Edward of Woodstock, KG, Prince of England

1330 - 1376  (45 years)

• Name	Edward of Woodstock
  Nickname	the Black Prince
  Birth	15 Jun 1330	Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England   [1, 6, 8]
  General Information	He was called the Black Prince because of the color of his armor.  [1, 5, 6]
  Title(s)	18 May 1333 (2 years)  [6]
  On 18 May 1333 he was created Earl of Chester.
  Title(s)	3 Mar 1337 (6 years)  [6, 8]
  On 3 March 1337 he was created the Duke of Cornwall.
  Title(s)	12 May 1343 (12 years)  [6, 8]
  He was invested and became the Prince of Wales on 12 May 1343.
  Military	26 Aug 1346 (16 years)  [8]
  On 26 August 1346 he commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Crécy, his father intentionally leaving him to win the battle.
  Knighted	1348 (17 years)  [6]
  He was made a Knight of the Garter when his father first founded the Order in 1348.
  Military	19 Sep 1356 (26 years)  [5]
  He won the victory at the Battle of Poitiers capturing the French King, John II on 19 September 1356.
  Title(s)	19 Jul 1362 (32 years)  [6]
  On 19 July 1362 he was created Prince of Aquitaine.
  Death	8 Jun 1376	Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England   [1, 2, 6, 8]
  Burial	29 Sep 1376	Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England   [6, 8]
  	Tomb Effigy of Edward the Black Prince Such as thou art, sometime was I. Such as I am, such shalt thou be. I thought little on th'our of Death So long as I enjoyed breath. On earth I had great riches Land, houses, great treasure, horses, money and gold. But now a wretched captive am I, Deep in the ground, lo here I lie. My beauty great, is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone
  Siblings	4 brothers
  + 1. Edward of Woodstock, KG, Prince of England,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England  (Age 45 years) ▻ Joan, LG, Princess of Wales,  m. 10 Oct 1361 > 2. Sir Lionel of Antwerp, KG, Duke of Clarence,   b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium d. 7 Oct 1368, Alba, Piedmont, Italy  (Age 29 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Burgh,  m. 1352 + 3. Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster,   b. Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (Age 58 years) ▻ Blanch of Lancaster,  m. 19 May 1359 ;   Constance, Infanta de Castilla,  m. Jun 1371 ;   Katherine Roet,  m. 13 Jan 1396 > 4. Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York,   b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1402, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 61 years) ▻ Isabel of Castile,  m. Between 1 Mar 1372 to 30 Apr 1372 ;   Joan de Holand,  m. About 4 Nov 1393 + 5. Thomas of Woodstock, KG, Duke of Gloucester,   b. 7 Jan 1354/55, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Sep 1397, Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France  (Age 42 years) ▻ Eleanor de Bohun,  m. Abt 1376
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (23 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth of Bosnia   d. After 1290  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I21724
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Philippa of Hainault,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Hainault, Belgium d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Joan, LG, Princess of Wales,   b. 29 Sep 1328, Woodstock, Kent, England d. 7 Aug 1385, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England (Age 56 years)  Other Partners: Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent  m. 1339/40;   Sir William de Montagu, KG, Earl of Salisbury  m. 1340/41
  Marriage	10 Oct 1361	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 4 months - She : 33 years and 1 month.
  Notes	Marriage Place: There is confusion about where they were married. Weir (1989) states they were probably at St Stephen’s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, or – less probably – at Canterbury Cathedral or at Windsor Castle. [6]
  Children	2 sons
  1. Edward of Angoulême,   b. 27 Jan 1365, Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. Jan 1372, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Age 6 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Richard II, King of England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edward of Woodstock, KG, Prince of England(1330 – 1376) 2Edward III, King of England(1312 – 1377) 4Edward II, King of England(1284 – 1327) 8Edward I, King of England (1239 – 1307) 16Henry III, King of England(1207 – 1272) 17Eleanor of Provence(Abt 1223 – 1291) 9Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England(1240/41 – 1290) 18Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon(1201 – 1253) 19Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu(1220 – 1279) 5Isabella "the Fair" of France(1292 – 1358) 10Philip IV, King of France and Navarre(1268 – 1314) 20Philip III, King of France(1245 – 1285) 21Isabella of Aragon(1247 – 1271) 11Jeanne of Navarre, Queen of France and Navarre(1272 – 1305) 22Henry I, King of Navarre(1244 – 1274) 23Blanche of Artois(1248 – 1302) 3Philippa of Hainault(1311 – 1369) 6William III d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland(Abt 1286 – 1337) 12Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland(1247 – 1304) 24Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes(1218 – 1257) 25Adelaide of Holland(1225 – 1284) 13Philippa of Luxemburg 26Henry III, Count of Luxemburg and Arlon(1217 – 1281) 27Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc( – 1275) 7Jeanne de Valois(Abt 1294 – 1342) 14Charles of Valois, Prince of France and Count of Valois(1270 – 1325) 28Philip III, King of France(1245 – 1285) 29Isabella of Aragon(1247 – 1271) 15Marguerite, Princess of Naples and Sicily(1273 – 1299) 30Charles II, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem(1254 – 1309) 31Princess Maria of Hungary(1257 – 1323)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jun 1330 - Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Marriage - 10 Oct 1361 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Death - 8 Jun 1376 - Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England Burial - 29 Sep 1376 - Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth
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