Edward of Woodstock (The Black Prince)
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Edward of Woodstock (The Black Prince) 🇬🇧

Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (Known as "The Black Prince")
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Born Jun 15, 1330 🇬🇧 Woodstock Palace (Oxfordshire), Kingdom of England
Passed Away Jun 08, 1376 Westminster Palace (London), Kingdom of England
Lifespan 45 years old
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"Such as thou art, sometime was I; such as I am, such shalt thou be. (Canterbury Cathedral Epitaph)"

Archival Overview

Prince of Wales and England's greatest chivalric warrior of the Hundred Years' War who won the Battle of Poitiers and captured King John II of France.

Biographical Record

Edward of Woodstock (1330–1376), Prince of Wales and eldest son of King Edward III, was the premier chivalric commander of medieval England. Earning his spurs at age sixteen commanding the English right vanguard at the Battle of Crecy in 1346, Edward proved to be an exceptionally gifted tactician and master of destructive chevauchees.

In 1356, Edward won his greatest victory at the Battle of Poitiers, where his longbowmen and concealed cavalry reserve annihilated a far larger French army, capturing King John II of France and securing the favorable Treaty of Bretigny. In 1367, he crossed the Pyrenees to restore King Peter of Castile at the Battle of Najera. Weakened by chronic illness contracted in Spain, he died one year before his father, never ascending the throne.

Key Life Milestones

Battle of Poitiers

Capture of King John II of France

Deployed dismounted men-at-arms and longbows in marshy terrain to crush the French chivalry, taking the King of France prisoner.

Battle of Nájera

Triumph in Northern Spain

Outmaneuvered Henry of Trastamara and French Constable Bertrand du Guesclin in the Rioja valley to restore Peter of Castile to the throne.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Canterbury Cathedral (Trinity Chapel)
Canterbury, United Kingdom
GPS: 51.2798, 1.0828
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