Edward of Windsor

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Edward of Windsor, better known as King Edward III of England, was a 14th-century monarch whose long reign saw the start of the Hundred Years’ War and the rise of England as a major European military power.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Plantagenet
House of Windsor namesake (historical title usage only)
King of England
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Edward III of England NERFINISHED
Edward, Duke of Aquitaine (earlier style)
King Edward III NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Crécy
Battle of Poitiers (indirectly, via the Black Prince)
Battle of Sluys
Siege of Calais (1346–1347)
birthDate 1312-11-13
birthPlace Windsor Castle
Windsor, Berkshire, England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
centuryOfActivity 14th century
child Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Edward, the Black Prince
Isabella of England
Joan of England
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
Margaret of England
Mary of Waltham
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
conflict Hundred Years' War
Second War of Scottish Independence
coronationDate 1327-02-01
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1377-06-21
deathPlace Richmond, Surrey, England
Sheen Palace
era Middle Ages
father Edward II of England
foundationDate 1348
founded Order of the Garter
gender male
givenName Edward
house House of Plantagenet
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
Middle English
mother Isabella of France
nobleFamily Plantagenet dynasty
notableFor developing England as a major European military power
military campaigns in France
starting the Hundred Years' War
victories at Crécy and Poitiers (through his commanders and heir)
numberOfChildren 13
positionHeld Duke of Aquitaine
King of England
Lord of Ireland
predecessor Edward II of England
regnalNumber III
reignEnd 1377-06-21
reignStart 1327-01-25
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Philippa of Hainault
style His Majesty the King
successor Richard II of England

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edward III of England
alsoKnownAs

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