Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
France, principality created by Edward III for his eldest son Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, from 1362; extended, until 1370 (reconquered by Charles V and his generals) from northern Poitou to the eastern borders of Rouergue, taking in Limousin, Périgord, Quercy and Rouergue to the south-east, Angoumois, Saintonge and Gascony at the centre and to the west, Agenais and Armagnac to the south.
John of Gaunt (1340-99): duke of Lancaster, son of Philippa of Hainault and Edward III, king of England, who was a pretender to the Castilian throne by right of his marriage to Constanza, eldest daughter of Pedro I, king of Castile, who died in 1369. John of Gaunt was an important person in English political and military life during the last quarter of the fourteenth century, exercising great influence in domestic and foreign policy in England during the reign of Richard II, despite periods of unpopularity and strife with his royal nephew.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Enguerrand VII de Coucy (1340 - 1397), lord of Coucy, only son and successor of Enguerrand VI de Coucy. Enguerrand VII was considered to be among the most skilled and experienced of French knights in the fourteenth century; he was offered twice the position of constable of France, the highest military office in France, which he refused both times. A master of diplomacy, Coucy managed to maintain both his allegiance to the king of France and to his English father-in-law Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. However, Coucy resigned all of his English honours upon the accession of Richard II on 26 August 1377.
France, principality created by Edward III for his eldest son Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, from 1362; extended, until 1370 (reconquered by Charles V and his generals) from northern Poitou to the eastern borders of Rouergue, taking in Limousin, Périgord, Quercy and Rouergue to the south-east, Angoumois, Saintonge and Gascony at the centre and to the west, Agenais and Armagnac to the south.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
France, principality created by Edward III for his eldest son Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, from 1362; extended, until 1370 (reconquered by Charles V and his generals) from northern Poitou to the eastern borders of Rouergue, taking in Limousin, Périgord, Quercy and Rouergue to the south-east, Angoumois, Saintonge and Gascony at the centre and to the west, Agenais and Armagnac to the south.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
France, principality created by Edward III for his eldest son Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, from 1362; extended, until 1370 (reconquered by Charles V and his generals) from northern Poitou to the eastern borders of Rouergue, taking in Limousin, Périgord, Quercy and Rouergue to the south-east, Angoumois, Saintonge and Gascony at the centre and to the west, Agenais and Armagnac to the south.
la a ce qu’il avoit de gens d’armes,
bretons et compaignes et entra en Arragon devers le roy d’Arragon qui liement le reçut. La se tint tout l’iver et firent derechief aliances entr’eulx
pour guerroier le roy Pietre et couroient ja les Bretons qui
s’estoient ahers avec lui sur le paÿs d’Espaigne et faisoient guerre pour le roy Henry.
SHF 1-592syncComment messire Bertram Claquin
fu delivré de la prison du prince de Galles. Aprés ce que le prince de Galles fu retourné en Acquitaine et son frere le duc de Lencastre en Engleterre et ainsi tous les barons sur leurs lieux, il avint ainsi que un jour le prince
de Galles estoit en Gogues, si vit devant lui ester messire
Bertrain Claquin. Si lui demanda comment il lui estoit : "Monseigneur," respondy messire Bertrain, "il ne me fu mais mieux, Dieu merci, car je sui le plus honnoré chevalier du monde. On dist en France et ailleurs
que vous me doubtéz tant que vous ne m’oséz mettre hors de vostre prison." Le
prince dist : "Voire, messire Bertrain, penséz vous dont que pour
vostre chevalerie nous vous retenons? Par saint George, nennil. Beau sire, paiéz CM frans et vous seréz delivré." Messire
Bertrain, qui de ceste parole fu moult liéz, hapa ce mot et dist : "Monseigneur, a Dieu le veu je n’en pai eray mie moins." Aprés ce vindrent les consaulx du prince et eussent voulentiers veü que le prince se feust
repenti et eust brisiee ceste couvenance et que messire Bertrain n’eust eu sa
delivrance jusques a dont que le roy Pietre aroit paié le prince mais
le prince respondi : "Puis que accordé lui avons, nous le tenrons." Depuis
ceste ordonnance messire Bertrain fu soingneux de prier ses amis et exploita
si bien que parmy l’aide qu’il eut du roy de France et du duc d’An giers qui moult l’amoit, il paia sur moins d’un mois les CM frans.
Et s’en vint servir le duc d’Angiers a bien IIM combatans
qui seoit devant la ville de Tarrascon, qui se tenoit pour la royne de
Naples. En ce temps fu fait le mariage de messire Lyon filz du roy d’Engleterre, duc de Clarence et conte de Dul vestre, a la fille messire Galeas,
seigneur de Milan, laquelle joenne dame estoit niepce au conte de
Savoie et fille de madame Blanche
sa suer. Si vint le duc
de Clarence acompaignié grandement de chevaliers et escuiers d’Engleterre en France ou le roy, le duc de Bourgoingne,
le duc de Bourbon et le sire de Coucy le recueil lirent grandement
et liement. Puis vint en Savoie ou le gentil conte de Savoie le reçut
honnorablement en Cambery et fu la deux jours en
dances et en grans esbatemens. Au tiers jours, il party si le conduit le conte de Savoie jusques a Milan. Et la espousa il sa niepce
la fille monseigneur Galeas, le lundy aprés la Trinite, l’an mil IIIC LXVIII.
SHF 1-593syncDes compaignes qui yssirent d’Acquitaine et entrerent en France. Vous avéz bien oy cy dessus recorder du voiage que le prince de Galles fist en Espaigne et comment il se parti malcontens du roy Pietre et retourna arriere en Acquitaine. Quant il fu
revenu, toutes manieres de gens d’armes et de compaignes le suivoient tant pour ce
qu’ilz ne vouloient mie demourer en Espaigne, comme pour estre paiés de
leurs gaiges. Mais le prince n’eut mie ses paiemens si appareilliés qu’il voulsist
car le voiage d’Espaigne l’avoit moult effondre d’argent. Or sejournoient ces gens de compaignes sur son paÿs d’Acquitaine qui ne se
pouoient toudiz tenir de mal faire et estoient bien VIM combatans. Si leur fist dire le prince et prier qu’ilz voulsissent yssir hors de son
paÿs et aler ailleurs pouchacier et vivre car il ne les y vouloit plus soustenir. Les
cappitaines des compaignes qui estoient ou Englois ou Gascoings, telz que messire Robert Briquet, Jehan Cresville, messire Robert Ceny, messire Gaillairt Vigier, le bourc de
Bretuel, le bourc Camus, le bourc de Lespare, Nandon de
Baguerant, Bernart de la Salle, Hortinguo, Lamit et pluseurs autres, ne vouloient mie courroucier le prince mais vuidierent de la prinçauté de plus tost qu’ilz peurent. Si en trerent
en France qu’ilz appelloient leur chambre et passerent la grosse riviere
de Loire et vindrent en Champaigne, en l’arche veschié de
Rains, en l’eveschié de Noion et de Soissons et tousjours leur croissoient gens
et estoient si confortéz de leurs besongnes qu’ilz eussent voulentiers a ce qu’ilz moustroi ent combatu les François. Si cerchierent en ce temps tout le royaume de France et y pb 201 v
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