Philip I, also called Philip The Handsome, was the first King of Castile from the House of Habsburg
Philip I of Castile
@Emperors, Family and Family
Jul 22, 1478
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: July 22, 1478
- Died on: September 25, 1506
- Nationality: Belgian
- Famous: Belgian Men, Emperors, King of Castile, Kings, Historical Personalities, Emperors & Kings
- Spouses: Joanna of Castile (m. 1496–1506)
- Known as: Philip I The Handsome, Fair
- Childrens: Catherine of Austria, Charles V, Eleanor of Austria, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella of Austria, Mary of Hungary, Queen of Portugal
Philip I of Castile born at
Bruges, Belgium
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Birth Place
Philip I was born on July 22, 1478, in Bruges, Flanders, Burgundian Netherlands, to future Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Mary, Duchess of Burgundy.
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Birth
His grandfather Frederick III ruled the empire at the time of his birth. He was named after his mother’s grandfather Philip the Good.
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Birth
His mother, Mary, who ruled over many territories of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Low Countries, died on March 27, 1482 when he was just four years old. As a result of this, he inherited all her dominions under his father’s guardianship. A tumultuous period followed that saw on and off conflicts, mainly between those who backed Maximilian I and the large towns of Flanders.
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Burgundian Inheritance
The cities of Flanders revolted against Maximilian I twice during 1482–1492 to back their claims of greater power which they seized from Mary through the ‘Great Privilege’ instrument signed by her on February 11, 1477. Such interregnum period also saw Philip I being sequestered for a short while in Bruges as part of the revolt.
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Burgundian Inheritance
The revolts, however, became unsuccessful with Flemish cities compelled to accept Maximilian I as regent. The two sides came to terms with the ‘Treaty of Senlis’ related to the Burgundian succession. It was signed between Maximilian I and King Charles VIII of France in May 1493 at Senlis, Oise. It was agreed that Philip I will become prince in the next year.
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Burgundian Inheritance
According to the Treaty of Senlis, Maximilian I gave up his regency in 1494 while the 16 years old Philip I began to rule the Burgundian lands. However, the power was practically exercised by a council of Burgundian notables.
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Burgundian Inheritance
Meanwhile, the policies of King of France Louis XI and also the successful assertion of regal power against the alliance of feudal nobles, the ‘League of the Public Weal’, arranged in 1465 to defy the King’s centralized authority, saw considerable rise in power of France.
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Alliance With Spain
In pursuit of blocking the soaring power of France, the Habsburgs and the Trastámara went into a set of family alliances. As a result Maximilian I got Philip I married to Joanna on October 20, 1496 in Lier, Belgium. She was the third child and second daughter of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile
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Alliance With Spain
His sister Margaret was also married off to the only son of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, John, Prince of Asturias. At the time John was the heir apparent to the crowns of Aragon and Castile with his sisters Isabella, wife of Manuel I of Portugal, and Joanna second and third in line respectively.
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Alliance With Spain