Meet the Characters: Issue #5
Duke Philip III of Burgundy
In the 15th C., the region that now encompasses Belgium and the Netherlands was known as “Flanders,” bordered by France. Philip III was born in France, but internal, political unrest was something the duke chose to sidestep. After all, this unrest resulted in his father’s assassination in 1419.
Philip became Duke of Burgundy at the age of 23,…
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