Edward III of England
Edward III of Windsor
Edward III as founder of the Order of the Garter
King of England (more...)
Reign
1 February 1327 – 21 June 1377 (50
years)
Coronation
1 February 1327
Predecessor Edward II of Carnarvon
Regent
Roger Mortimer, Earl of March
& Queen Isabella (de facto)
Council inc. Henry, 3rd Earl of
Lancaster (1327–1330; de jure)
Successor
Richard II of Bordeaux
Consort
Philippa of Hainault
m. 1328; dec. 1369
Issue
Edward, Prince of Wales The Black Prince
Isabella, Lady of Coucy
Lady Joan
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany
Margaret of Windsor, Countess of Pembroke
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Detail
Titles and styles
The King
The Earl of Chester
The Duke of Aquitaine
Edward of Windsor
House
House of Plantagenet
Father
Edward II of Carnarvon
Mother
Isabella of France
Born
13 November 1312(1312-11-13)
Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Died
21 June 1377 (aged 64)
Sheen Palace, Richmond
Burial
Westminster Abbey, London
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June
1377) was one of the most successful English
monarchs of the Middle Ages. Restoring royal
authority after the disastrous reign of his
father, Edward II, Edward III went on to
transform the Kingdom of England into the
most efficient military power in Europe. His
reign saw vital developments in legislature
and government—in particular the evolution
of the English parliament—as well as the rav-
ages of the Black Death. He remained on the
throne for 50 years; no English monarch had
reigned for as long since Henry III, and none
would again until George III, as King of the
United Kingdom.
Edward was crowned at the age of four-
teen, following the deposition of his father.
When he was only seventeen years old, he led
a coup against his regent, Roger Mortimer,
and began his personal reign. After defeat-
ing, but not subjugating, the Kingdom of
Scotland, he declared himself rightful heir to
the French throne in 1340, starting wh