Edward of Angoulême
Edward of Angoulême (27 January 1365 – c. 20 September 1370) 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.
| Edward of Angoulême | |
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Possible depiction of Edward and his mother Joan as the infant Jesus and the Virgin Mary on the Wilton Diptych, c. 1395 | |
| Born | 27 January 1365 Château d'Angoulême, France |
| Died | c. 20 September 1370 (aged 5) Bordeaux, France |
| Burial | |
| House | Plantagenet |
| Father | Edward the Black Prince |
| Mother | Joan, Countess of Kent |
Edward died at the age of five, leaving his three-year-old brother, Richard of Bordeaux, as the new second in line. After the Black Prince's death in 1376, Richard became heir apparent to Edward III and succeeded the following year. Richard later ordered a monument to be made for his brother's tomb, which he had re-located; he also possibly depicted his brother on the Wilton Diptych.