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Philip V   /fˈɪləp vi/   Listen
Philip V

noun
1.
King of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece.





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... completely won Charles II to his side, and Philip of Anjou was named in Charles' will as his heir. Louis accepted for Philip, who was crowned at Madrid, in 1701, as Philip V, and Europe was stirred to wrath by the greed of the already too powerful French King. Turning now upon England, Louis, in violation of the Treaty of Ryswick, declared the son of the exiled James II rightful king of that country. The result of Louis' acts was the Grand Alliance of The Hague against ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 • Editor-In-Chief Rossiter Johnson


Words linked to "Philip V" :   Rex, male monarch, king


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