The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Philip the Fair
Also known as Philip
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 11
A royal title and a striking epithet give Philip the Fair an air of polished distance, though the book offers no image of the man himself. He is a name moving through the margins of history, suggestive of courtly power but deliberately indistinct in appearance.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (reigned 1285-1314)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 1
Philip the Fair is mentioned as King of France and as the brother of Charles of Valois. The book provides no account of his personal actions, relationships beyond that family connection, or development. He remains a brief dynastic reference rather than a character with a narrated arc.
Description
No physical features are described for Philip the Fair. The text establishes his royal title and family connection, but not his complexion, hair, eyes, facial shape, build, clothing, or manner; even the epithet “the Fair” should not be treated as a specific visual description.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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