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Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: Philippe de Hainaut; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346, when her husband was away for the Hundred Years' War.
Wife of the longest-reigning Plantagenet monarch King Edward III, Philippa of Hainault was one of medieval England’s most beloved queens. A dutiful wife, mother and occasional political adviser to her husband, Philippa defined and fulfilled all the qualities admired in medieval queens.
Philippa Of Hainaut, (born c. 1314—died Aug. 15, 1369, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng.), queen consort of King Edward III of England (ruled 1327–77); her popularity helped Edward maintain peace in England during his long reign.
Philippa of Hainault. Philippa was born in 1314 and often accompanied Edward on his foreign expeditions. She is remembered for pleading successfully for the lives of the burghers of Calais who surrendered the town to Edward. She died at Windsor Castle on 14th August 1369.
She was married as a teenager to a near-stranger in exchange for military aid. But Philippa of Hainault, wife of Edward III, survived and prospered to become one of the most beloved English royals of the medieval era, says Kathryn Warner...
Philippa d'Avesnes of Hainault Memorial. Birth: Jun. 24, 1311 Valenciennes Departement du Nord Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Death: Aug. 14, 1369 Windsor Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Berkshire, England. English Monarch. Queen consort of King Edward III.
Philippa of Hainault (June 24, 1311 – August 15, 1369) was the queen consort of Edward III of England. Born in Hainaut, Flanders (today France) she was married to Edward at 16, and they had 14 children, from whom all subsequent English monarchs are descended. She is remembered as a gentle queen who persuaded her husband to spare the lives of ...
Born into the ruling family of Hainault, Philippa of Hainault became one of England's most popular queens. She was in many ways responsible for the establishment of both the coal industry and the textile industry of England, the two primary sources of England's national wealth for many centuries.
Philippa of Hainault (24 June 1313 – 15 August 1369) was the queen of Edward III of England. Philippa was the daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut, nicknamed the Good, and Joan of Valois, the granddaughter of Philip III of France. King Edward II wanted an alliance with Flanders to benefit England.
Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: Philippe de Hainaut; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346, when her husband was away for the Hundred Years' War.
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Philippa of Hainault was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346, when her husban... Wikipedia
- 1310, Valenciennes, France
- August 15, 1369, Windsor Castle
- Edward III of England(m 1328 - 1369)
- Edward the Black Prince, John of Gaunt, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, Isabella, Countess of Bedford, Margaret, Countess of Pembroke, Mary of Waltham, Joan of England
- William I, Count of Hainaut, Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut
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