Notes:

Edward III was crowned King of England on Sep. 21, 1327, the same year he invaded Scotland. His mother Isabella and her lover, Roger de Mortimer deposed his father, Edward II, from the crown. In 1330, he executed Mortimer who had murdered his father, imprisoned his mother and began his own personal reign. He won victory in Scotland at noted battles like Haildon Hill (1333) and planed for the union of Scotland and England. Through his mother, he claimed the French throne in 1337 which led to the Hundred years war with France. He with his 16 year old son Edward, the Black Prince, won the battle of Crecy in 1346. It was of the first battle of the Hundred Years' War. For much of his life he expanded his holdings to a greatly enlarged Gascony. However, he ended his part in the struggle in 1375 with most of his French possessions lost. He ended his reign with parliament siding with his son Edward. (WLD. BK, v.6, p.110, c1988, and C-330, 574, 785)

The following is from: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst913.html."King Edward III1312 - 1377English king. Edward III was born at Windsor, the eldest son of Edward II and Isabella of France. Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer, one of several disaffected Barons, had imprisoned and then killed the unpopular Edward II. They held power until the young Edward reached majority. Rather more effective than his father, Edward arrested his mother and Mortimer as soon as he took power, hanging the latter. He married Philippa of Holland in 1328.Edward was crowned in 1327, and the uneasy truce with Scotland was quickly ended, with the Scottish army invading. Although a further truce was concluded, when Robert the Bruce died in 1329, Edward involved himself in the politics of the succession. Edward supported Edward Balliol (c.1283 - 1364), who was a malleable if incompetent individual, and invaded laying siege to Berwick-upon-Tweed and heavily defeating the Scots at Hallidon Hill (1333). Edward was forced to support Balliol's precarious rule on two further occasions (1335, when he marched to Perth and 1336, when he burned Aberdeen), before tiring of what he saw as an unprofitable campaign and turning his attentions to France. He appointed himself King of France (his mother had been daughter of the French king) and invaded. He continued a series of popular campaigns in France for the remainder of his life.The young David II (1324 - 1371) had taken the opportunity to invade, but the Scottish army was defeated at Neville's Cross (1346) and David taken prisoner. It took 13 years and 100,000 marks for Edward to release him.Edward died at Richmond. He left England stronger, richer and more respected than it had been even in the times of his grand-father, Edward I (1239 - 1307)." His will is as follows: "We, Edward, by the grace of God, who hold the sceptres of the Kingdoms of England and France, according to the custom of our ancestors, Kings of England, we appoint our royal burial to be in the Church of St. Peter of Westminster. We bequeath, and to (found) masses for our soul, and the soul of Philippa, our dear consort, late Queen of England. We give to our future heir Richard, son of Edward Prince of Wales, our eldest son, an entire bed, marked with the arms of France and England, now in our palace at Westminster. To Johanna, late wife of the aforesaid Edward, our eldest son, one thousand marks. To our dear daughter Isabel, Countess of Bedford, for her support, and that of her daughter, three hundred marks per annum, arising from the lands of the son and heir of the Earl of Oxford, lately deceased, which Thomas Tirell, Knt. holds from us, so long as the said heir shall be under age. We appoint executors of this our will, our son John, King of Castile and Leon and Duke of Lancaster; John Bishop of Lincoln; Henry Bishop of Worcester; John Bishop of Hereford; and our dear and faithful knights William Lord Latimer; John Knyvet, Chancellor; Robert de Ashton, Treasurer; Roger de Beauchamp, Chamberlain; John de Ipres, Steward; and Nicholas de Carew, Keeper of the Privy Seal. We also appoint supervisors of this our will the Reverend Fathers in Christ Simon Archbishop of Canterbury, and Alexander Archbishop of York. Given, written, and ordained in our royal manor of Haveryngge atte Bower the 7th of October, 1376, and of our reign in England the 50th, and of our reign in France the 37th, in the presence of our trusty and beloved John de Burleye, Richard Sturreie, and Philip de Vache, Knights; William Strete, Comptroller of our Household; John de Beverlye; Walter and John de Salesbury, Esquires of our Chamber; and many others, with Walter de Skirlawe, Doctor of the Canon Law. Proved before Simon Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth, 25th June 1377."

Edward married Philippa OF HAINAULT on 24 Jan 1328 in York Minster, , ENG. Philippa (daughter of William III COUNT OF HOLLAND) was born on 24 Jun 1311; died in 1369. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An alternate birth date for Philipa is 1314 in Pipers book. (C-330) She is listed as the daughter of Guillaume III De Avesnes of Hainault and Jean De Valois in Randy Wilson's homepage. Since most of his information comes from the LDS Ancestral File, I give it less credence. (C-870)

Notes:

Edward of Caernarvon was the first English Prince of Wales in 1301. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1307. He was not competent as a ruler, losing Scotland to it's own independence in 1314. Parliament forced him to give up the throne in 1327.

Edward II was murdered in Berkeley Castle where he was being held prisoner soon after. His murder is dramatically portrayed in Marlowe's play, Edward II. (Wld. Bk., c1988, v. 6, p. 110.)

His biography that follows is from http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page65.asp."EDWARD II (r. 1307-1327) Edward II had few of the qualities that made a successful medieval king. Edward surrounded himself with favorites (the best known being a Gascon, Piers Gaveston), and the barons, feeling excluded from power, rebelled. Throughout his reign, different baronial groups struggled to gain power and control the King. The nobles' ordinances of 1311, which attempted to limit royal control of finance and appointments, were counteracted by Edward. Large debts (many inherited) and the Scots' victory at Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce in 1314 made Edward more unpopular. Edward's victory in a civil war (1321-2) and such measures as the 1326 ordinance (a protectionist measure which set up compulsory markets or staples in 14 English, Welsh and Irish towns for the wool trade) did not lead to any compromise between the King and the nobles. Finally, in 1326, Edward's wife, Isabella of France, led an invasion against her husband. In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favor of his son Edward (the first time that an anointed king of England had been dethroned since Ethelred in 1013). Edward II was later murdered at Berkeley Castle."

Edward married Isabella DE FRANCE on 28 Jan 1308. Isabella (daughter of Philip IV, King Of France and Joanna, Of Navarre) was born in 1292; died on 13 Aug 1358. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Isabella is a descendant of King Henry I of France and Anne of Russia. Anne is a granddaughter of Vladimer, the 1st Czar of all Russia. She is the beautiful princess depicted in the movie, "Braveheart", who was married to King Edward II and in love with William Wallace. (C-437 p. 568, 1416) She also is known in history as the "She Wolf of France". (E)

The following is a biography about her available at "Isabella of France - http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_isabella_of_france.htm"(1292 - August 23, 1358)Isabella Capet Queen Consort of Edward II of England Mother of Edward III of England Daughter of King Philip IV of France and of Jeanne of Navarre, Isabella was married to Edward II in 1308. Their son, the future Edward III, was born at the end of an English civil war. By the 1320s, Isabella and Edward II's dislike of each other had escalated, as he spent more time with his favorites, including Piers Gaveston, in what was probably a homosexual affair. He supported one group of nobles, called the Despenses, and exiled others who then began to organize against him with the support of Charles IV (the Fair) of France, Isabella's brother. Isabella left England for France in 1325, and the next year she and her lover, Roger Mortimer, helped with efforts to invade England and depose Edward. Mortimer and Isabella had Edward II murdered in 1327, and Edward III was crowned King of England, with Isabella and Mortimer as his regents. In 1330, Edward III decided to assert his own rule, escaping likely death. He executed Mortimer as a traitor and banished Isabella, forcing her to retire as a Poor Clare for more than a quarter century until her death.

Isabella's son John became Earl of Cornwall, her daughter Eleanor married Duke Rainald II of Gueldres and her daughter Joan (known as Joan of the Tower) married David II Bruce, King of Scotland.

When Charles IV of France died without a direct heir, his nephew Edward III claimed the throne of France through his descent through his mother Isabella, beginning the Hundred Years' War."

According to my Uncle Richard's research, Isabella's descendants include John Quincy Adams, Zachary Taylor, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, to name a few.

Notes:

Edward was a member of the Royal House of Anjou or Plantagenet. He succeeded his father in 1272. He went to war against the Welsh in 1277 and subdued them by 1283 bringing Wales under English rule. He devoted the rest of his reign to conquering Scotland. Although he temporarily succeeded, he died while on his way to subdue their new king. He gave the world many new models. He established a parliament that had representatives from the nobility, church and common folk. He restricted the rights of the king to tax and make law without the consent of Parliament. He tryed to tear down the Feudal system giving direction to the modern world. (Wld. Bk, c1988, v.6, p.110)

He had 16 children by his first wife and 3 by his second. His will is as follows: "In the name, We, Edward, eldest son of the noble King of England, make our Will the Saturday next after Pentecost, in the year of our Lord 1272. First, we bequeath our soul to God, to our Lady, and to all the Saints; and our body to be buried where our executors, that is to say, Sir John de Bretagne, Sir William de Valence, Sir Roger de Clifford, Sir Payse de Chautros, Sir Robert de Tiletot, Sir Otes de Graundison, Robert Burnett, and Anthony Bek, shall appoint; who are also to hold the profits of all our lands in England, Ireland, and Gascony, until our children become of age. And if it should so happen (which God forbid!) that our Lord the King, our father, die whilst our children be under age, we will that the realm of England, and all other lands which should descend to our children, remain in the hands of our executors before named, and also in those of our dear father the Archbishop of York, and Sir Rog. and other great men of the kingdom, until they become of full age. And for the dowry of our dear wife Eleanor. In testimony of which we have placed our seal to this Will, having requested John Archbishop of Sur, and Vicar of the Holy Church of Jerusalem, and the honorable fathers, Frere Hugh Revel, Master of the Hospital, and Frere Thomas Brerard, Master of the Temple, likewise to place their seals in witness hereof. Dated at Acre, the Saturday before named, the 18th June, in the year of the reign of the King our Father the 55th."

If you descend from Edward I, you are a cousin to the following:

A. Alan Turing (the code-breaker of Nazi communications during World War II.) via the following descent.

1. Edward I, King of England
Eleanor of Castile
2. Edward II, King of England
Isabella of France
3. Edward III, King of England
Philippa of Hainault
4. John of Gaunt
Katherine Roet
5. Sir John Beaufort
Margaret de Holand
6. Joan Beaufort
James I, King of Scotland
7. Annabella Stewart
Sir George Gordon
8. Elizabeth Gordon
William Keith
9. Robert Keith
Elizabeth Douglas
10. William Keith
Margaret Keith
11. Elizabeth Keith
Alexander Irvine
12. James Irvine
Lucretia Irvine
13. John Irvine
Margaret Urquhart
14. Lucretia Irvine
Arthur Dingwall
15. Arthur Dingwall
Sarah Murray
16. William Dingwall
Jean Fordyce
17.Dr. Arthur Dingwall Fordyce
Janet Morison
18. Agnes Dingwall Fordyce
Alexander Fraser
19. Jean Stewart Fraser
John Robert Turing
20. Rev. John Robert Turing
Fanny Montague Boyd
21. Julius Matheson Turing
Ethel Sara Stoney
22. Alan Turing
WWII Codebreaker of Nazi Enigma Machine

B. Marilyn Monroe via the following:

1. Edward I, King of England
Eleanor of Castile
2. Elizabeth Plantagenet
Humphrey de Bohun
3. Eleanor de Bohun
Sir James le Boteler
4. Pernel le Boteler
Sir Gilbert Talbot
5. Sir Richard Talbot
Ankaret le Strange
6. Mary Talbot
Sir Thomas Greene
7. Sir Thomas Greene
Phillippa Ferrers
8. Elizabeth Greene
William Raleigh
9. Sir Edward Raleigh
Margaret Verney
10. Sir Edward Raleigh
Anne Chamberlayne
11. Bridget Raleigh
Sir John Cope
12. Elizabeth Cope
John Dryden
13. Bridget Dryden
Rev. Francis Marbury
14. Anne Marbury
William Hutchinson
15.Bridget Hutchinson
Gov. John Sanford
16. Gov. Peleg Sanford
Mary Coddington
17. Bridget Sanford
Job Almy
18. John Almy
Hannah Cook
19. Cook Almy
Charlotte Cook
20. Samuel Elam Almy
Susan Bateman
21. Susan Bateman Almy
Charles Adams Gifford
22. Frederick Almy Gifford
Elizabeth Easton Tennant
23. Charles Stanley Gifford
Gladys Pearl Monroe
24. Probable -
Marilyn Monroe
Actress, Model, and Singer

Source: Famouskin.com

Edward married Eleanor OF CASTILE in Oct 1254. Eleanor died on 27 Nov 1290; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was known as Philip the Fair. However, he is also the King that had 2000 mostly elderly Templars arrested on Friday the 13th of October 1313 in a series of coordinated, nationwide raids.

Philip married Joanna, Of Navarre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]