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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippa of Hainault has received more than 1,367,051 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Philippa of Hainault is the 386th most popular companion (down from 286th in 2019), the 1,597th most popular biography from France (down from 1,254th in 2019) and the 45th 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 386 out of 784. Before her are Sophie of Pomerania, Elizabeth the Cuman, Princess Ileana of Romania, Princess Marie of Orléans, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, and Princess Marie of Orléans. After her are Ermentrude of Orléans, Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Abigail Adams, Princess Helen of Serbia, Dulce of Aragon, and Matilda of Frisia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1314, Philippa of Hainault ranks 3. Before her are Valdemar III of Denmark, and Sergius of Radonezh. After her are Toqto'a, Uthong, and Amda Seyon I. Among people deceased in 1369, Philippa of Hainault ranks 4. Before her are Empress Gi, Peter of Castile, and Margaret, Countess of Tyrol. After her are Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Peter I of Cyprus, Uthong, William II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Guido Gonzaga.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippa of Hainault ranks 1,597 out of 6,770. Before her are Émile Chartier (1868), Pierre Varignon (1654), Claude Françoise de Lorraine (1612), Mahaut, Countess of Artois (1269), Armand David (1826), and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714). After her are Pierre Mendès France (1907), Patrick Dewaere (1947), André de Montbard (1103), Marcel Renault (1872), Alphonse Borrelly (1842), and Claude, Duke of Guise (1496).

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Among COMPANIONS In France

Among companions born in France, Philippa of Hainault ranks 45. Before her are Bertrade de Montfort (1070), Maria Francisca of Savoy (1646), Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary (1158), Fredegund (545), Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne (1787), and Isabella of Bourbon (1437). After her are Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282), Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly (1508), Camille Doncieux (1847), Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (1557), Louise de Coligny (1555), and Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais (1428).

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