Edward III Plantagenet, King of Britain 217
- Born: 13 November 1312, Windsor Castle, Royal Berkshire
- Marriage: Phillipa of Hinault on 24 June 1328 in York Minster
- Died: 21 June 1377, Sheen Palace, Surrey aged 64
- Buried: Westminster Abbey, London
 General Notes:
Acceded 1/02/1327. Reigned 1327-1377. Edward assumed effective power
in 1330 after imprisoning his mother and executing her lover Roger de
Mortimer who had murdered his father; thereafter his reign was
dominated by military adventures. His victory in Scotland, especially
at Haildon Hill 1333 encouraged him to plan (1363) the union of
England and Scotland. Through his mother he claimed the French throne
thus starting (1337) the Hundred years war. His son John of Gaunt
dominated the government during his last years. Died of a Stroke.
Father: , Edward II of Caernarvon, King of England, b. 25 APR 1284
Mother: de France, Isabella, b. 1292
Edward married Phillipa of Hinault on 24 June 1328 in York Minster. (Phillipa of Hinault was born on 24 June 1311 in Valenciennes and died on 14 August 1369 in Windsor Castle, Royal Berkshire.)
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