Edward the Black Prince Biography

Birth of Edward the Black Prince, eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, and the father of King Richard II of England

Edward of Woodstock is created Earl of Chester while still a child

Created Earl of Chester

Created Duke of Cornwall, 1st Duke created in England

Invested as Prince of Wales

The English expedition in Flanders loses momentum after the killing of Jacob van Artevelde.

Of little significance and ended after three weeks when one of Edward's allies, Jacob van Artevelde, a former brewer and eventual governor of Flanders, was murdered by his own citizens

This record states: By then, Edward's army in France required supplies and reinforcements from Flanders, so they withdrew to the north.

This record states: Edward III asserted dominion over France, and defeated the French navy in the Battle of Sluys in 1340.

This record states: Edward needed a defensible port where his army could regroup and be resupplied.

This record states: English ships had already left Normandy for England.

This record states: He would go on to make raids throughout Normandy, the last of which led to the Battle of Crecy in 1346.

This record states: The Siege of Calais began in 1346.

Commands the right wing at the Battle of Crecy

Between 14 and 26 Castilian ships were captured, and some were sunk, while 2 English vessels were sunk and many suffered heavy losses.

Edward III and the Black Prince commanded 50 English ships against 44 larger Castilian and Genoese vessels commanded by Don Carlos de la Cerda.

The Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer, also called the Battle of Winchelsea, was an English naval victory.

The Great Raid of 1355 in the Aquitaine'gLanguedoc region, which crippled southern France economically, and provoked resentment of the French throne among French peasantry. The raid also 'cushioned' the area for conquest, opened up alliances with neighbours in Aquitaine, the one with Charles II of Navarre being the most notable, and caused many regions to move towards autonomy from France, as France was not as united as England

Edward the Black Prince burns Carcassonne

Edward the Black Prince burns Narbonne

Edward the Black Prince is appointed Lieutenant in Gascony, he departs for Gascony to take up duties

Edward the Black Prince is appointed Lieutenant in Gascony, he departs for Gascony to take up duties

Invades southern France from a base in Bordeaux

Receives a ransom of 20,000 pounds for prisoners taken at Poitiers

Launches raids into central France from Bergerac

Edward the Black Prince plunders Tours

Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the Battle of Poitiers & takes him back to England

This record states: After Edward's victory John II agrees to return possessions to England.

This record states: After the Battle of Poitiers Edward holds the King's of England & Scotland & the Duke of Brittany under captivity.

This record states: Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the Battle of Poitiers & takes him back to England.

This record states: Edward the Black Prince defeats the French & captures King John II at the Battle of Poitiers.

This record states: John II is taken to England & joins King David of Scotland in captivity.

Rules Aquitaine, 1360-71

Rules Aquitaine, 1360-71

Marries Joan, the "fair maid of Kent"

Succeeds to the Duchy of Lancaster. Succeeds as Prince of Wales. Receives English lands in southern France from his father

Edward III grants the Prince of Wales the Kingdom of Gascony

Fought between an Anglo-Gascon army and Franco-Castilian forces near Najera, in the province of La Rioja, Castile. The English were led by Edward, the Black Prince, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, allied with Peter of Castile (sometimes called "Peter the Cruel") against his brother Henry of Trastámara (Spanish: Enrique II). Restores Peter the cruel to the throne of Castille

Gascon nobles appeal to Charles V against the Black Prince's taxation

The Black Prince imposes taxation in Aquitaine to meet Castilian campaign debts

Faces a Baronial revolt after 5 years of unpopular hearth tax collection

Faces a Baronial revolt after 5 years of unpopular hearth tax collection

Summoned to Charles V to answer charges of raising high taxes

Puts to death 3,000 of Liomoges inhabitants

Puts to death 3,000 of Liomoges inhabitants

Resigns titles in Aquitaine & Gascony which are given to John of Gaunt

Death of Edward the Black Prince

Death of Edward the Black Prince