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John attacked him in the south, and was repulsed by Philip's son, Louis, called the "Lion;" while the king himself, backed by the burghers of his chief cities, gained at Bouvines, over Otto, the first real French victory, in 1214, thus establishing the power of the crown. JOHN ATTACKED HIM IN THE SOUTH AND WAS REPULSED BY PHILIP'S SON LOUIS CALLED THE LION WHILE THE KING HIMSELF BACKED BY THE BURGHERS OF HIS CHIEF CITIES GAINED BOUVAINE OVER OTTO THE FIRST REAL FRENCH VICTORY IN TWELVE FOURTEEN THUS ESTABLISHING THE POWER OF THE CROWN
, as well as Anjou, Maine, and Poitou, the countries which held the Loire in their power, but established the precedent that a crown vassal was amenable to justice, and might be made to forfeit his lands. What he had won by the sword he held by wisdom and good government. Seeing that the cities were capable of being made to balance the power of the nobles, he granted them privileges which caused him to be esteemed their best friend, and he promoted all improvements. Though once laid under an interdict by Pope Innocent III. for an unlawful marriage, Philip usually followed the policy which gained for the Kings of France the title of "Most Christian King." The real meaning of this was that he should always support the Pope against the Emperor, and in return be allowed more than ordinary power over his clergy. The great feudal vassals of eastern France, with a strong instinct that he was their enemy, made a league with the Emperor Otto IV. and his uncle King John, against Philip Augustus. E SEINE AS WELL AS ANJOU MENES AND POETAUT THE COUNTRIES WHICH HELD THE LOIRE IN THEIR POWER BUT ESTABLISHED THE PRECEDENT THAT A CROWNED VASSAL WAS AMENABLE TO JUSTICE AND MIGHT BE MADE TO FORFEIT HIS LANDS WHAT HE HAD WON BY THE SWORD HE HELD BY WISDOM AND GOOD GOVERNMENT SEEING THAT THE CITIES WERE CAPABLE OF BEING MADE TO BALANCE THE POWER OF THE NOBLES HE GRANTED THEM PRIVILEGES WHICH CAUSE HIM TO BE ESTEEMED THEIR BEST FRIEND AND HE PROMOTED ALL IMPROVEMENTS THOUGH ONCE LAID UNDER AN INTERDICT BY POPE INNOCENT THE THIRD FOR AN UNLAWFUL MARRIAGE PHILIP USUALLY FOLLOWED THE POLICY WHICH GAINED FOR THE KINGS OF FRANCE THE TITLE OF MOST CHRISTIAN KING THE REAL MEANING OF THIS WAS THAT HE SHOULD ALWAYS SUPPORT THE POPE AGAINST THE EMPEROR AND IN RETURN BE ALLOWED MORE THAN ORDINARY POWER OVER HIS CLERGY THE GREAT FEUDAL VASSALS OF EASTERN FRANCE WITH A STRONG INSTINCT THAT HE WAS THEIR ENEMY MADE A LEAGUE WITH THE EMPEROR OTTO THE FOURTH AND HIS UNCLE KING JOHN AGAINST PHILIP AUGUSTUS
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