Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Philippa of Hainault and her family seated under the canopy. Philippa was born on 24 June c.1310/15, in Valenciennes, Low Countries.She was one of eight children and the second of five daughters born from William I, Count of Hainaut, and Joan of Valois, granddaughter of King Philip III of France. [9]
Beauchamp was a yeoman to Edward III by 24 April 1337, and is described as a bachelor to Philippa of Hainault on 26 October 1340, when she granted him the keepership of Devizes Castle. He served in the wars in France from as early as 1346, and in 1372 was appointed Captain of Calais .
Some people seem to think Philippa of Hainault had African ancestry because her son Edward of Woodstock was called the "Black Prince" and there was a physical description of Philippa of Hainault given by a contemporary, the Bisop of Exeter, probably Walter de Stapledon, that purports to described Philippa as having skin that was "brown all over ...
The Ducal title of Aquitaine was merged with the English claimed Crown of France, 1337–1360; so Philippa of Hainault, the Queen of Edward III was also the Duchess of Aquitaine Lady of Aquitaine, 1360–1369
She was born at Eltham Palace in Kent on 16 August 1355, the only child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster. [2] Her father was the second son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. [3]
Queen Philippa at the Battle of Neville's Cross is a 1789 history painting by the Anglo-American artist Benjamin West. [1] [2] It depicts the 1346 Battle of Neville's Cross during the Hundred Years' War. It depicts Philippa of Hainault, queen consort of England, on horseback rallying her forces.
William, born c. 1286, was the son of John II, Count of Hainaut, and Philippa, daughter of Henry V, Count of Luxembourg. [1] He was the brother of John of Beaumont and Alice of Hainault. William was originally not expected to become count.
Joan of England (19 December 1333 or 28 January 1334 – 2 September 1348) was a daughter of Edward III and his wife, Philippa of Hainault. She died in the Black Death that struck Europe in 1348. [1] [2]