Edward the Black Prince

Edward the Black Prince (Edward of Woodstock) was the eldest son of Edward III of England and a celebrated commander of the Hundred Years' War. He fought at Crécy in 1346, captured John II of France at Poitiers in 1356 and ruled Aquitaine as its prince from 1362. His victory at Nájera in 1367 was followed by heavy taxes, revolt and illness, and he died a year before his father; his son became Richard II.