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Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England

Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England

Male 1330 - 1376  (45 years)

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  1. 1.  Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of EnglandEdward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England was born on 15 Jun 1330 in Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England; died on 8 Jun 1376 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; was buried on 29 Sep 1376 in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was called the Black Prince because of the color of his armor.
    • Title(s): 18 May 1333; On 18 May 1333 he was created Earl of Chester.
    • Title(s): 3 Mar 1337; On 3 March 1337 he was created the Duke of Cornwall.
    • Title(s): 12 May 1343; He was invested and became the Prince of Wales on 12 May 1343.
    • Military: 26 Aug 1346; On 26 August 1346 he commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Crécy, his father intentionally leaving him to win the battle.
    • Knighted: 1348; He was made a Knight of the Garter when his father first founded the Order in 1348.
    • Military: 19 Sep 1356; He won the victory at the Battle of Poitiers capturing the French King, John II on 19 September 1356.
    • Title(s): 19 Jul 1362; On 19 July 1362 he was created Prince of Aquitaine.
    • Last Full Review: 12 Feb 2021

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    Edward married Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales on 10 Oct 1361 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. Joan (daughter of Edumnd of Woodstock, Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake) was born on 29 Sep 1328 in Woodstock, Kent, England; died on 7 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England; was buried in Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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    1. 2. Edward of Angoulême  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1365 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; died in Jan 1372 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; was buried in Austin Friars, London, England.
    2. 3. Richard II, King of England  Descendancy chart to this point


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  1. 2.  Edward of Angoulême Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born on 27 Jan 1365 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; died in Jan 1372 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; was buried in Austin Friars, London, England.

  2. 3.  Richard II, King of England Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 1377 to 1399; King of England

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