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ENGLAND, Edward III of

ENGLAND, Edward III of

Male 1312 - 1377  (64 years)

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  1. 1.  ENGLAND, Edward III ofENGLAND, Edward III of was born on 13 Nov 1312 (son of ENGLAND, Edward II of and FRANCE, Isabella of, son of ENGLAND, Edward II of); died on 21 Jun 1377.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: King of England

    Notes:

    King Edward III is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of fifty years was the second longest in medieval England and saw vital developments in legislation and government-in particular the evolution of the English parliament-as well as the ravages of the Black Death.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living

    Family/Spouse: HAINAULT, Philippa of. Philippa (daughter of WILLIAM, Count of Hainaut I and OF VALOIS, Countess of Hainaut Joan) was born on 24 Jun 1315; died on 15 Aug 1369. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. GAUNT, John of was born on 6 Mar 1340; died on 3 Feb 1399.
    2. LANGLEY, Edmund of was born on 5 Jun 1341; died on 1 Aug 1402.
    3. Living
    4. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  ENGLAND, Edward II ofENGLAND, Edward II of was born on 25 Apr 1284 (son of ENGLAND, Edward I of and CASTILE, Queen Consort of England, Coronation date Eleanor of, son of ENGLAND, Edward I of); died on 21 Sep 1327.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: King of England
    • Name: Edward of Caernarfon

    Notes:

    Edward was an unusual character by medieval standards. Edward looked the part of a Plantagenet king to perfection. He was tall, athletic, and wildly popular at the beginning of his reign.[18] He rejected most of the traditional pursuits of a king for the period-jousting, hunting and warfare-and instead enjoyed music, poetry and many rural crafts.[19] Furthermore, there is the question of Edward's sexuality in a period when homosexuality of any sort was considered a serious crime, but there is no direct evidence of his sexual orientation. However, contemporary chroniclers made much of his close affinity with a succession of male favourites; some condemned Edward for loving them "beyond measure" and "uniquely", others explicitly referring to an "illicit and sinful union".

    Edward married FRANCE, Isabella of on 25 Jan 1308 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Isabella (daughter of FRANCE, Philip IV of and NAVARRE, Jeanne de) was born in 1295 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 22 Aug 1358. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  FRANCE, Isabella ofFRANCE, Isabella of was born in 1295 in Paris, Île-de-France, France (daughter of FRANCE, Philip IV of and NAVARRE, Jeanne de); died on 22 Aug 1358.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Queen Isabella was notable at the time for her beauty, diplomatic skills, and intelligence.
    • Misc: Described by Geoffrey of Paris as "the beauty of beauties... in the kingdom if not in all Europe."
    • Royalty & Nobility: Queen of England
    • Name: She-Wolf of France; Isabella the Fair
    • Residence: 1307, England; Isabella arrived in England at the age of 12[2] during a period of growing conflict between the king and the powerful baronial factions.

    Notes:

    Isabella was slender and pale-skinned, although the fashion at the time was for blonde, slightly full-faced women, and Isabella may well have followed this stereotype instead.[14] Throughout her career, Isabella was noted as charming and diplomatic, with a particular skill at convincing people to follow her courses of action.[15] Unusual for the medieval period, contemporaries also commented on her high intelligence.[16]

    Children:
    1. 1. ENGLAND, Edward III of was born on 13 Nov 1312; died on 21 Jun 1377.
    2. ELTHAM, John of was born on 15 Aug 1316; died on 13 Sep 1336.
    3. WOODSTOCK, Eleanor of was born on 18 Jun 1318; died on 22 Apr 1355.
    4. TOWER, Joan of the was born on 5 Jul 1321; died on 7 Sep 1362.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  ENGLAND, Edward I ofENGLAND, Edward I of was born on 17 Jun 1239 (son of ENGLAND, Henry III and PROVENCE, Eleanor of); died on 7 Jul 1307.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Books About: A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain
    • Royalty & Nobility: King of England
    • Name: Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots

    Edward + CASTILE, Queen Consort of England, Coronation date Eleanor of. Eleanor (daughter of CASTILE, Ferdinand III of and DAMMARTIN, Joan of) was born in 1241 in Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain; died on 28 Nov 1290. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  CASTILE, Queen Consort of England, Coronation date Eleanor ofCASTILE, Queen Consort of England, Coronation date Eleanor of was born in 1241 in Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain (daughter of CASTILE, Ferdinand III of and DAMMARTIN, Joan of); died on 28 Nov 1290.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Books About: Eleanor Of Castile: The Shadow Queen
    • Royalty & Nobility: Queen of England

    Notes:

    First queen consort of Edward I of England, whom she married as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony.

    The marriage was known to be particularly close, and Eleanor travelled extensively with her husband. She was with him on the Eighth Crusade, when he was wounded at Acre, but the popular story of her saving his life by sucking out the poison has long been discredited. When she died, near Lincoln, her husband famously ordered a stone cross to be erected at each stopping-place on the journey to London, ending at Charing Cross.

    Children:
    1. 2. ENGLAND, Edward II of was born on 25 Apr 1284; died on 21 Sep 1327.
    2. OF RHUDDIAN, Elizabeth was born on 7 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales; died on 5 May 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England.
    3. ENGLAND, Joan of was born in Apr 1272 in Yerushalayim, Israel; died on 7 Apr 1307 in Clare Manor, Suffolk, England.

  3. 6.  FRANCE, Philip IV ofFRANCE, Philip IV of was born in 1268 (son of FRANCE, King of France Phillip III of and ARAGON, Isabella of); died in 1314.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: King of France

    Notes:

    King Philip, known as "le Bel" (the Fair) because of his good looks, was a strangely unemotional man; one contemporary described him as "neither a man nor a beast, but a statue"

    Philip + NAVARRE, Jeanne de. Jeanne (daughter of HENRY, I and OF ARTOIS, Blanche) was born in 1273; died in 1305. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  NAVARRE, Jeanne deNAVARRE, Jeanne de was born in 1273 (daughter of HENRY, I and OF ARTOIS, Blanche); died in 1305.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Queen of France

    Children:
    1. 3. FRANCE, Isabella of was born in 1295 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 22 Aug 1358.
    2. FRANCE, Louis V was born on 4 Oct 1289; died on 5 Jun 1316.
    3. FRANCE, Philip V of was born in 1293; died on 3 Jan 1322.
    4. FRANCE, Charles IV of was born on 19 Jun 1294; died on 1 Feb 1328.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  ENGLAND, Henry IIIENGLAND, Henry III was born on 1 Oct 1207 (son of ENGLAND, King John of and ANGOULEME, Isabella of); died on 16 Nov 1272.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Books About: Henry III: The Great King England Never Knew It Had
    • Books About: Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258 (Volume 1) (The English Monarchs Series
    • Books About: The Silken Rose
    • Royalty & Nobility: King of England
    • Name: Henry of Winchester

    Henry + PROVENCE, Eleanor of. Eleanor (daughter of BERENGUER, Ramon IV and SAVOY, Beatrice of) was born in 1223; died on 24 Jun 1291. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  PROVENCE, Eleanor ofPROVENCE, Eleanor of was born in 1223 (daughter of BERENGUER, Ramon IV and SAVOY, Beatrice of); died on 24 Jun 1291.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Books About: The Damask Rose
    • Books About: The Silken Rose
    • Royalty & Nobility: Queen of England
    • Name: Ailenor

    Notes:

    Although Eleanor was completely devoted to her husband King Henry III, and staunchly defended him against the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, she was very much hated by the Londoners. This was because she had brought a large number of relatives with her to England in her retinue; these were known as "the Savoyards", and they were given influential positions in the government and realm. On one occasion, Eleanor's barge was attacked by angry citizens who pelted her with stones, mud, pieces of paving, rotten eggs and vegetables.

    Children:
    1. 4. ENGLAND, Edward I of was born on 17 Jun 1239; died on 7 Jul 1307.
    2. CROUCHBACK, Edmund was born on 16 Jan 1245 in London, England; died on 5 Jun 1296 in Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France.

  3. 10.  CASTILE, Ferdinand III ofCASTILE, Ferdinand III of was born in 1199 (son of LEON, Alfonso IX of and CASTILE, Berengaria of); died on 30 May 1252.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Between 31 Aug 1217 and 30 May 1252; King of Castile and Toledo

    Ferdinand + DAMMARTIN, Joan of. Joan was born in 1220; died on 16 Mar 1279. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  DAMMARTIN, Joan ofDAMMARTIN, Joan of was born in 1220; died on 16 Mar 1279.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Queen consort of Castile and León, Countess of Ponthieu

    Children:
    1. 5. CASTILE, Queen Consort of England, Coronation date Eleanor of was born in 1241 in Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain; died on 28 Nov 1290.

  5. 12.  FRANCE, King of France Phillip III ofFRANCE, King of France Phillip III of was born on 30 Apr 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France (son of FRANCE, Louis IX of and PROVENCE, Margaret of); died on 5 Oct 1285.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: King of France
    • Name: King Philippe III of France
    • Name: the Bold
    • Birth: 1 May 1245
    • Death: 1285

    Phillip + ARAGON, Isabella of. Isabella (daughter of ARAGON, James I of and HUNGARY, Violant of) was born in 1248; died on 28 Jan 1271. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  ARAGON, Isabella ofARAGON, Isabella of was born in 1248 (daughter of ARAGON, James I of and HUNGARY, Violant of); died on 28 Jan 1271.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: Queen of France

    Children:
    1. 6. FRANCE, Philip IV of was born in 1268; died in 1314.

  7. 14.  HENRY, IHENRY, I was born in 1244 (son of NAVARRE, Theobald I of and BOURBON, Margaret of); died on 22 Jul 1274.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: King of Navarre
    • Name: Henry the Fat

    I + OF ARTOIS, Blanche. Blanche (daughter of ARTOIS, Robert I Count of and Living) was born in 1248; died on 2 May 1302. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  OF ARTOIS, BlancheOF ARTOIS, Blanche was born in 1248 (daughter of ARTOIS, Robert I Count of and Living); died on 2 May 1302.
    Children:
    1. 7. NAVARRE, Jeanne de was born in 1273; died in 1305.


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