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King of England Edward Plantagenet, III

King of England Edward Plantagenet, III

Male 1312 - 1377  (64 years)

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  • Name Edward Plantagenet 
    Title King of England 
    Suffix III 
    Relationshipwith Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
    Birth 13 Nov 1312  Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1327 to 1377 
    King of England 
    • Edward assumed effective power in 1330 after imprisoning his mother and executing her lover Roger de Mortimer who had murdered his father; therafter his reign was dominated by military adventures. His victory in Scotland, especially at Haildon H ill 1333 encouraged him to plan (1363) the union of England and Scotland. Through his mother he claimed the French throne thus starting (1337) the Hundred Years War. His son John of Gaunt dominated the government during his last years.
    Stories and Notes King of England from 1327, son of Edward II. He assumed the government in 1330 from his mother, through whom in 1337 he laid claim to the French throne and thus began the Hundred Years' War. Edward was the victor of Halidon Hill in 1333, Sluys in 1340, Crécy in 1346, and at the siege of Calais 1346–47, and created the Order of the Garter. He was succeeded by his grandson Richard II.

    Edward's early experience was against the Scots, including the disastrous Weardale campaign in 1327. Forcing them to battle outside Berwick at Halidon Hill he used a combination of dismounted men-at-arms and archers to crush the Scots. Apart from the naval victory of Sluys his initial campaigns against France were expensive and inconclusive. Resorting to chevauchée (raids through enemy territory), he scored a stunning victory at Crécy, which delivered the crucial bridgehead of Calais into English hands. Due to the brilliant success of his son Edward of Woodstock (Edward the Black Prince) at Poitiers in 1356, and later campaigns, Edward achieved the favourable Treaty of Brétigny in 1360. He gave up personal command in the latter part of his reign. An inspiring leader, his Order of the Garter was a chivalric club designed to bind his military nobility to him, and was widely imitated.

    Edward improved the status of the monarchy after his father's chaotic reign. He began by attempting to force his rule on Scotland, winning a victory at Halidon Hill in 1333. During the first stage of the Hundred Years' War, English victories included the Battle of Crécy in 1346 and the capture of Calais in 1347. In 1360 Edward surrendered his claim to the French throne, but the war resumed in 1369. During his last years his son John of Gaunt acted as head of government. 
    To Lady Kathleen 18 x great grandfather 
    Death 21 Jun 1377  Sheen Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Died of a Stroke.
    Person ID I2983  Enchanted Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2020 

    Father King of England Edward Plantagenet, II,   b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarfon, Caernarvon, Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Princess of France Isabella Capet,   b. 1295, The Seine, Paris, , , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1358, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1308  , , England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Philippa, of Hainault,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Valenciennes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jan 1328  York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Prince of Wales Edward Plantagenet,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1376, Westminster Palace, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +2. Duke of Clarence Lionel Plantagenet,   b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Brabant, Germany, Antwerp, , Antwerpen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1368, Alba, , , Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    +3. Duke of Lancaster John Plantagenet,   b. Mar 1340, St. Bavon's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +4. Duke of York Edmund Plantagenet,   b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1385, Hoselaw, Teviotdale, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    +5. Duke of Gloucester Thomas Plantagenet,   b. 7 Jan 1355, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1397, Prince's Inn, Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F1600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Nov 1312 - Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jan 1328 - York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jun 1377 - Sheen Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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    King Edward III    		King Edward III