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Edward the Black Prince

Eldest son of King Edward III of England

1330 - 1376

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Edward the Black Prince was a medieval English prince and military leader. He was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was the first Duke of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales, and the Prince of Aquitaine. He died of dysentery in 1376, at the age of 45. Edward is most famous for his military victories in the Hundred Years' War against France.

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Among Noblemen

Among noblemen, Edward the Black Prince ranks 18 out of 1,415. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Ragnar Lodbrok, Rollo, and Akihito. After him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Harold Harefoot, Empress Matilda, and Lucrezia Borgia.

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Among people born in 1330, Edward the Black Prince ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Flamel, Luo Guanzhong, Peter Parler, Gongmin of Goryeo, Louis II, Count of Flanders, Robert III of Scotland, William I, Duke of Bavaria, Altichiero, Francesc Eiximenis, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio, and Radu I of Wallachia. Among people deceased in 1376, Edward the Black Prince ranks 1. After him are Jahangir Mirza, and Tenoch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward the Black Prince ranks 70 out of NaN. Before him are David Hume (1711), Lord Mountbatten (1900), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859), James V of Scotland (1512), Aleister Crowley (1875), and John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842). After him are Robert Hooke (1635), Lord Byron (1788), D. H. Lawrence (1885), John Maynard Keynes (1883), Daniel Defoe (1660), and Cecil Rhodes (1853).

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Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Edward the Black Prince ranks 9. Before him are Charles III (1948), Elizabeth II (1926), Edward VII (1841), George III (1738), Lady Jane Grey (1537), and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947). After him are Harold Harefoot (1016), Empress Matilda (1102), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), and Diana, Princess of Wales (1961).

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