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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]
- 9 January 1370, Westminster Abbey
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Philippa of Hainault. by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after Jean de Liège. electrotype, 1873, based on a work of circa 1367. NPG 346. Find out more >. Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card. Use this image. 'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'.
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- Kathryn Warner
- 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.
Philippa of Hainault. by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after Jean de Liège electrotype, 1873, based on a work of circa 1367 17 1/4 in. (438 mm) high Purchased, 1872 Primary Collection NPG 346
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 ...
Sep 23, 2019 · Kathryn Warner. 23 Sep 2019. Philippa was born in c. February or March 1314. She was the third daughter of Willem, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland in modern-day Belgium and the Netherlands; and Jeanne de Valois, a granddaughter of Philip III of France, niece of Philip IV and sister of Philip VI. Philippa’s eldest sister Margaretha of ...
Jun 23, 2020 · But Philippa of Hainault, wife of Edward III, survived and prospered to become one of the most beloved English royals of the medieval era, says Kathryn Warner... Published: June 23, 2020 at 2:51 PM. On 24 September 1326 Isabella of France, the estranged queen of Edward II, landed on the Suffolk coast. She arrived at the head of a force of 1,500 ...
