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]
- 9 January 1370, Westminster Abbey
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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’s father was William the Good, graaf van Hainaut (in modern Belgium) and Holland, and her mother, Jeanne de Valois, was the granddaughter of King Philip III of ...
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- She was born in modern-day Belgium. Philippa’s father Willem was count of Hainault, in modern-day Belgium, and also count of Holland and Zeeland, now in the Netherlands.
- Her name had many iterations. In Philippa’s own lifetime, her name was spelt Philippe, Phelip or Phelipe, and it was a unisex name, serving for men called Philip and women called Philippa.
- She had a big family. Philippa was the third daughter of her parents and had older sisters Margareta and Johanna. She was probably born in c. February or March 1314; chronicler Jean Froissart stated that she was ‘almost fourteen’ in January 1328.
- Her marriage was less romantic than it’s often portrayed. The often-repeated romantic tale that Edward III chose Philippa as his bride over her sisters is untrue, and almost certainly invented by Philippa herself.
Queen Philippa. *Philippa of Hainault was born on this date in 1310. She was the first African Queen of England. Philippa was of Moorish ancestry, born in Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut in the Low Countries of northern France. Her parents were William I, Count of Hainaut, and Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut, granddaughter of Philip ...
Philippa of Hainault (1314–1369)Queen of England and founder of the English textile and coal industries. Name variations: Phillipa. Pronunciation: HAN-olt. Born in 1314 in Valenciennes, Hainault; died of dropsy on August 14, 1369, at Windsor, England; daughter of William III the Good, count of Hainault and Holland, and Countess Jeanne of Valois (c. 1294–1342); married Edward III (1312 ...
Philippa of Hainault. 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 ...
Marriage. He married Philippa, daughter of William III, Count of Holland and Hainault, at York Minster on 24th January 1328. They had seven sons and five daughters (three of whom are buried in the Abbey). Their eldest son Edward of Woodstock, later called the "Black" Prince probably due to the colour of the armour he wore, died in 1376 and was ...
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Queen consort of King Edward III of England
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 husband was away for the Hundred Years' War. 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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