}}

* Anthony of Burgundy (30 September 1430, [[Brussels]] – 5 February 1432, Brussels), [[Count of Charolais]];
*Josse of Burgundy (24 April 1432 – in 1432, after 6 May), Count of Charolais;
* [[Charles the Bold|Charles]] of Burgundy (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), Philip's successor, known as "Charles the Bold".{{sfn|Blockmans|Prevenier|1999|p=73}}

=== Mistresses and illegitimate children ===
Philip had 24 documented mistresses and fathered at least 18 [[illegitimate children]].

* From Catharina Schaers:
** [[Corneille, bastard of Burgundy|Cornille, bastard of Burgundy]] (circa 1420 – 16 June 1452, [[Rupelmonde]]), Lord of [[Beveren]], known as ''"le Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne"'' (the Great Bastard of Burgundy), [[Governor-general]] of [[Luxembourg]],{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=196}} who died in the [[Battle of Bazel]]. He didn't marry but had illegitimate issue;{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=321}}
* From Jeanne de Presles (circa 1400 – circa 1440), daughter of Louis or Raoul de Presles:
** [[Anthony, bastard of Burgundy]] (circa 1421 – 5 May 1504), [[Count]] of La Roche, Lord of Beveren and known as ''"le Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne"'' after the death of his older half-brother, who married Jeanne-Marie de La Vieville/Viesville (born circa 1430) and had both legitimate and illegitimate issue, becoming founder of the Burgundy-Beveren branch of the family;{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=134}}
* From Jeanne/Colette Catelaine/Chastellain, also known as Jeanne/Colette de Bosquiel, demoiselle of [[Quiéry-la-Motte]] (died 1462), who married Étienne de Bours, also known as Mailltoin (died 1450), [[governor]] of Gorgues and [[Dunkirk]]:
** Mary of Burgundy (circa 1426 – 1462), who married Pierre de Bauffremont, Count of [[Charny, Côte-d'Or|Charny]] (circa 1397 – 1473) in 1447 and had issue;
* From Nicoletta de Bosquiel:
** [[David of Burgundy|David, bastard of Burgundy]], [[Bishop]] of [[Utrecht]] (circa 1427 – 16 April 1496){{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=227}}{{sfn|Putnam|1908|pp=69–71}}
* From Jacqueline van Steenbergen/Steenberghe:
** [[Anna van Bourgondië|Anne, bastard of Burgundy]] (circa 1435 – January 1508, Souburg Castle), governess of her niece, [[Mary of Burgundy|Mary, ''suo jure'' Duchess of Burgundy]] ("Mary the Rich; 1457–1482), daughter of her legitimate half-brother [[Charles the Bold|Charles]]; married first Adriaan van Borselen, Lord of [[Brigdamme]] (circa 1417 – 1468) then her paternal cousin [[Adolph of Cleves, Lord of Ravenstein|Adolph of Cleves]], Lord of [[Ravenstein, Netherlands|Ravenstein]] (1425–1492) and had issue;{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=134}}
* From the wife of a [[Venice|Venetian]] merchant of the Mercatellis family in Bruges:
** [[Raphael de Mercatellis|Raphael of Burgundy]], (circa 1437 – 3 August 1508), [[abbot]] of [[Saint Bavo's Abbey]] in [[Ghent]], titular bishop of [[Arsuz|Rhosus]] and [[bibliophile]];{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=135}}<ref name=defoort>{{cite web |url= https://www.mmmonk.be/en/collections/abt-mercatellis|title= Abbot Raphael de Mercatellis|last= Defoort|first= Hendrik|date= 2002|website= Mmmonk (Medieval Monastic Manuscripts – Open – Network – Knowledge)|publisher= Bruges Public Library, Ghent University Library, Major Seminary Ten Duinen in Bruges and Ghent Diocese|access-date= 19 December 2022}}</ref>
* From Catharina de Tiesferies (born circa 1425):
** Baudouin of Burgundy, Lord of Falais (1445, [[Rijssen]] – May 1508, [[Brussels]])
* From Margaretha Post:
** [[Philip of Burgundy (bishop)|Philip, bastard of Burgundy]], Bishop of Utrecht, [[Admiral]] of [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]] (1464 – 7 April 1524, Wijk bij Duurstede)
* From Isabella de la Vigne:
** Margaret, bastard of Burgundy (died 1455)
* From Marguerite Scupelins:
** Jean, bastard of Burgundy (died 25 January 1499, Brussels), provost in [[Bruges]], papal [[notary]], had illegitimate issue;{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=135}}
* From Célie:
** Marion, bastard of Burgundy
* From unknown mothers: 
** Barbe de Steenbourg, abbess in Bourbourg{{sfn|Vaughan|2004|p=135}}
** Corneille (died circa 1428)
** Cornelia, bastard of Burgundy, married André de Toulongeon, Lord of Mornay and Saint-Aubin (died 1432, [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]])
** Catherine, bastard of Burgundy, married Humbert de Luyrieux, Lord of La Quelle on 28 June 1460 and had issue
** Cateline, bastard of Burgundy, an [[abbess]] in [[Ghent]] (died after 1515)
** Arthur, died young and had no issue
** Catherine, a [[nun]]
** Jossine, died young
** Philippe, bastard of Burgundy, died young
** Madeleine/Magdalena, bastard of Burgundy
** Marie, a nun
** Yolande, bastard of Burgundy (died 3 November 1470), who married Jean d'Ailly, [[Vidame]] of Amiens in 1456{{sfn|Damen|Brown-Grant|2022|p=265}}

==Ancestry==
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|2= 2. [[John the Fearless]]
|3= 3. [[Margaret of Bavaria]]
|4= 4. [[Philip the Bold]]
|5= 5. [[Margaret III, Countess of Flanders]]
|6= 6. [[Albert I, Duke of Bavaria]]
|7= 7. [[Margaret of Brieg]]
|8= 8. [[John II of France]]
|9= 9. [[Bonne of Luxembourg]]
|10= 10. [[Louis II of Flanders]]
|11= 11. [[Margaret of Brabant, Countess of Flanders|Margaret of Brabant]]
|12= 12. [[Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|13= 13. [[Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut]]
|14= 14. [[Louis I of Brzeg]]
|15= 15. Agnes of Głogów
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==Honours==
* {{flag|Burgundian State}} : 1st Grand Master and Knight of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]]
* {{Flag|Kingdom of France|valois}} – [[Duchy of Orléans]] : Knight of the [[Order of the Porcupine]]

===Refused honours===
* {{Flag|Kingdom of England}} : [[Order of the Garter]]

==References==
{{Reflist|20em}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book| last1=Blockmans| date=1999| last2=Prevenier| first1=W.| first2=W.| title=The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule, 1369–1530| editor=Edward Peters| editor-link=Edward Peters (scholar)| translator=Elizabeth Fackelman| publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Press]]| isbn=978-0-8122-1382-9| author-link=Willem Pieter Blockmans| author-link2=:nl:Walter Prevenier}}
* {{cite book| last=Campbell| date=1998| first=Lorne| title=National Gallery Catalogues: The Fifteenth Century Netherlandish Schools| publisher=[[National Gallery]] company| isbn=978-1-85709-171-7| author-link=Lorne Campbell (art historian)}}
*{{cite book |editor-first1=Mario |editor-last1=Damen |editor-first2=Rosalind |editor-last2=Brown-Grant |title=A Chivalric Life: The Book of the Deeds of Messire Jacques de Lalaing |publisher=The Boydell Press |year=2022 }}
* {{cite book| last=Gillespie| date=24 August 2017| first=Alexander| title=The Causes of War, Volume 3: 1400 CE to 1650 CE| publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Hart Publishing]]| isbn=978-1-84946-646-2}}
* {{cite book| editor-last=Kren| date=2003| editor-last2=McKendrick| editor-first=Thomas| editor-first2=Scot | title=Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe| publisher=[[J. Paul Getty Museum]]; [[Royal Academy of Arts]]| isbn=978-1-903973-28-8}}
*Lobanov,  Aleksandr. "The Indenture of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, of 12 February 1430 and the Lancastrian Kingdom of France". ''The English Historical Review'', volume 130, no. 543, April 2015. {{jstor|24474402}}
* {{cite book| last=Putnam| date=1908| first=Ruth| title=Charles the Bold, last Duke of Burgundy, 1433–1477| publisher=[[G. P. Putnam's Sons]]| lccn=08006627| oclc=671311| url=https://archive.org/details/charlesboldlast00putngoog}}
* {{cite book |last= Vale |date=1 October 1974 |first=M.G.A. |title=Charles VII |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6qwRJs3JkNIC |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=978-0-520-02787-9 }}
* {{cite book| last=Vaughan| date=2004| first=Richard| title=Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy| publisher=[[Boydell & Brewer|Boydell Press]]| isbn=978-0-85115-917-1}}
* {{cite book| last=Vaughan| date=2005| first=Richard| title=John the Fearless: The Growth of Burgundian Power| publisher=[[Boydell & Brewer|Boydell Press]]| isbn=978-0-85115-916-4}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite Catholic Encyclopedia|wstitle= Burgundy |volume= 03 | last= Kurth |first= Godefroid}}
* {{cite EB1911|wstitle= Philip the Good |volume= 21 | pages = 387&ndash;388 |last1= Poupardin |first1= René  |author-link= René Poupardin }}
* {{cite web  |last= Vaughan |date=20 July 1998 |first=R. |title=Philip III, duke of Burgundy |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-III-duke-of-Burgundy |website= Britannica.com }}
* {{cite book |last= Wagner |date=2006 |first=J. |title=Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War |url=http://dl.lilibook.ir/2016/03/Encyclopedia-of-the-Hundred-Years-War.pdf |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Greenwood Press]] |isbn=978-0-313-32736-0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716235643/http://dl.lilibook.ir/2016/03/Encyclopedia-of-the-Hundred-Years-War.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2018 }}

==External links==
{{EB1911 Poster|Philip the Good}}
{{Wikisource1911Enc|Burgundy}}
{{commons category|Philip III, Duke of Burgundy}}
* [http://dijoon.free.fr/bestof/philgood.htm Brief Profile] – Contains a short biography of Philip, from "The Best of Dijon".
* {{citation       | title=Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, (The Good)| url=http://www.ehistory.com/middleages/PeopleView.cfm?PID=311| website=eHistory| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717082651/http://ehistory.osu.edu/middleages/PeopleView.cfm?PID=311| archive-date=17 July 2012}} – Short sketch of the Duke's life.
* [http://archive.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_letter_June_1429.html Joan of Arc's First Letter to Philip] – Mention of a letter dictated by Joan of Arc to Duke Philip in June 1429, translated by Allen Williamson.
* [http://archive.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_letter_july_17_1429.html Joan of Arc's Second Letter to Philip] – Translation by Allen Williamson of a letter dictated by Joan of Arc to Duke Philip on 17 July 1429.
* [http://www.wga.hu/tours/gothic/history/philip3.html Philip III] – Article from the Web Gallery of Art.

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{{s-ttl|title=[[Margrave of Namur]]|years=1429–1467}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Philip of Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant|Philip I]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Duke of Brabant]], [[Dukes of Limburg|Limburg]] and [[Dukes of Lothier|Lothier]]|years=1430–1467}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Jacqueline of Hainaut|Jacqueline]]}}
{{s-ttl| title=[[Count of Hainaut]], [[Count of Holland|Holland]] and [[Count of Zeeland|Zeeland]] |years=1432–1467}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg|Elisabeth]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Duke of Luxemburg]] |years=1443–1467}}
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