Facts about Edward the Black Prince

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   Edward the Black Prince was created Prince of Wales in 1343, establishing a tradition of conferring that title on the heir apparent to the English throne.

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   His son, Richard II, inherited the English throne in 1377 because Edward the Black Prince died before becoming king.

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   Born in 1330, Edward the Black Prince was invested as the first Duke of Cornwall, a title created specifically for him.

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   At the Battle of Crécy in 1346, Edward the Black Prince commanded the vanguard of the English army at just sixteen years of age.

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   Despite being heir to the English throne, Edward the Black Prince predeceased his father, dying in 1376, a year before Edward III.

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   The eldest son of King Edward III, Edward the Black Prince won a major English victory at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, capturing the French king John II.

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