page_title: Philippa of Hainault
section_title: Queen of England
hierarchical_section_title: Philippa of Hainault / Queen of England
caption_attribution_description: English: Half groat with portrait of King Edward III, York mint. Nederlands: Halve groot met portret van Koning Edward III, geslagen te York.
context_page_description: Philippa of Hainault was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346, when her husband was away for the Hundred Years' War.
  Daughter of Count Willam of Hainaut and French Princess Joan of Valois, Phillipa was engaged to Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1326. Their marriage was celebrated in York Minster on 24 January 1328, some months after Edward's accession to the throne of England and Isabella of France's infamous invasion. After her husband reclaimed the throne, Phillipa influenced King Edward to take interest in the nation's commercial expansion, was part of the successful Battle of Neville's Cross, and often went on expeditions to Scotland and France. She won much popularity with the English people for her compassion in 1347, when she successfully persuaded the King to spare the lives of the Burghers of Calais. This popularity helped maintain peace in England throughout their long reign.
caption: Half groat with portrait of King Edward III, York mint.
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