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Philippa of Hainault

1314 - 1369

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Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: Philippe de Hainaut; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346, when her husband was away for the Hundred Years' War. Daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut and French princess Joan of Valois, Philippa was engaged to Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1326. Their marriage was celebrated in York Minster on 24 January 1328, some months after Edward's accession to the throne of England and Isabella of France's infamous invasion. After her husband reclaimed the throne, Philippa influenced King Edward to take interest in the nation's commercial expansion, was part of the successful Battle of Neville's Cross, and often went on expeditions to Scotland and France. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippa of Hainault is the 56th most popular companion (up from 386th in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,598th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Companion.

Philippa of Hainault was a queen consort of England as the wife of King Edward III. She was the mother of King Richard II and King Edward the Black Prince, and grandmother of King Henry IV.

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Among companions, Philippa of Hainault ranks 56 out of 784. Before her are Isabella of Portugal, Ankhesenamun, Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Marie Leszczyńska, and Catherine Howard. After her are Olympias, Eugénie de Montijo, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Salman the Persian, Olga Constantinovna of Russia, and Anne of Bohemia and Hungary.

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Among people born in 1314, Philippa of Hainault ranks 1. After her are Valdemar III of Denmark, Sergius of Radonezh, Uthong, Toqto'a, and Amda Seyon I. Among people deceased in 1369, Philippa of Hainault ranks 1. After her are Empress Gi, Peter of Castile, Peter I of Cyprus, Margaret, Countess of Tyrol, Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Uthong, William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Guido Gonzaga.

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Among people born in France, Philippa of Hainault ranks 282 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707), Philip V of France (1293), Honoré Daumier (1808), Prosper Mérimée (1803), and François Couperin (1668). After her are Philip the Good (1396), Henry I of France (1008), Georges Clemenceau (1841), Jean-Luc Godard (1930), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), and Louis Bonaparte (1778).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Philippa of Hainault ranks 7. Before her are Madame de Pompadour (1721), Catherine of Valois (1401), Henrietta Maria of France (1609), Madame du Barry (1743), Brigitte Macron (1953), and Joseph Bonaparte (1768). After her are Désirée Clary (1777), Elisabeth of Valois (1545), Claude of France (1499), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), Hortense de Beauharnais (1783), and Isabella of France (1295).

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