3. | Philippa, of Hainault was born on 24 Jun 1314; died on 15 Aug 1369. Notes:
Philippa of Hainault, LG or Philippa of Holland (24 June[1] 1314 – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife of King Edward III.[2] Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years.[3] She was married to Edward, first by proxy, when Edward dispatched the Bishop of Coventry "to marry her in his name" in Valenciennes (second city in importance of the county of Hainaut) in October 1327.[4] The marriage was celebrated formally in York Minster on 24 January 1328, some months after Edward's accession to the throne of England. In August 1328, he also fixed his wife's dower.[5]
Philippa acted as regent on several occasions when her husband was away from his kingdom and she often accompanied him on his expeditions to Scotland, France, and Flanders. Philippa won much popularity with the English people for her kindness and compassion, which were demonstrated in 1347 when she successfully persuaded King Edward to spare the lives of the Burghers of Calais. It was this popularity that helped maintain peace in England throughout Edward's long reign.[6] The eldest of her fourteen children was Edward, the Black Prince, who became a renowned military leader. Philippa died at the age of fifty-five from an illness closely related to dropsy. The Queen's College, Oxford was founded in her honour.
Children:
- Edward Plantagenet, The Black Prince was born on 15 Jun 1330 in Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England; died on 8 Jun 1376.
- Isabella Plantagenet was born on 16 Jun 1332.
- Joan Plantagenet was born on 19 Dec 1333.
- William Plantagenet was born on 16 Feb 1337.
- Lionel Plantagenet was born on 29 Nov 1338.
- John Plantagenet, of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster was born on 6 Mar 1340 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium; died on 3 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire; was buried in St Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
- 1. Edmund Plantagenet, of Langley, 1st Duke of York was born on 5 Jun 1341.
- Blanche Plantagenet was born in Mar 1342.
- Mary Plantagenet was born on 10 Oct 1344.
- Margaret Plantagenet was born on 20 Jul 1346.
- Thomas Plantagenet, of Windsor was born in 1347; died in Sep 1348.
- Thomas Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Gloucester was born on 7 Jan 1355; died on 8 Sep 1397.
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