Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England

1330 - 1376  (45 years)

• Name	Edward of Woodstock
  	He was called the Black Prince because of the color of his armor. [1, 5, 6]
  Born	15 Jun 1330	Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England   [1, 6, 8]
  Title(s)	18 May 1333  [6]
  He was created Earl of Chester.
  Title(s)	3 Mar 1337  [6, 8]
  He was created the Duke of Cornwall.
  Title(s)	12 May 1343  [6, 8]
  He was invested and became the Prince of Wales.
  Military	26 Aug 1346
  He commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Crécy, his father intentionally leaving him to win the battle.
  Knighted	1348  [6]
  He was made a Knight of the Garter when his father first founded the Order.
  Military	19 Sep 1356  [5]
  He won the victory at the Battle of Poitiers capturing the French King, John II.
  Title(s)	19 Jul 1362  [6]
  He was created Prince of Aquitaine.
  Died	8 Jun 1376	Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England   [1, 2, 6, 8]
  Buried	29 Sep 1376	Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England   [6, 8]
  	Tomb Effigy of Edward the Black Prince Such as thou art, sometime was I. Such as I am, such shalt thou be. I thought little on th'our of Death So long as I enjoyed breath. On earth I had great riches Land, houses, great treasure, horses, money and gold. But now a wretched captive am I, Deep in the ground, lo here I lie. My beauty great, is all quite gone, My flesh is wasted to the bone
  Siblings	4 siblings
  + 1. Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England ,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England  (Age 45 years) ▻ Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales ,  m. 10 Oct 1361   2. Sir Lionel of Antwerp, KG, Duke of Clarence ,   b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium ,   d. 7 Oct 1368, Alba, Piedmont, Italy  (Age 29 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Burgh ,  m. 1352 + 3. Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster ,   b. Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders ,   d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (Age ~ 58 years) ▻ Blanch of Lancaster ,  m. 19 May 1359 ;  Constance, Infanta de Castilla ,  m. Jun 1371 ;  Katherine Roet ,  m. 13 Jan 1396   4. Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York ,   b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 1 Aug 1402, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 61 years) ▻ Isabel of Castile ,  m. 1 Mar 1372 to 30 Apr 1372 ;  Joan de Holand ,  m. Abt 4 Nov 1393 + 5. Thomas of Woodstock, KG, Duke of Glouceste ,   b. 7 Jan 1354/55, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 8 Sep 1397, Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France  (Age 42 years) ▻ Eleanor de Bohun ,  m. Abt 1376
  Person ID	I21724
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England ,   d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Philippa of Hainault,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Hainault, Belgium ,   d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1327	York Minster, York, Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F2916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales,   b. 29 Sep 1328, Woodstock, Kent, England ,   d. 7 Aug 1385, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England  (Age 56 years)  [1, 4, 6, 7]
  Married	10 Oct 1361	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 31 years - She was 33 years
  Notes	There is confusion about where they were married. Weir (1989) states they were probably at St Stephen’s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, or – less probably – at Canterbury Cathedral or at Windsor Castle. [6]
  Children	1. Edward of Angoulême,   b. 27 Jan 1365, Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France ,   d. Jan 1372, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France  (Age 6 years)   2. Richard II, King of England
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F2921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jun 1330 - Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Married - 10 Oct 1361 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Died - 8 Jun 1376 - Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England Buried - 29 Sep 1376 - Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth
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