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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]
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.
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 ...
William I, Duke of Bavaria was the son of Philippa of Hainault's sister, Margaret, Countess of Hainaut. There is also an incorrect link on Margaret, Countess of Hainaut's page stating her son is actually her father, so I will correct that also. If you look at Philippa of Hainault's parentage, you will find nary a link to a Moor. If you follow ...
Philippa of Toulouse: William IV, Count of Toulouse c. 1073 c. 1094 c. 1116 retired to the Abbey of Fontevrault: 28 November 1118 Aénor of Châtellerault: Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault (Châtellerault) c. 1103 c. 1121 10 February 1126 husband's accession: March 1130 William X
Her father was the second son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. [3] She was the eldest grandchild of King Edward and Queen Philippa, her namesake. Philippa married Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, at the age of fourteen, in the Queen's Chapel at Reading Abbey. [2]
The inclusion of Queen Philippa of Hainault on the list was criticised, as historians dispute that she was "black" in any modern sense. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] She was of predominantly European ancestry, with remote Armenian ancestry on her father's side, and Cuman ( Turkic /Asian) ancestry on her mother's side.
She was the eldest daughter of a powerful French nobleman, Enguerrand VII de Coucy, and Isabella of England, [1] daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. She had a younger sister, Philippa de Coucy (1367–1411), who married Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, Marquess of Dublin, Duke of Ireland.