John de Wingfield
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Sir John de Wingfield of Wingfield Castle in Suffolk was chief administrator to Edward the Black Prince.
The Tomb of Sir John de Wingfield in St. Andrew's Church Wingfield, Suffolk
Edward III
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Edward III, also known as Edward of Windsor before accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority afte
John de Wingfield
…to Edward the Black Prince in 1351. In 1356 Wingfield fought at Poitiers capturing the head of the French King John II's bodyguard, Sire D'Aubigny. Edward III of England purchased this captive from Wingfield for 2,500 marks. Wingfield died in about 1361, possibly of the second outbreak of the Black Death. His will…
Posthumous drawing as head of the Order of the Garter, c. 1430–1440 in the Bruges Garter Book
To mark his claim to the French crown, Edward III quartered the arms of France, placing them in the first and fourth quarters. English stained glass, c. 1350 – 1377.
Portrayal of Edward's appointment as Vicar-General of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Louis IV in the late fourteenth-century Chronicles of Jean Froissart
Groat featuring Edward III