1206–1213: Consolidation, Auvergne and Boulogne

After conquest, Philip consolidates. He expands into Auvergne and applies feudal law to control Boulogne. The kingdom grows not through dramatic conquest but through patient administrative integration.

---

🗺️ Quiet Expansion

• 1206: Treaty of Thouars stabilizes Plantagenet border
• 1212: Boulogne confiscated from disloyal count
• 1213: Auvergne integrated through local aristocratic disputes
• 1213: Paris’s walls completed, capital secured

---

🧠 Key Points to Remember

• 1206–1213: consolidation as important as conquest.
• Administrative integration precedes true control.