French monarch born in Fontainebleau, France, where he also died, whose reign was marred by a protracted dispute with the papacy that provoked the transfer of the curia to Avignon. Son of Philip III the Bold and Isabel of Aragon, after assuming the throne, he worked to rationalize the internal administration until he waged a costly war against England (1294) that devastated the real resources. To recover the finances he decided to impose tithes on the clergy (1296) which led to the beginning of conflicts with the papacy. The dispute led to the arrest (1301) of the Bishop of Pamiers, Bernard Saisset.
The following year he suffered a devastating military defeat at Courtrai, in the war against Flanders, and Pope Boniface VIII took the opportunity to announce the universal supremacy of the papacy (1302). Still at war he imprisoned the pope (1303) and two years later (1305) signed a peace treaty imposing harsh penalties and indemnities on Flanders. Finally, Pope Clement V came to terms with the king and transferred the pontifical seat to Avignon (1309). He then expelled the Jews from France and confiscated their property (1309) and closed the Order of the Templars in France (1310), transferring their property to the Order of Hospitallers. Granted royal authority, with the nation at peace and with religious influences under control, he devoted himself to the strengthening of the state treasury with the creation of an audit court and the decree of new taxes.
Source: http://www.dec.ufcg.edu.br/biografias/
Order F - Biography - Brazil School
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