Issue of Edward III of England

Issue Of Edward III Of England

Edward III of England is "often described as the ancestor of the British upper-middle class" through his sons John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. All of Edward's legitimate children were by Philippa of Hainault.

The Wars of the Roses were fought between the different factions of Edward III's descendants. The following list outlines the genealogical background of that conflict.

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