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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. 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
e forfeited his fiefs. In the war which followed and ended in 1204, Philip not only gained the great Norman dukedom, which gave him the command of Rouen and of the mouth of the Seine, 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.  HAVE FORFEITED HIS THIEFS IN THE WAR WHICH FOLLOWED AND ENDED IN TWELVE O FOUR PHILIP NOT ONLY GAINED THE GREAT NORMAN DUKEDOM WHICH GAVE HIM THE COMMAND OF HOIN AND OF THE MOUTH OF THE 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
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