Research Notes:

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbrook records the birth 15 Jun 1330 “apud Wodestok” of “regi...primogenitus dominus Edwardus de Wodestok”. The Chronicon Angliæ records the birth “XVII Kal Jun” 1330 of “regi Edwardo primogenitus suus Edwardus ex regina sua”.

Created Earl of Chester 18 May 1333, and Duke of Cornwall 3 Mar 1337. He was created Prince of Wales 12 May 1343. Known as the Black Prince. Created Prince d’Aquitaine 19 Jul 1362 (which he resigned 28 Dec 1375 due to ill health). Created Lord of Vizcaya and Castro Urdiales [in Castile] by Pedro I "el Cruel" King of Castile 23 Sep 1366.

The Chronicon Angliæ records the death “VI Id Jun” of “princeps Walliæ dux Cornubiæ et comes Cestriæ Edwardus de Wodstock domini regis Edwardi tertii...primogenitus”, dated to 1376 from the context. The Annals of Bermondsey record the death “apud Westmonasterium Dominica in festo Sanctæ Trinitatis…8 Jun” in 1376 of “Edwardus princeps Walliæ, primogenitus Edwardi regis tertii” and his burial “apud Cantuarium”.

Betrothed ([1340], contracted terminated before Nov 1345) to Marguerite de Brabant, daughter of Jean III Duke of Brabant and his wife Marie d'Evreux). The marriage contract between “Edward...Roi d´Engleterre...nostre eisne filz Ducs de Cornewall” and “Johan Ducs de Lothringe, Brabantie et de Lemburgie et Markys de Seynt Empyre nostre...cousyn...damoisele Magaret file nostre dit cousyn” is dated 3 May 1340. King Edward III requested papal dispensation for the marriage between “Johannem ducem Brabantiæ consanguineum nostrum...--- filiam dicti ducis Brabantiæ” and “Edwardum ducem Cornubiæ filium nostrum” by charter dated 30 Oct 1340. King Edward III requested papal dispensation for the marriage between “Johannem ducem Brabantiæ consanguineum nostrum...filiam dicti ducis Brabantiæ” and “Rex...primogenitum nostrum Edwardum principem Walliæ et comitem Cestriæ”, as well as the marriage between “Johannem ducem Brabantiæ consanguineum nostrum...primogenitum dicti ducis” and “Rex...Isabellam filiam nostram” by charter dated 26 Oct 1344. The marriage contract must have been terminated before Nov 1345 when negotiations started for Prince Edward´s marriage to one of the daughters of the king of Portugal. ¹

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Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, Guardian and Lieutenant of England, 1338, 1340, 1342, 1363, Lieutenant of the Duchy of Aquitaine, 1355-72, Warden of the Castle and Cantred of Builth, 1360, Lord of the Honour of Berkhamstead, 1361, Lord of Biscay and Castro de Ordiales, 1366, first son and heir apparent ²

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The Will of Edward Prince of Wales, written 7 Jun 1376, proved 10 Jun 1376.

In the name &c. We, Edward, eldest son of the King of England and France, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earl of Chester, the 7th June, 1376, in our apartment in the Palace of our Lord and Father the King at Westminster, being of good and sound memory, &c. We bequeath to the altar of our Lady's chapel at Canterbury two basons with our arms, and a large gilt chalice enamelled with the arms of Warren. To our son Richard the bed which the King our father gave us. To Sir Roger de Clarendon a silk bed. To Sir Robert de Walsham, our Confessor, a large bed of red camora, with our arms embroidered at each corner; also embroidered with the arms of Hereford. To Mons. Alayne Cheyne our bed of camora powdered with blue eagles. And we bequeath all our goods and chattels, jewels, &c. for the payment of our funeral and debts; after which we will that our executors pay certain legacies to our poor servants. All annuities which we have given to our Knights, Esquires, and other our followers, in reward for their services, we desire to be fully paid. And we charge our son Richard, on our blessing, that he fulfil our bequests to them. And we appoint our very dear and beloved brother of Spain, Duke of Lancaster; the Reverend Fathers in God William Bishop of Winchester, John Bishop of Bath; William Bishop of St. Asaph; our Confessor, Sir Roberet de Walsham; Hugh de Segrave, Steward of our Lands; Aleyn Stokes; and John Fordham, our executors. In testimony of which we have put to this our last will our privy seal, &c.
Published by John Ormesheved, Clerk, in the year 1376, in the presence of John Bishop of Hereford, Domini Lewis Clifford, Nicholas Bonde, and Nicholas de Scharnesford, Knights, and William de Walsham, Clerk, and of many other Knights, Clerks, and Esquires. Proved 4 idus June, 1376. ³