|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Philippa accompanied Edward on his expeditions to the Kingdom of 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. She acted as a regent on several occasions when he was on the continent. It was during one of these times that the Scots invaded. She raised an army and defeated the Scots at Durham in 1346. Philippa and Edward had fourteen 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:
Another three sons and two daughters died in infancy. There were four surviving daughters, listed below:
The Queen's College in Oxford is named after her. It was founded by one of her chaplains, Robert de Eglesfield, in her honour. Reference
See also
es:Felipa de Hainault fr:Philippe de Hainaut it:Filippa di Hainault nl:Philippa van Henegouwen ja:フィリッパ・オブ・エノー pl:Filipa de Hainault pt:Filipa de Hainault sv:Filippa av Hainault
|
Sites |
Searched sites for "Philippa of Hainault" |
|
No sites found. |
Sorry, no matching site records were found. |
Want your site listed here?
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Submit
your site |
|
Relevant quality search results and fast easy navigation throughout the
different sections of the site, make Americola.com |