Edward KING OF ENGLAND (1239-1307)

Second Generation

2. Edward II KING OF ENGLAND of Caernarfon, son of Edward I KING OF ENGLAND and Eleanor of Castile, was born on [Julian] 25 April 1284. He had the title 'King of England'. He died on [Julian] 21 September 1327. He married Isabelle de France.

 

Isabelle de France, daughter of King Philippe IV ROI DE FRANCE (c. 1268-1314) and Queen Jeanne I (of Navarre) (c. 1271-1305), was born between 1292 and 1295. She and Edward II KING OF ENGLAND had the following children:

 

+3	Edward III KING OF ENGLAND (1312-1377)

Third Generation

3. Edward III KING OF ENGLAND, son of Edward II KING OF ENGLAND of Caernarfon and Isabelle de France, was born on 13 November 1312. He had the title 'King of England'. He died in 1377. He married Philippa de Hainault.

 

Edward III (1312-1377), became king of England in 1327. He succeeded his father, Edward II, and belonged to the Plantagenet family of English rulers. In the 1330's, Edward invaded Scotland. He won victories there but could not crush the Scottish spirit of independence.

Edward's forces won the Battle of Crecy in what is now the Normandy region of France. This conflict was the first major battle between France and England in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). Edward claimed to be the rightful king of France, and he conquered much of that country. He paid for the war by introducing an efficient system of taxing imports. In the last few years of his reign, Edward failed to provide vigorous leadership. The French recovered some of their land, and Edward's popularity declined. Even so, he was long remembered as an ideal king and a fine soldier. Edward was born in Windsor, near London.

 

Philippa de Hainault, daughter of William, Count of Holland and Hainault (1286- ) and Jeanne de Valois ( - ), was born on 24 June 1311. She died on 15 August 1369. She and Edward III KING OF ENGLAND had the following children:

 

4	Edward, the Black Prince (1330-1376). Edward, was born in 1330. He died in 1376.
5	Lionel of Antwerp DUKE OF CLARENCE (1338-1368). Lionel was born on 29 November 1338 in Antwerp, Holland. He died on 7 October 1368 in Alba, Italy.
6	John of Gaunt DUKE OF LANCASTER (1340-1399). John was born in March 1340. He had the title 'Duke of Lancaster'. He married Katherine ROET in 1396. He died on [Julian] 3 February 1399.