Life History
24th Jun 1311 |
Born in Valenciennes, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.1,1 |
24th Jan 1326/7 |
Married Edward III King Of England PLANTAGENET in York Minster. Yorkshire, England.2,1 |
14th Aug 1369 |
Died in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.1,1 |
after 14th Aug 1369 |
Buried in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.1 |
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Philippa d'Avesnes of Hainault
Birth Jun. 24, 1311 Valenciennes, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Death Aug. 14, 1369 Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
English Monarch. Queen consort of King Edward III. The daughter of William III "The Good", Count of Hainault and Jean de Valois, she married Edward on January 24, 1328. She often accompanied him on this foreign travels, and Edward was devoted to her. The couple had 13 children, including 5 sons whose rivalry would later set into motion the Wars of the Roses. She was said to be tender-hearted, and interfered little in politics. (bio by: Kristen Conrad)
Parents:
Guillaume d'Avesnes (1286 - 1337)
Jeanne de Valois (1294 - 1342)
Spouse Edward III (1312 - 1377)
Children:
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:
Isabeau d'Avesnes de Namur (____ - 1360)
Margarete II de Avesnes (1311 - 1356) (half sister)
Burial Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Kristen Conrad Feb 01, 2004
-- Find A Grave Memorial #8341702, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8341702
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Sources
- 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 2. Millennium Files, Ancestry.com