Edward III England, King[1]
1312 - 1377 (64 years)-
Name Edward III England Suffix King Birth 13 Nov 1312 Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England 
[1] Christening 20 Nov 1312 Gender Male Death 21 Jun 1377 Shene Palace, , Surrey, England [1] Burial Westminster Abbe, Westminster, Middlessex, England Notes - Edward III (1312-77), king of England (1327-77), who initiated the long, drawn-out struggle with France called the Hundred Years' War.Edward was born at Windsor on November 13, 1312, the elder son of King Edward II, of the house of Plantagenet. Involved by his mother, Isabella of France, in her intrigues against his father, he was proclaimed king after the latter was forced to abdicate in 1327. During Edward's minority, England was nominally ruled by a council of regency, but the actual power was in the hands of Isabella and her paramour, Roger de Mortimer. In 1330, however, the young king staged a palace coup and took the power into his own hands. He had Mortimer hanged and confined his mother to her home.Edward began a series of wars almost directly after he had control of England. Taking advantage of civil war in Scotland in 1333, he invaded the country, defeated the Scots at Halidon Hill, England, and restored Edward de Baliol to the throne of Scotland. Baliol, however, was soon deposed, and later attempts by Edward to establish him permanently as king of Scotland were unsuccessful. In 1337 France came to the aid of Scotland. This action was the culminating point in a series of disagreements between France and England, and Edward declared war on Philip VI of France. In 1340 the English fleet destroyed a larger French fleet off Sluis, the Netherlands. The action resulted in a truce that, although occasionally disturbed, lasted for six years.War broke out again in 1346. Edward, accompanied by his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, invaded Normandy and won a great victory over France in the Battle of Crécy. He captured Calais in 1347, and a truce was reestablished. Edward returned to England, where he maintained one of the most magnificent courts in Europe. The war with France was renewed in 1355, and again the English armies were successful. The Peace of Calais, in 1360, gave England all of Aquitaine, and Edward in return renounced his claim, first made in 1328, to the French throne.Edward continued to assert his will both domestically and abroad. In 1363 he concluded an agreement with his brother-in-law, David II of Scotland, uniting the two kingdoms in the event of David's death without male issue. Three years later Edward repudiated the papacy's feudal supremacy over England, held in fief since 1213. He renewed his war with France, disavowing the Peace of Calais. This time, however, the English armies were unsuccessful. After the truce of 1375, Edward retained few of his previously vast possessions in France.The king had, by this time, become senile. He was completely in the power of an avaricious mistress, Alice Perrers, who, along with his fourth son, John of Gaunt, dominated England. Perrers was banished by Parliament in 1376, and Edward himself died at Sheen (now Richmond) on June 21, 1377. He was succeeded by his grandson, Richard II.
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Father Edward II Plantagenet King of England, b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (murdered) (Age 43 years) Mother Isabelle Princess of France, Queen England, b. 1292, Paris,Seine,France d. 22 Aug 1358, Castle Rising, Norfolk, England (Age 66 years) Marriage 28 Jan 1308 Family ID F842 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Phillipa De Avesnes, [Queen England], b. 24 Jun 1311, Mons, Hainault, England d. 14 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 58 years) Marriage 24 Jan 1327/1328 York, Yorkshire, England [2] Children 1. Edward "The Black" England, Prince Of Wales, b. 15 Jun 1330, Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Westminster, Berkshire, England (Age 45 years)2. Isabel England, Princess, b. 16 Jun 1332, Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 4 May 1379, London, Middlesex, England (Age 46 years)3. Lionel Plantaganet ENGLAND, Duke Clarence, Knt Garter, b. 29 Nov 1338, Anvers, Belgium d. 17 Oct 1368, Alba Cuneo, Italy (Age 29 years)4. John "Of Gaunt" England, [Duke Of Lancaster, b. Mar 1340, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium d. 3 Feb 1398/1399, London, Middlesex, England (Age 58 years)5. Mary England, Princess, b. 10 Oct 1344, Bishops, Waltham, Hampshire, England d. 1361/1362, Sp (Age 17 years)6. Thomas Plantagenet, [Duke Of Gloucester], b. 7 Jan 1353/1354, Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England d. 3 Sep 1397, Calais, Pas-De-Calais, Normandy, France (Age 43 years)7. Joan England, [Princess], b. Feb 1334/1335, Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 2 Sep 1348 (Age 13 years)8. William England, [Prince], b. Bef 16 Feb 1336/1337, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England d. Bef 8 Jul 1337 (Age < 0 years)9. Edmund "Of Langley" England, Duke Of York, b. 5 Jun 1341, King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1402, Langley, Hertfordshire, England (Age 61 years)10. Blanche Princess Of England, [Princess], b. Mar 1342/1343, Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England d. Mar 1342/1343 (Age 0 years)11. Margaret England, [Princess], b. 20 Jul 1346, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. Aft 1 Oct 1361, Sp (Age > 15 years)Family ID F839 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Edward III (1312-77), king of England (1327-77), who initiated the long, drawn-out struggle with France called the Hundred Years' War.Edward was born at Windsor on November 13, 1312, the elder son of King Edward II, of the house of Plantagenet. Involved by his mother, Isabella of France, in her intrigues against his father, he was proclaimed king after the latter was forced to abdicate in 1327. During Edward's minority, England was nominally ruled by a council of regency, but the actual power was in the hands of Isabella and her paramour, Roger de Mortimer. In 1330, however, the young king staged a palace coup and took the power into his own hands. He had Mortimer hanged and confined his mother to her home.Edward began a series of wars almost directly after he had control of England. Taking advantage of civil war in Scotland in 1333, he invaded the country, defeated the Scots at Halidon Hill, England, and restored Edward de Baliol to the throne of Scotland. Baliol, however, was soon deposed, and later attempts by Edward to establish him permanently as king of Scotland were unsuccessful. In 1337 France came to the aid of Scotland. This action was the culminating point in a series of disagreements between France and England, and Edward declared war on Philip VI of France. In 1340 the English fleet destroyed a larger French fleet off Sluis, the Netherlands. The action resulted in a truce that, although occasionally disturbed, lasted for six years.War broke out again in 1346. Edward, accompanied by his eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, invaded Normandy and won a great victory over France in the Battle of Crécy. He captured Calais in 1347, and a truce was reestablished. Edward returned to England, where he maintained one of the most magnificent courts in Europe. The war with France was renewed in 1355, and again the English armies were successful. The Peace of Calais, in 1360, gave England all of Aquitaine, and Edward in return renounced his claim, first made in 1328, to the French throne.Edward continued to assert his will both domestically and abroad. In 1363 he concluded an agreement with his brother-in-law, David II of Scotland, uniting the two kingdoms in the event of David's death without male issue. Three years later Edward repudiated the papacy's feudal supremacy over England, held in fief since 1213. He renewed his war with France, disavowing the Peace of Calais. This time, however, the English armies were unsuccessful. After the truce of 1375, Edward retained few of his previously vast possessions in France.The king had, by this time, become senile. He was completely in the power of an avaricious mistress, Alice Perrers, who, along with his fourth son, John of Gaunt, dominated England. Perrers was banished by Parliament in 1376, and Edward himself died at Sheen (now Richmond) on June 21, 1377. He was succeeded by his grandson, Richard II.
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Birth - 13 Nov 1312 - Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England 
Marriage - 24 Jan 1327/1328 - York, Yorkshire, England 
Death - 21 Jun 1377 - Shene Palace, , Surrey, England 
Burial - - Westminster Abbe, Westminster, Middlessex, England = Link to Google Earth
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