Queen consort Philippa of Hainault
1311 - 1369 (58 years)-
Name Philippa of Hainault Title Queen consort Born 24 Jun 1311 - Valenciennes
Gender Female Reference Number 5573 Died 14 Aug 1369 Worcestershire, England - Windsor Castle
Person ID I5573 Thompson-Milligan Last Modified 12 Apr 2018
Father I William Relationship natural Mother Joan of Valois Relationship natural Family ID F12673 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Edward III Plantagenet, b. 13 Nov 1312, Worcestershire, England , d. 21 Jun 1377, Surrey, England (Age 64 years) Married York Minster Children 1. John of Gaunt, b. 6 Mar 1340, Belgium , d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 58 years) [natural] Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 Family ID F884 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Philippa of Hainault, or, Philippe (d'Avesnes) de Hainaut (24 June 1314 - 15 August 1369) was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years. 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. The marriage was celebrated formally in York Minster Cathedral on 24 January 1328, some months after Edward's accession to the throne of England. In August 1328, he also fixed his wife’s dowry.
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. 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.
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- Philippa of Hainault, or, Philippe (d'Avesnes) de Hainaut (24 June 1314 - 15 August 1369) was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years. 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. The marriage was celebrated formally in York Minster Cathedral on 24 January 1328, some months after Edward's accession to the throne of England. In August 1328, he also fixed his wife’s dowry.