What is Philip II of France?
{{Infobox Monarch |name=Philip II Augustus |title=King of France |image=Philippe II Auguste.jpg |caption= |reign=18 September 1180 – 14 July 1223 |coronation=1 November 1179 |othertitles= |full name= |predecessor=[[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]] |successor=[[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]] |spouse=[[Isabelle of Hainaut]] (1170-1190) <br> [[Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France|Ingeborg of Denmark]] (1175-1236) <br> [[Agnes of Merania]] (d.1201) |issue=[[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]] (1187-1226) <br /> Marie of France (1198-1224) <br />[[Philippe Hurepel|Philip, Count of Clermont]] (1200-1234) |royal house=[[House of Capet]] |royal anthem = |father=[[Louis VII of France]] (1120-1180) |mother=[[Adèle of Champagne]] (1140-1206) |birth_date=21 August, 1165 |birth_place=[[Gonesse]], [[France]] |death_date=14 July, 1223 |death_place=[[Mantes-la-Jolie]], [[France]] |burial_place=[[Saint Denis Basilica]] }} '''Philip II of France''' (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), was [[King of France]] from 1180 to 1223. == Early life == Philip was born on August 21st 1165. He was the son of [[Louis VII of France]] 'Louis The Younger' (1120-1180) and [[Adèle of Champagne]]. Philip was called at his birth 'Dieudonne' (meaning God-given), because he was the son that his father had longed for, for nearly 30 years. == Ascension and early reign == Louis VII died in 1180 at the age of 60, this meant Philip was now King Philip II of France at the age of only 15. Though he was just a teenager, Philip quickly showed that a competent and ambitious King. {{Monarchs of France}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Philip 02 Of France}} [[Category:Kings and Queens of France]] [[Category:1165 births]] [[Category:1223 deaths]] {{bio-stub}}