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Why was Edward III betrothed to Philippa of Hainaut?
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Edward III
Edward III, watercolour, 15th century; in the British Library (Cotton MS. Julius E. IV).
Edward III was betrothed to Philippa of Hainaut primarily to raise the necessary funds for his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimer, to finance their invasion of England to depose Edward II.1