Edward The Black Prince

English prince

Also known as: Edward of Woodstock, Prince D’Aquitaine, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester(Show More)

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Edward The Black Prince (born June 15, 1330, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died June 8, 1376, Westminster, near London) was the son and heir apparent of Edward III of England and one of the outstanding commanders during the Hundred Years’ War, winning his major victory at the Battle of Poitiers (1356). His sobriquet, said to have come from his wearing black armour, has no contemporary justification and is found first in Richard Grafton’s Chronicle of England (1568)....