2848 x 4287 px | 24,1 x 36,3 cm | 9,5 x 14,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1314
Altre informazioni:
queen philippa interceding for burgessess of calais Hainault Philippe d'Avesnes de Hainaut 24 June 1314 – 15 August 1369 was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England[2] from her marriage on 24 January 1328 until her death at the age of 55, which was the result of an illness closely related to dropsy. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the coming two years. She got married to Edward, first by proxy : Edward, dispatched the bishop (Roger) of Coventry " to marry her in his name " in Valenciennes, (second city in importance of the county of Hainault) on October 1327. The marriage was celebrated in York cathedral on January 24th, 1328, some months after Edward's accession to the throne of England. In August, 1328, he also fixed his wife’s dowry. Philippa acted as regent on several occasions when her husband was away from his kingdom, and she often accompanied him on his expeditions to Scotland, France, and Flanders. Philippa won much popularity with the English people for her kindness and compassion which was demonstrated in 1347 when she successfully persuaded King Edward to spare the lives of the Burghers of Calais. It was this popularity that helped maintain peace in England throughout Edward's long reign. The eldest of her 14 children was Edward, the Black Prince, a renowned military leader.
