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Philippa of Hainault
Queen consort of England
Born 24 June 1311
Birthplace Valenciennes
Died August 15, 1369
Place of death Windsor Castle
Buried Westminster Abbey
Consort January 24, 1328 - August 15, 1369
Consort to Edward III
Issue Edward, the Black Prince
(1330–1376)
Isabella of England (1332-1379)
Joan of England (1334-1348)
Lionel of Antwerp (1338–1368)
John of Gaunt (1340–1399)
Edmund of Langley (1342–1404)
Mary Plantagenet (1344-1362)
Margaret Plantagenet (1346-1361)
Thomas of Woodstock
(1355–1397)
Royal House Plantagenet
Father William I, Count of Hainaut
Mother Jeanne of Valois

Philippa of Hainault (June 24, 1311 – August 15, 1369) was the Queen consort of Edward III of England. Valenciennes (Old Dutch: Valencijn, Latin: Valentianae) is a Town and commune in northern France in the Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376 popularly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward Isabella Plantagenet, also known as Dame Isabella de Coucy ( 16 June 1332 - either April 1379 or 1382 was the daughter of Edward III of England Joan of England (1333 or 1335 - 2 September 1348) was the daughter of King Edward III of England and his Queen Philippa of Hainault Lionel of Antwerp Duke of Clarence ( November 29 1338 &ndash October 7 1368) was the third son but the second son to survive infancy of John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 &ndash 3 February 1399 was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York ( June 5 1341 &ndash August 1 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa Mary Plantagenet ( October 10, 1344 &ndash 1362Born in Waltham Hampshire, the daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault Margaret Plantagenet (1346-1361 was born 20 July 1346 in Windsor to Edward III of England and his Queen Philippa of Hainault. Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester ( January 7 1355 &ndash September 8 (or 9 1397 was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward The House of Plantagenet (planˈtadʒɪnɪt also called the House of Anjou, or the First Angevin dynasty, was originally a noble William I Count of Hainaut (1286 &ndash June 7 1337) was Count William III of Avesnes Count William III of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages.

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Biography

Philippa was born in Valenciennes (then in Flanders, now France) and was the daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut and Jeanne of Valois, the granddaughter of Philip III of France. Valenciennes (Old Dutch: Valencijn, Latin: Valentianae) is a Town and commune in northern France in the Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. William I Count of Hainaut (1286 &ndash June 7 1337) was Count William III of Avesnes Count William III of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was

She married Edward at York Minster, on 24 January 1328, eleven months after his accession to the English throne and, unlike many of her predecessors, she did not alienate the English people by retaining her foreign retinue upon her marriage or bringing large numbers of foreigners to the English court. York Minster is a Gothic Cathedral in York, England and is the second largest of its kind in Northern Europe (largest is the Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled

Philippa accompanied Edward on his expeditions to the Kingdom of Scotland (1333) and Flanders (1338-40), where she won acclaim for her gentleness and compassion. The Kingdom of Scotland ( Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba, Scots: Kinrick o Scotland) was a State in northwest Europe She is best remembered as the tender-hearted woman who interceded with her husband and persuaded him to spare the lives of the Burghers of Calais (1346) whom he had planned to execute as an example to the townspeople following his successful siege. The Burghers of Calais ( Les Bourgeois de Calais) is one of the most famous sculptures by Auguste Rodin, completed in 1888 She acted as a regent on several occasions when he was on the continent.

Philippa had grown portly in her later years, and this added to the view most of her English subjects had of her; as a friendly, homely, motherly woman whom the nation greatly loved. Philippa outlived 9 of her 14 children; two of whom were lost during the Black Death outbreak (1348). The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia

On 15 August 1369 Philippa died of an illness akin to dropsy in Windsor Castle, and was buried at Westminster Abbey. Oedema (or Edema in American English formerly known as dropsy or hydropsy, is the increase of Interstitial fluid in any organ &mdash swelling Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church By all accounts, her 40 year marriage to Edward had been happy, despite his taking a mistress, Alice Perrers, during the later part of it. Alice Perrers (c 1340 &ndash 1400 is notorious as the mistress of King Edward III of England.

Issue

Main article: Issue of Edward III of England

Philippa and Edward had fourteen children, including five sons who lived into adulthood and whose rivalry would eventually bring about the long-running civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses. Edward III of England is "often described as the ancestor of the British upper-middle class" through his sons John of Gaunt, Lionel of Antwerp, The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York Their sons are listed below:

Another three sons and two daughters died in infancy. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376 popularly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward Lionel of Antwerp Duke of Clarence ( November 29 1338 &ndash October 7 1368) was the third son but the second son to survive infancy of John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 &ndash 3 February 1399 was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York ( June 5 1341 &ndash August 1 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester ( January 7 1355 &ndash September 8 (or 9 1397 was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward There were four surviving daughters, listed below:

Legacy

Tomb effigy of Philippa of Hainault
Tomb effigy of Philippa of Hainault

Through her children, Philippa reintroduced the bloodline of an earlier English King, Stephen, into the royal family. Isabella Plantagenet, also known as Dame Isabella de Coucy ( 16 June 1332 - either April 1379 or 1382 was the daughter of Edward III of England Joan of England (1333 or 1335 - 2 September 1348) was the daughter of King Edward III of England and his Queen Philippa of Hainault Mary Plantagenet ( October 10, 1344 &ndash 1362Born in Waltham Hampshire, the daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault Margaret Plantagenet (1346-1361 was born 20 July 1346 in Windsor to Edward III of England and his Queen Philippa of Hainault. Stephen often referred to in history as Stephen of Blois (c 1096 &ndash 25 October, 1154) was the last Norman King of England She was descended from Stephen through Matilda of Brabant, the wife of Floris IV, Count of Holland. Floris IV ( 24 June 1210 The Hague &ndash 19 July 1234, Corbie, France) Count of Holland from 1222 Their daughter Adelaide of Holland married John I of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut, Philippa's paternal great-grandfather. Adelaide of Holland or Aleide (Aleidis van Holland (ca 1230 – buried April 9 1284, Valenciennes) was a daughter of Floris IV Count John I of Avesnes ( May 1 1218 &ndash December 24 1257) was the Count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death Matilda of Brabant in turn was the great-granddaughter of Stephen through her mother Matilda of Boulogne, the wife of Henry I, Duke of Brabant. Henry I of Brabant (French Henri I de Brabant, Dutch Hendrik I van Brabant) named "The Courageous" was (probably born in 1165 in Leuven and

Philippa was also a descendant of Harold II of England through his daughter Gytha of Wessex, married to Vladimir II Monomakh of Kiev. Harold Godwinson, (c 1022 &ndash 14 October 1066 also known as Harold II, is widely regarded as the last Anglo-Saxon King of England before the Gytha of Wessex was one of several daughters of Ealdgyth Swan-neck by Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. For the cruiser see Russian armoured cruiser Vladimir Monomakh, for the submarine see RFS Vladimir Monomakh Vladimir II Monomakh His bloodline, however, had been reintroduced to the English royal family by Philippa's mother-in-law, Isabella of France, a granddaughter of Isabella of Aragon, the wife of Philip III of France. Isabella of France (c 1295 &ndash August 22, 1358) known as the She-Wolf of France, was the Queen consort of Edward II of Not to be confused with Elizabeth of Aragon, Isabella of Aragon (Duchess of Milan and Isabella of Aragon Princess of Asturias. Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was Isabella of Aragon's mother, Violant of Hungary, was a daughter of Andrew II of Hungary, a grandson of Géza II by Euphrosyne of Kiev, herself a granddaughter of Gytha. Violant of Hungary ( Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary, c 1216 &ndash 1253 was Queen consort of James I of Aragon. Andrew II the Jerosolimitan ( Hungarian: Jeruzsálemi II András/Endre, Croatian: Andrija I Géza II ( Hungarian: II Géza, Croatian: Gejza I, Slovak: Gejza II) (1130 Tolna &ndash 31 May Through her maternal great-grandmother, Maria of Hungary, she was descended from Elisabeth of Bosnia (born before 1241), a daughter of Kuthen, Khan of the Cumens and his Slavic wife, Galicie of Halicz, thus bringing Western Asian blood into the English royal line. Elizabeth the Cuman was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. Köten (variously Kutan, Kuthen, Kuthens, Kotyan, Kotjan, Koteny, Kötöny, Kuethan, Zayhan Cumans (Кумани Byzantine: Kuman or Cuman, Kunok Turkic: Kumanlar) were a nomadic Turkic people who inhabited a [1]

The Queen's College, Oxford is named after Philippa. The Queen's College, founded 1341 is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded by one of her chaplains, Robert de Eglesfield, in her honour. Robert de Eglesfield was a chaplain of Queen Philippa of Hainault.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philippa of Hainault


Sources

  1. WorldRoots. com by Leo Van de Pas

See also

English royalty
Preceded by
Isabella of France		 Queen Consort of England
24 January 1328 - 15 August 1369		 Succeeded by
Anne of Bohemia
is a Family tree of the Counts of Hainaut, sometimes spelled though not pronounced Hainault from 1055 to 1432, when the County of Hainaut is a Family tree of the Counts of Holland from 916 to 1299, when a Personal union was formed with the County of Hainaut The Kings of Wessex, who conquered Kent and Sussex from Mercia in 825 became increasingly dominant over the other kingdoms of England during Isabella of France (c 1295 &ndash August 22, 1358) known as the She-Wolf of France, was the Queen consort of Edward II of See also List of English monarchs. The English royal consorts were the spouses of the reigning monarchs of the Kingdom of England Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed For other Anna's of Bohemia see Anne of Bohemia (disambiguation Anne of Bohemia (May 11 1366 &ndash June 7 1394 also known as Good
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