Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377)

Other Last Names

of Windsor

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1312-11-12
Death Date: 1377-06-21

Notes

Based in Yorkshire during war with Scotland 1332--6; on the Continent 16 July 1338--1340; 12 July 1346--12 Oct. 1347 and numerous other times warring

Parents

Primary Title

King of England
13th Earl of Chester

Titles

  • 13th Earl of Chester
    Assumed 1312-11-24 (date granted the county of Chester)
    Vacated 1326/7-01-14
  • Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil
    Assumed 1325-09-02
    Vacated 1326/7-01-14
  • Duke of Aquitaine
    Assumed 1325-09-10
    Vacated 1326/7-01-14
  • King of England
    Assumed 1326/7-01-24 (date proclaimed King by parliament)
    Vacated 1377-06-21
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1348
    Vacated 1377-06-21

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Guardian of the Realm, England 1326-10-27 n.d. Guardian during the King's absence

Lands

  • Cheshire
    Acquired: 1312-03-24
    Granted the county
  • Flintshire
    Acquired: 1312-03-24
    Granted the county
  • Isle of Wight
    Granted lordship of the island

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1364-1365 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1365-1366 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1366-1367 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1366-1367 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1366-1367 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1367-1368 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1367-1368 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1367-1368 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1369-1370 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1370-1370 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1374-1375 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer
Performance 1346-1347 Abbot's House, Battle Abbey, Battle , Sussex King's Entertainer/s
Performance 1364-1365 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer/s
Performance 1374-1375 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer/s
Performance 1375-1375 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer/s
Performance 1375-1375 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainer/s
Performance 1332-1332 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1334-1334 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1342-1342 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1360-1361 Eastry Manor, near Sandwich , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1363-1364 Chartham Manor, near Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1366-1366 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1368-1368 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1370-1370 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1372-1373 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1372-1372 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1372-1373 Westwell Manor, near Ashford , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1374-1375 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Entertainers
Performance 1358-1359 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Fool
Performance 1363-1364 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Fool
Performance 1364-1365 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Fool
Performance 1366-1367 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Fool
Performance 1372-1373 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Fool
Performance 1369-1370 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Harper
Performance 1367-1367 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1357-1358 Abbot's House, Battle Abbey, Battle , Sussex King's Servant/s
Performance 1366-1367 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Trumpeter

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
King's Entertainer Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Entertainers/Minstrels 11
King's Entertainer/s Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Entertainers/Minstrels 5
King's Entertainers Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Entertainers/Minstrels 12
King's Fool Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Entertainers/Minstrels 5
King's Harper Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Musicians 1
King's Minstrels Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
King's Servant/s Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
King's Trumpeter Plantagenet, Edward (1312 - 1377) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)