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Philip of Artois († 1298)’s Last Wishes and the Birth of the Cult of Saint Louis in the Capetian Family The Capetian prince Philip of Artois died on September 11, 1298, a year after his great-uncle Saint Louis was canonized by Pope Boniface VIII (on August 11, 1297). The codicil by which he modified his initial will a few days before his death is one of the first pieces of evidence of the cult with which the Capetian family surrounded the new saint. The publication of his will and its codicil is an opportunity for exploring the devotion of one of Saint Louis’s great nephews, while reviewing the life of a little-known prince, whose early death deprived him of a more important role in Philip III and Philip Le Bel’s entourage.