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| | Britannia Biographies: Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) |
 | | Prince Edward, the eldest son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa of Hainault, was born at the Royal Palace of Woodstock in Oxfordshire, on the 15th June 1330. |
 | | The tradition near the spot is, that the King had ordered the Prince to wear, on that day, a fl cuirass, richly ornamented; and that, from this incident, he retained the surname attributed to him in history. |
 | | During the residence of Prince Edward at Bordeaux, his aid was personally solicited by Peter "the Cruel," King of Castile, towards the recovery of his kingdom, from which he had been driven by his illegitimate brother, Henry of Transtamare. |
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