Edward, the Black Prince

Edward of Woodstock KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), called the Black Prince, is the eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, and the father of King Richard II of England.

He is the first Duke of Cornwall (from 1337), the Prince of Wales (from 1343) and the Prince of Aquitaine (1362–72).

He is called "Edward of Woodstock" in his early life, after his birthplace, and since the sixteenth century has been popularly known as the Black Prince.

He is an exceptional military leader, and his victories over the French at the Battles of Crécy and Poitiers make him very popular during his lifetime.

In 1348 he becomes the first Knight of the Garter, of whose order he is one of the founders.

Edward dies one year before his father, becoming the first English Prince of Wales not to become King of England.

The throne passes instead to his son Richard II, a minor, upon the death of Edward III.

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