Philip the GoodPhilip the Good French: Philippe le Bon, Dutch: Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy as Philip III from 1419 until his death. Family and early lifeCoat of arms of Philip the Good (after 1430)Born in 1396 in Dijon, Philip was the son of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria-Straubing. Philip subsequently married Bonne of Artois (1393–1425), daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, and also the widow of his uncle, Philip II, Count of Nevers, in Moulins-les-Engelbert on November 30, 1424. Early rule and alliance with EnglandStatue of Philip the Good, in the Ducal Palace at DijonPhilip became duke of Burgundy, count of Flanders, Artois and Franche-Comté when his father was assassinated in 1419. ^ Philippe le Bon (in French) ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Good: The Apogee of Burgundy, 196.