Queen consort Philippa of Hainault

Queen consort Philippa of Hainault

Female 1311 - 1369  (58 years)

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  • Name Philippa of Hainault 
    Title Queen consort 
    Born 24 Jun 1311 
    • Valenciennes
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number 5573 
    Died 14 Aug 1369  Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1377, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married York Minster 
    Children 
     1. John of Gaunt,   b. 6 Mar 1340, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Philippa of Hainault

  • 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.

      From: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_of_Hainault)