Life History

Notes

• Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
  Edward III
  Birth 13 Nov 1312 Windsor Castle
  Death 21 Jun 1377 Sheen, England
  Father's Name Edward II
  Mother's name Isabella of France
  
  Millennium File
  Edward III King of England
  Birth 13 Nov 1312 Windsor Castle, Berks, England
  Christening Date 20 Nov 1312
  Death 21 Jun 1377 Shene
  Burial London, London, England
  Marriage 24 Jan 1327 Yorkshire, England
  Father Edward II King of England
  Mother Isabella of France
  Spouse Philappa of Hainault
  Children:
  John Of Gaunt Duke Of Lancaster
  Isabel Princess Of England
  Joan Princess Of England
  Spouse Father Count of Hainaut Guillaume III
  Spouse Mother of Valois Jeanne
  
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  Edward III
  Birth Nov. 13, 1312 Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
  Death Jun. 21, 1377 Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
  [Note the place of death her is reported as Richmond, London, but the summary below reports he died at Shene Palace, as other sources report.]
  
  English Monarch. The son of Edward II and Isabella of France, he was installed as king after his mother and her lover, Roger Mortimer, forced his weak father to abdicate. He was crowned on January 25, 1327 at the age of 14, with his mother and Mortimer in control as regents. Edward married Philippa of Hainault on January 24, 1328 at York Minster. The marriage was a loving, successful one despite Edward's infidelities, and the couple had 13 children. In 1330 at the age of 18, Edward siezed control and had Roger Mortimer executed. He spared his mother, but exiled her from court. Edward ruled successfully for 50 years, during which time he expanded English territory through wars with Scotland and France, and instituted government reforms which affirmed the power of the middle class in Parliament. The country prospered through the export of wool, but the prosperity was tempered by the devastation of the Black Death. Edward died of a stroke at Sheen Palace at the age of 65. His eldest son and heir Edward, the Black Prince, having died the previous year, the throne went to the Black Prince's son and Edward's grandson, Richard. (bio by: Kristen Conrad)
  
  Parents:
  King Edward II (1284 - 1327)
  Isabella of France (1292 - 1358)
  Spouse Philippa d'Avesnes of Hainault (1311 - 1369)
  
  Children:
  Joan Perrers Skerne (____ - 1431)
  Edward Plantagenet (1330 - 1376)
  Isabel Plantagenet Coucy (1332 - 1379)
  Joan Plantagenet (1334 - 1348)
  Prince William Of Hatfield (1337 - 1337)
  Lionel Plantagenet (1338 - 1368)
  John Duke of Lancaster Plantagenet (1340 - 1399)
  Edmund of Langley (1341 - 1402)
  Blanche de la Tour (1342 - 1342)
  Mary de Waltham (1344 - 1362)
  Margaret Plantagnet Hastings (1346 - 1361)
  William de Windsor (1348 - 1348)
  Thomas Plantagenet (1355 - 1397)
  
  Siblings:
  Joan Plantagent
  Edward III (1312 - 1377)
  John Plantagenet of Eltham (1316 - 1336)
  Eleanor Of Woodstock (1318 - 1355)
  Joan Plantagenet (1321 - 1362)
  
  Burial Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
  GPS (lat/lon): 51.50008, -0.12923
  
  Maintained by Find A Grave, Record added Jan 01, 2001
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #1957,http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1957
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Sources

• 1. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
• 2. Millennium Files, Ancestry.com
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry