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Philippa, of Hainault
1314 - 1369 (55 years)-
Name Philippa Suffix of Hainault Birth 24 Jun 1314 Gender Female Death 15 Aug 1369 Person ID I1122 Bourchiers Last Modified 3 Aug 2015
Family Edward Plantagenet, King Edward III, b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England 
d. 21 Jul 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, London, England (Age 64 years) Marriage 24 Jan 1328 Children + 1. Edward Plantagenet, The Black Prince, b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376 (Age 45 years)2. Isabella Plantagenet, b. 16 Jun 1332 3. Joan Plantagenet, b. 19 Dec 1333 4. William Plantagenet, b. 16 Feb 1337 5. Lionel Plantagenet, b. 29 Nov 1338 + 6. John Plantagenet, of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, b. 6 Mar 1340, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicestershire (Age 58 years)+ 7. Edmund Plantagenet, of Langley, 1st Duke of York, b. 5 Jun 1341 8. Blanche Plantagenet, b. Mar 1342 9. Mary Plantagenet, b. 10 Oct 1344 10. Margaret Plantagenet, b. 20 Jul 1346 11. Thomas Plantagenet, of Windsor, b. 1347 d. Sep 1348 (Age 1 year) + 12. Thomas Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Gloucester, b. 7 Jan 1355 d. 8 Sep 1397 (Age 42 years) Family ID F524 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jul 2015
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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.
- 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]