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nounFrench royal house from 1328 to 1589type of:
Definition that contains valois
- crecy the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
- philip vi king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)
- battle of crecy the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
- henry iii son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589)
- philip of valois king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350)