Edward of Angoulême was second in line to the throne of the Kingdom of England before his death. Born in Angoulême, he was the eldest child of Edward, Prince of Wales, commonly called "the Black Prince", and Joan, Countess of Kent, and thus was a member of the House of Plantagenet. Edward's birth, during the Hundred Years' War, was celebrated luxuriously by his father and by other monarchs, such as Charles V of France.

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Born: January 27, 1365
Died: September 1370, January 1372, September 29, 1370, 1372

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Edward, the Black Princefather Joan of Kentmother Richard II of Englandsibling John Holland, 1st Duke of Exetersibling Joan Holland, Duchess of Brittanysibling Roger Clarendonsibling Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kentsibling

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Born: January 27, 1365
Died: September 1370, January 1372, September 29, 1370, 1372

Family