Countess Phillipa of Hainault (Philippa d'Avesnes) 
Phillipa was born on June 24th, 1310 in Valenciennes, France.1 Phillipa's father was Count of Hainault William D'Avesnes III and her mother was Joan Jeanne de Valois. Her paternal grandparents were Count of Flanders, Count of Hainault Jan Avesnes of Holland II and Philippa of Luxemburg; her maternal grandparents were Count of Valois, Anjou & Maine Charles of Valois III and Margaret of Naples. She had three brothers and four sisters, named Guillaume, Jean, Louis, Margaretha, Elizabeth, Johanna and Agnes. She was the third oldest of the eight children. She died at the age of 59 on August 15th, 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England. She was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.2 1 General Notes
Philippa of Hainault (24 June 1311 - August 14, 1369) was the Queen consort of Edward III of England.
Philippa was born in Flanders, the daughter of William VI of Hainault and second cousin of Edward III. She married Edward on January 24, 1328, at York Minster. They had thirteen children, including five sons who lived into adulthood and whose rivalry would eventually bring about the long-running civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses.
The French writer Jean Froissart came with Philippa to England as her secretary, and his observations on life at court are a valuable source of information about this period. Philippa is remembered by history as a tender-hearted woman, who interceded with her husband and persuaded him to spare the lives of the six burghers of Calais, whom he had planned to execute as an example to the townspeople. She died of dropsy at Windsor, and was buried at Westminster.
Philippa of Hainault (~1314 - August 15, 1369) was the Queen consort of Edward III of England.
Philippa was born in Flanders (modern Belgium) and was the daughter of William III, Count of Hainaut and Jeanne de Valois, the granddaughter of Philip III of France. She married Edward at York Minster, on October, 1327, nine months after his accession to the English throne and, unlike many of her predecessors, she did not alienate the English people by retaining her foreign retinue upon her marriage or bringing large amounts of foreigners to the English court.
Philippa accompanied Edward on his expeditions to Scotland (1333) and Flanders (1338-40), where she won acclaim for her gentleness and compassion. She is also remembered by history as the tender-hearted woman, who interceded with her husband and persuaded him to spare the lives of the Burghers of Calais whom he had planned to execute as an example to the townspeople.
Philippa and Edward had thirteen children, including five sons who lived into adulthood and whose rivalry would eventually bring about the long-running civil wars known as the Wars of the Roses. Their sons are listed below:
Edward the Black Prince
Lionel of Antwerp
John of Gaunt
Edmund of Langley
Thomas of Woodstock
They also had several daughters.
Philippa died of dropsy in Windsor Castle, and was buried at Westminster Abbey.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1150 d.07 Sep 1191 in Arsouf, Palestine
- b.1180 d.1244 in Entraeungt, Nord, France
- b.1155 in Guise, Aisne, France d.1207
- b.01 May 1218 in Etraeunt, Nord, France d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.Jul 1171 in Valencienes, France d.11 Jun 1205
- b.02 Jun 1202 in Valenciennes, Nord, France d.10 Feb 1279
- b.1174 d.09 Aug 1204
- b.1246 in Brabant, France d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1167 in Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d.04 Feb 1221
- b.24 Jun 1210 in Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d.19 Jul 1234 in France
- b.1187 in Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands d.04 Feb 1217
- b.1225 in Netherlands d.1284 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1165 in Leuven, Flemish-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium d.05 Sep 1235 in Cologne, Germany
- b.1200 in Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.21 Dec 1267
- b.1162 in Boulogne, France d.1271 in Louvain, France
- b.1286 in Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1140 d.21 Jun 1221
- d.02 Jul 1226
- b.1150
- b.1218 in Luxembourg d.24 Nov 1281
- b.1113 d.1196
- b.Jul 1186 d.12 Feb 1247
- b.1155
- b.1252 in Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valencienes, France
- b.1158 in France d.09 Feb 1214 in Bar-Le-Duc, Meuse, France
- b.1190 in Bar Le Duc, Meusse, France
- b.1158 in Bar-sur-Seine, Aube, Champagne, France d.1211
- d.23 Nov 1275
- b.1154 in Dreux, Eure Loire, France d.28 Dec 1218 in France
- b.1193 in France d.17 Mar 1239
- b.1164 d.18 Mar 1222
- b.24 Jun 1310 in Valenciennes, France d.15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.05 Sep 1187 in Paris, France d.08 Nov 1226 in Auvergne, France
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Poissy, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Tunis, Africa
- b.04 Mar 1187 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.27 Nov 1252 in Paris, France
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales
- b.1198 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.1221 in St. Maime B, Forcalquier, Bourgogne, France d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, Isle de France, France
- b.1201 in Chambery, Savoie, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fountainbleu, France d.15 Dec 1325
- b.1174 in Zaragoza, Spain d.12 Dec 1213 in Haute-Garonne, France
- b.1208 d.1276
- b.1178 in Montpelier, Herault, France d.21 Jan 1213 in Rome, Italy
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 Jan 1271 in Consenza, Italy
- b.1176 in Esztergom, Komaron-Esztergom, Hungary d.21 Sep 1235 in Eger, Heves, Hungary
- b.1219 in Esztergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.1198 in Courtenay, Loiret, France d.1232
- b.1294 in Longpont, Aisen, France d.07 Mar 1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.05 Sep 1187 in Paris, France d.08 Nov 1226 in Auvergne, France
- b.21 Mar 1226 in Paris, Ilse de France, France d.07 Jan 1285
- b.04 Mar 1187 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.27 Nov 1252 in Paris, France
- b.1254 in Naples, Italy d.05 May 1309
- b.1198 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.1234 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence, Italy
- b.1201 in Chambery, Savoie, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.1273 in Naples, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
- b.Nov 1206 in Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary d.03 May 1270
- b.1240 d.01 Aug 1272
- b.1206 in Nicaea, Bursa, Turkey d.1270
- b.1258 d.25 Mar 1323
- b.1240 d.1290
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Details of Phillipa's family with Edward Plantagenet of England III
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I5066&style=TABLE
2 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I4243
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I5066&style=TABLE, The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants
2 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I4243
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I5066&style=TABLE, The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants
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