biography
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Edward the Black Prince
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| lived:
| (1330–76)
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| biography:
| Prince of England, born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, SC England, UK, the eldest son of Edward III. He was created Earl of Chester (1333), Duke of Cornwall (1337), and Prince of Wales (1343). In 1346, though still a boy, he fought at Crécy, and is said to have won his popular title (first cited in a 16th-c work) from his black armour. He won several victories in the Hundred Years' War, including Poitiers (1356). He had two sons: Edward (1356–70) and Richard, the future Richard II. In 1362 he was created Prince of Acquitane, and lived there until a revolt forced him to return to England (1371). A great soldier, he was a failure as an administrator. |
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