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Edward III, King of England

Edward III, King of England

Male 1312 - 1377  (64 years)

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    Edward III
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  • Name Edward III  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 13 Nov 1312  Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
    History birth to death 
    • On 1 February 1377, he was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. [see picture below] [3]
    Death 21 Jun 1377  Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Burial After 21 Jun 1377  Westminster Abbey, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    Tomb Effigy of Edward III
    Tomb Effigy of Edward III
    Siblings 4 Siblings 
    Person ID I3532  | Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2021 

    Father Edward II, King of England,   b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Isabella "the Fair" of France,   b. 1292, Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1358, Castle Rising Castle, Castle Rising, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jan 1308/09  Basilica of Notre-Dame, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 24 years and 9 months - She : ~ 17 years and 1 month. 
    Family ID F2315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Philippa of Hainault,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Hainault, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [1, 3
    Marriage 24 Jan 1327  York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Age at Marriage He : 14 years and 2 months - She : 15 years and 7 months
    Children 
    +1. Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     2. Sir Lionel of Antwerp, KG, Duke of Clarence,   b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1368, Alba, Piedmont, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    +3. Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster,   b. Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     4. Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York,   b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1402, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     5. Thomas of Woodstock, KG, Duke of Gloucester,   b. 7 Jan 1354/55, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1397, Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F2916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Nov 1312 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jan 1327 - York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England - 15 Jun 1330 - Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sir Lionel of Antwerp, KG, Duke of Clarence - 29 Nov 1338 - Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster - Mar 1340 - Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York - 5 Jun 1341 - Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas of Woodstock, KG, Duke of Gloucester - 7 Jan 1354/55 - Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jun 1377 - Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - After 21 Jun 1377 - Westminster Abbey, London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    2. [S1453] Verity, Brad. "Love Matches and Contracted Misery: Thomas of Botherton and His Daughters (Part 1)" , (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 2, number 2, July 2006).

    3. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).

    4. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

    5. [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).

    6. [S64] Langston, Aileen Lewers and J. Orton Buck Jr. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume II, (Cottonport, Louisiana:Order of the Crown of Charlemagne , 1974 ).

    7. [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975).

    8. [S310] Moriarty, G. Andrews. The Descent of the Plantagenet Kings from the Holy Roman Emperors, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume CI, January 1947).

    9. [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).

    10. [S1454] von Redlich, D. R. Marcellus. "The Descent of Queen Philippa, Wife of King Edward III of England From the Royal Hungarian House of Arpád" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XCVI, April 1942).