Edward, the Black Prince
Military Commander
1330 – 1376
Who was Edward, the Black Prince?
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, KG was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainault as well as father to King Richard II of England.
He was called Edward of Woodstock in his early life, after his birthplace, and since the 16th century has been popularly known as the Black Prince. He was an exceptional military leader, and his victories over the French at the Battles of Crécy and Poitiers made him very popular during his lifetime. In 1348 he became the first Knight of the Garter, of whose Order he was one of the founders.
Edward died one year before his father, becoming the first English Prince of Wales not to become King of England. The throne passed instead to his son Richard II, a minor, upon the death of Edward III.
Richard Barber comments that Edward "has attracted relatively little attention from serious historians, but figures largely in popular history."
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1330
Woodstock - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Joan of Kent
(1361 - )
- Joan of Kent
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- England
- Lived in
- Woodstock
- Died
- Jun 8, 1376
Palace of Westminster - Resting place
- Canterbury Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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