PCT4264757: Philip 6 of Valois (1293-1350), king of France from 1328 to 1350, first king of the Valois dynasty, riding at the head of his troops when he took power in 1328, despite the pretentions of Edward 3 of England. This quarrel opened the 100-year war. Philippe 6 created a tax on salt: the gabelle. Engraving by Victor Adam (1801-1866) in the book “France in the Middle Ages” published by the Ardant brothers in the middle of the 19th century., Adam, Victor (1801-66) / Bridgeman Images