[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch4z1:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","High Middle Ages","Plena Edad Media","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch4","Philip I: Enduring in Feudal France (1060-1108)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch4z1","1060-1067: The Regency and the Key Role of Baldwin V","\u003Cp>When Henry I dies in \u003Cstrong>August 1060\u003C/strong>, Philip is only about \u003Cstrong>7-8 years old\u003C/strong>. In a monarchy still young, a child king means real danger: coalitions of territorial princes, attempts at usurpation, or weakening of the royal domain. A regency is not a parenthesis: it is a test of survival.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 The Choice of Regent Is Decisive\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>The regency is organized around Queen \u003Cstrong>Anne of Kiev\u003C/strong>, but the decisive role falls to Count \u003Cstrong>Baldwin V of Flanders\u003C/strong>. He is not a mere tutor: he is one of the most powerful princes in the kingdom, an experienced diplomat, and a figure tied to Norman balances through family alliances.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The challenge is not to “rule in place of the king” in the modern sense, but to hold together three necessities:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>guaranteeing the security of the royal domain;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>obtaining the support of the great princes rather than their hostility;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>preserving the prestige of the crown, indispensable for arbitration.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏰 1063-1065: Stabilizing the Domain\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Capetian power is concentrated around a few axes and strongholds. During the minority, the regency seeks to prevent neighboring lords from taking advantage of the weakness of the center to seize a castle, a toll, or a key town.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The important facts are precisely “non-events”:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>no great uprising against the crown;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>maintenance of control over \u003Cstrong>Paris\u003C/strong> and \u003Cstrong>Orleans\u003C/strong>;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>continuity of a royal administration, modest but operational.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>In the 11th century, the absence of chaos is a political victory: it allows the king to grow up without the dynasty being overthrown.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⚰️ 1067: End of the Regency\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>1067\u003C/strong>, Baldwin V dies. The transition takes place without major crisis: Philip, now an adolescent, begins to exercise power more directly. The regime has passed its most dangerous moment: that of a royal minority.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key Takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Baldwin V is a pivot: his power and diplomacy protect the crown.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>1063-1065: the stabilization of the domain is the true success of the regency.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>1067: the regency ends without crisis, and Capetian continuity holds.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"When Henry I dies in August 1060 , Philip is only about 7-8 years old . In a monarchy still young, a child king means real danger: coalitions of territorial",1778543126988]