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a man of a fierce temper, though of a great age, loudly called on Philip to do justice to Flanders, and likewise blamed in unmeasured terms his exactions from the clergy, his debasement of the coinage, and his foul and vicious life. A MAN OF A FIERCE TEMPER THOUGH OF A GREAT AGE LOUDLY CALLED ON PHILIP TO DO JUSTICE TO FLANDERS AND LIKEWISE BLAMED IN UNMEASURED TERMS HIS EXACTIONS FROM THE CLERGY HIS DEBASEMENT OF THE COINAGE AND HIS FOUL AND VICIOUS LIFE
cruelty of the Provençals in Sicily had provoked the natives to a massacre known as the Sicilian Vespers, and they then called in the King of Aragon, who finally obtained the island, as a separate kingdom from that on the Italian mainland where Charles of Anjou and his descendants still reigned. While fighting his uncle's battles on the Pyrenees, and besieging Gerona, Philip III. caught a fever, and died on his way home in 1285. His successor, _Philip IV., called the Fair_, was crafty, cruel, and greedy, and made the Parliament of Paris the instrument of his violence and exactions, which he carried out in the name of the law. To prevent Guy de Dampierre, Count of Flanders, from marrying his daughter to the son of Edward I. of England, he invited her and her father to his court, and threw them both into prison, while he offered his own daughter Isabel to Edward of Carnarvon in her stead. The Scottish wars prevented Edward I. from taking up the cause of Guy; but the Pope, Boniface VIII., ROVINCEALS IN SICILY HAD PROVOKED THE NATIVES TO A MASSACRE KNOWN AS THE SICILIAN VESPERS AND THEY THEN CALLED IN THE KING OF ARRAGON WHO FINALLY OBTAINED THE ISLAND AS A SEPARATE KINGDOM FROM THAT ON THE ITALIAN MAINLAND WHERE CHARLES OF ANJOU AND HIS DESCENDANTS STILL REIGNED WHILE FIGHTING HIS UNCLE'S BATTLES ON THE PYRENEES AND BESIEGING GERONA PHILIP THE THIRD CAUGHT A FEVER AND DIED ON HIS WAY HOME IN TWELVE EIGHTY FIVE HIS SUCCESSOR PHILIP THE FOURTH CALLED THE FAIR WAS CRAFTY CRUEL AND GREEDY AND MADE THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS THE INSTRUMENT OF HIS VIOLENCE AND EXACTIONS WHICH HE CARRIED OUT IN THE NAME OF THE LAW TO PREVENT GUY DE DAUPIERRE COUNT OF FLANDERS FROM MARRYING HIS DAUGHTER TO THE SON OF EDWARD THE FIRST OF ENGLAND HE INVITED HER AND HER FATHER TO HIS COURT AND THREW THEM BOTH INTO PRISON WHILE HE OFFERED HIS OWN DAUGHTER ISABEL TO EDWARD OF CARNAVAN IN HER STEAD THE SCOTTISH WARS PREVENTED EDWARD THE FIRST FROM TAKING UP THE CAUSE OF GUY BUT THE POPE BONNIFACY EIGHTH
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