Philip III the Good of Burgundy, Duke of Burgundy^[1]

- 1467

• Name	Philip III the Good of Burgundy
  Suffix	Duke of Burgundy
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1419
  Death	1467
  Notes	Duke of Brabant 1430, Count of Holland 1433, Duke of Luxemburg 1443. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal10326
  Person ID	I12882	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2007

  
  

  Father	John the Fearless of Burgundy, Duke of Burgundy,   b. 28 May 1371, Pontoise, France d. 10 Sep 1419, Montereau, France (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Margaret of Bavaria Wittelsbach,   b. 1363   d. 23 Jan 1423, Dijon, Burgundy (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1385
  Family ID	F5994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Michelle de France   d. 1422
  Family ID	F7150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Bonne d'Artois   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

  Family 3	Isabella,   b. 21 Feb 1397, Evora d. 17 Dec 1472, Nieppe (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1429
  Children	1. Charles the Bold (Rash)of Burgundy, Duke of Burgundy,   b. 10 Nov 1433   d. 5 Jan 1477 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F5993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Photos

  Philip the Good WEYDEN, Rogier van der (b. 1400, Tournai, d. 1464, Bruxelles) Portrait of Philip the Good after 1450 Oil on wood, 31 x 23 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The Duchy of Burgundy had its heyday under Philip the Bold, John the Fearless, Philip the Good and Charles the Bold. Between them, they acquired countless new territories, through a cunning combination of astute marriages, timely purchase and the barely legal diversion of other people's inheritances. Rogier van der Weyden received many commissions from the Court of Burgundy. He excelled in portrait. He was not a realist, he did not seek to capture the particular characteristic of his model, but instead tried to create an ideal image. This approach was very popular with his contemporaries, and brought him considerable success in this genre. He was sought after by the grandest aristocrats and prelates, as well as by the wealthy bourgeoisie, who wanted him to record and embellish their features for posterity. Several writers have drawn attention to Van der Weyden's treatment of his sitter's hands, which he almost always painted joined together, discreetly, so as not to distract from their faces, yet quietly present, always serving to underline their serenity. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: WEYDEN, Rogier van der Title: Portrait of Philip the Good Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Flemish Form: painting Type: portrait

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).