Edward III

American  

noun

1. 1312–77, king of England 1327–77 (son of Edward II).

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Edward III British  

noun

1. 1312–77, king of England (1327–77); son of Edward II. His claim to the French throne in right of his mother Isabella provoked the Hundred Years' War (1337)

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Example Sentences

Michael Livingston, a professor of medieval history at the Citadel, previously picked up that gauntlet with books offering new interpretations of Agincourt and of Edward III of England’s victory at Crécy in 1346.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

And an hour later, Mr Hyde, who has been metal detecting for about nine months, unearthed the Edward III quarter noble.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2023

As the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, Charles received an annual windfall from the Duchy of Cornwall, established by King Edward III in 1337 to support his son.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

However, King Edward III of England, the son of Charles’s sister and the older of the two claimants, maintained that he had the greater right to the throne of France.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

I have attempted, in vain, to collect an authentic list of the supporters of the royal arms of England from the time of Edward III, when, according to some authors, they were first assumed.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony