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After his father was murdered (1419) at a meeting with the dauphin (later King Charles VII of France), Philip formed an alliance with King Henry V of England. Under the Treaty of Troyes (1420; see Troyes, Treaty of ) Philip recognized Henry V as heir to the French throne; the dauphin was disinherited.

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