Philip I, Count of Boulogne

Philip I of Boulogne (Philip Hurepel)^[1] (1200–1235) was a French prince, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis in his own right, and Count of Boulogne,^[1] Mortain, Aumale, and Dammartin-en-Goële jure uxoris.

Philip I
jure uxoris Count of Boulogne Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Born	Philippe Hurepel September 1200
Died	1235 (aged 34–35)
Spouse	Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne
Issue	Joan, Countess of Nevers, Lady de Châtillon-Montjay Alberic, Count of Clermont
House	Capet
Father	Philip II of France
Mother	Agnes of Merania

Philip was born in September 1200, the son of Philip II of France^[2] and his controversial third wife Agnes of Merania.^[3] Illegitimacy shadowed his birth and career, but he was legitimated by Pope Innocent III.^[4] He was associated with founding the Tour du Guet in Calais.^[5] He is the first recorded person to bear a differenced version of the arms of France.^[6]

Statue of Philip Hurepel at Chartres considered to be near contemporary

His coat of arms

Philip as depicted in a window at Chartres Cathedral

Philip depicted in full war gear

Marriage

Philip was married in c. 1223 to Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne.^[1] Philip, by right of his wife, became Count of Boulogne, Mortain, Aumale, and Dammartin-en-Goële. He revolted against his sister-in-law Blanche of Castile when his elder half-brother Louis VIII died in 1226.^[7] When Philip died in 1235, Matilda continued to reign and was married to Afonso III of Portugal.

Matilda and Philip had:

• Alberic of Boulogne^[8]
• Joan of Boulogne,^[8] married Gaucher de Châtillon in 1236.