Philip V (c. 1293 â€" 3 January 1322), known as the Tall (French:
Philippe le Long), was King of France and Navarre (as Philip II). He
reigned from 1316 to 1322.Philip V (c. 1293 â€" 3 January 1322), known
as the Tall (French: Philippe le Long), was King of France and Navarre
(as Philip II). He reigned from 1316 to 1322.As the second son of king
Philip IV, he was granted an appanage, the County of Poitiers, while
his elder brother, Louis X, inherited the throne in 1314. When Louis
died in 1316, he left a daughter and a pregnant wife, Clementia of
Hungary. Philip the Tall successfully claimed the regency. Queen
Clementia gave birth to a boy, who was proclaimed king as John I, but
the infant king lived only for five days.At the death of his nephew,
Philip immediately had himself crowned at Reims. However, his
legitimacy was challenged by the party of Louis X's daughter Joan.
Philip V successfully contested her claims for a number of reasons,
including her youth, doubts regarding her paternity (her mother was
involved in the Tour de Nesle Affair), and the Estates General's
determination that women should be excluded from the line of
succession to the French throne. The succession of Philip, instead of
Joan, set the precedent for the French royal succession that would be
famously known as the Salic law. Philip V of France Top Movies & Young Movies