King Edward III of WINDSOR England [15795]

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Edward III of England
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Edward III
Bronze effigy of man's face with flowing shoulder-length hair and long moustache and beard
Edward III, detail from his bronze effigy in Westminster Abbey
King of England (more...)
Reign25 January 1327 \endash 21 June 1377
Coronation1 February 1327
PredecessorEdward II
SuccessorRichard II
Born13 November 1312
Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Died21 June 1377 (aged 64)
Sheen Palace, Richmond
BurialWestminster Abbey, London
SpousePhilippa of Hainault
Issue
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Edward, the Black Prince
Isabella, Lady of Coucy
Joan of England
Lionel, Duke of Clarence
John, Duke of Lancaster
Edmund, Duke of York
Mary, Duchess of Brittany
Margaret, Countess of Pembroke
Thomas, Duke of Gloucester
HousePlantagenet
FatherEdward II of England
MotherIsabella of France
ReligionCatholicism
Edward III (13 November 1312 \endash 21 June 1377) was King of England from 25 January 1327 until his death; he is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe. His long reign of 50 years was the second longest in medieval England and saw vital developments in legislation and government\emdash in particular the evolution of the English parliament\emdash as well as the ravages of the Black Death.

Edward was crowned at age fourteen after his father was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer. At age seventeen he led a successful coup against Mortimer, the de facto ruler of the country, and began his personal reign. After a successful campaign in Scotland he declared himself rightful heir to the French throne in 1337 but his claim was denied. This started what became known as the Hundred Years' War. Following some initial setbacks the war went exceptionally well for England; victories at Crécy and Poitiers led to the highly favourable Treaty of Brétigny. Edward's later years were marked by international failure and domestic strife, largely as a result of his inactivity and poor health.

Edward III was a temperamental man but capable of unusual clemency. He was in many ways a conventional king whose main interest was warfare. Admired in his own time and for centuries after, Edward was denounced as an irresponsible adventurer by later Whig historians such as William Stubbs. This view has been challenged recently and modern historians credit him with some significant achievements.
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Edward married Phillipa of HAINAULT. [15796] [MRIN: 5638] on 24 Jan 1329. (Phillipa of HAINAULT. [15796] died on 15 Aug 1369 and was buried in Westminster Abbey London.)