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Personal data King Edward III Plantagenet 

• He was born on November 13, 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England.
• (Coronation) on February 1, 1327.
• (Battle of Crecy) on August 26, 1346 in Crecy, Picardie, France.

  Edwards greatest victory against the French

• He died on June 21, 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, England, he was 64 years old.

  Died of the Plague and buried in Westminster Abbey, London

• A child of King Edward II Plantagenet and Isabella of France Queen of England

Household of King Edward III Plantagenet

He is married to Philippa of Hainault.

They got married in the year 1328, he was 15 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Edward Plantagenet of Woodstock (the Black Prince),  1330-1376 
2. Isabella Plantagenet, LG,  1332-1379 
3. Joan Plantagenet  ± 1333-1348
4. Lionel Plantagenet of Antwerp,  1338-1368 
5. John of Gaunt Beaufort  1340-1399 
6. Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York  1341-1402 
7. Mary Plantagenet  1344-1361
8. Margaret Plantagenet,  1346-1361
9. Thomas Plantagenet of Woodstock,  1355-1397 

Notes about King Edward III Plantagenet

Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He 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 fifty-year reign was the second-longest in medieval English history, 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. He outlived his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, and the throne passed to his grandson, Richard II.

Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer. At age seventeen he led a successful coup d'état against Mortimer, the de facto ruler of the country, and began his personal reign. After a successful campaign in Scotland he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne in 1337. This started what became known as the Hundred Years' War.[a] Following some initial setbacks, this first phase of the war went exceptionally well for England; victories at Crécy and Poitiers led to the highly favourable Treaty of Brétigny, in which England made territorial gains, and Edward renounced his claim to the French throne. This phase would become known as the Edwardian War. Edward's later years were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health.

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