William II (IV) of Hainault, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland (d. 1345)

Son and successor of count William I (III) of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland and Jeanne of Valois. He was married to Jeanne of Brabant, daughter of Duke John III of Brabant. He became count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland in June 1337, after his father’s death. William died in September 1345 without offspring and was succeded in Hainault and Holland by his sister Margaret.

Cambrai

Cambrai (Nord), France.

John Chandos

Sir John Chandos (? - 1370), soldier and founding knight of the Order of the Garter; son of Sir Edward Chandos and Isabel Twyford. He was a close associate of Edward the Black Prince from as early as 1339. Chandos is a major figure in the pages of Froissart's Chronicles; his death is recounted with much pathos.

Cambrai

Cambrai (Nord), France.

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Péronne

Péronne (Somme), France.

King Edward III of England (d. 1377)

Edward III (1312 - 1377), king of England; son of king Edward II of England and Isabella of France.

William II (IV) of Hainault, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland (d. 1345)

Son and successor of count William I (III) of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland and Jeanne of Valois. He was married to Jeanne of Brabant, daughter of Duke John III of Brabant. He became count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland in June 1337, after his father’s death. William died in September 1345 without offspring and was succeded in Hainault and Holland by his sister Margaret.

King Edward III of England (d. 1377)

Edward III (1312 - 1377), king of England; son of king Edward II of England and Isabella of France.

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

William II (IV) of Hainault, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland (d. 1345)

Son and successor of count William I (III) of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland and Jeanne of Valois. He was married to Jeanne of Brabant, daughter of Duke John III of Brabant. He became count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland in June 1337, after his father’s death. William died in September 1345 without offspring and was succeded in Hainault and Holland by his sister Margaret.