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==Early life== Philip was born in [[Pontoise]] in 1342 to [[John II of France|John]] and Bonne of Luxembourg.{{sfn|Keane|2016|p=17}} His father, John, was the eldest son of [[Philip VI of France|Philip, Duke of Normandy]], and [[Joan the Lame of Burgundy|Joan of Burgundy]].{{sfn|Keane|2016|p=17}} His father became [[king of France]] in 1350. Philip became known as "the Bold" at the age of 14, when he fought beside his father at the [[Battle of Poitiers]] in 1356.{{sfn|Villalon|Kagay|2017|p=53}} They were captured during the battle by the English.{{sfn|Poupardin|1911}} He remained in custody with his father until the terms of their ransom were agreed to in the [[Treaty of Brétigny]] of 1360. He was created [[duke of Touraine]] in 1360, but in 1363, he returned this duchy to the crown to receive instead the [[Duchy of Burgundy]] in [[apanage]] from his father as a reward for his courage at the Battle of Poitiers.{{sfn|Vaughan|2009b|p=3}}
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