Edward III, King of England

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'''Edward III, King of England'''
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'''Edward III, [[Monarch of England|King of England]]'''
  
King from 1327 to 1377.
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He was born in 1312, as son of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle of France.  He was King of England from 1327 to 1377. He married [[Philippa of Hainault]].
Married [[Philippa of Hainault]].
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Children:
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Edward and Philippa had exactly twelve children:
#Edward (1330-1376), the Black Prince married Joan of Kent
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#Edward (1330-1376), the Black Prince married in 1361 Joan of Kent, his first cousin
#Isabella (1332-1379)
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#Isabella (1332-1379) married in 1365 Enguerrand VII de Coucy, 1st Earl of Bedford
#Joan (1335-1348)
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#Joan (1335-1348) called "of the Tower"
#William (1337-1337)
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#William (1337-1337) called "of Hatfield"
#Lionel (1338-1368), Duke of Clarence married first Elizabeth de Burgh, second Violante Visconti
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#Lionel (1338-1368), Duke of Clarence married first in 1342 Elizabeth de Burgh, secondly in 1368 Violante Visconti
#John of Gaunt (1340-1399) married first Blanche of Lancaster, second Catherine Swynford
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#John of Gaunt (1340-1399), Duke of Lancaster married first in 1359 Blanche of Lancaster, secondly in 1371 Constanza, heiress of Castile, thirdly in 1396 Catherine Swynford aka Catherine Roet
#Edmund, Duke of York (1341-1402) married Isabella of Castile
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#Edmund of Langley (1341-1402), Duke of York married first in 1372 Isabella of Castile and secondly in 1393 Joan de Holland
 
#Blanche (1342-1342)
 
#Blanche (1342-1342)
#Mary (1344-1362)
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#Mary (1344-1362), Duchess of Brittany married in 1361 John V de Montfort, Duke of Brittany
#Margaret (1346-1361)
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#Margaret (1346-1361) married in 1359 John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
 
#William (1348-1348)
 
#William (1348-1348)
#Thomas (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester
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#Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester married by 1381 Eleanor de Bohun
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Edward III died in 1377 and was succeeded upon his death by his grandson [[Richard II, King of England|Richard]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Descendants of Edward III, King of England]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III Edward III] at Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III Edward III] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.genealogics.org/] Genealogics
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*[http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00000811&tree=LEO Edward III] at Genealogics

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