Coat of Arms: King Edward III of England

Combined the Arms of his father’s family,the Plantagenet kings of England with the Arms of his mother’s family, the Capetian kings of France

The coronation of Edward III at the age of 14

Edward III in his youth, dressed for battle

in 1348, Edward III founded an order of knighthood, the Order of the Garter, allegedly as a result of an incident when a lady, with whom he was dancing at a court ball, dropped an item of intimate apparel. Gallantly picking it up to assuage her embarrassment, Edward tied it around his own leg, and remarked ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’ ('Shame on him who thinks evil of it'), which became the motto of the Order of the Garter.

Edward III at the heighth of his 50 year reign

Edward III near the end of his reign

Effigy of Edward III at Westminter Abbey in London, England.

Edward's tomb in Westminster Abbey originally featured carvings of all his children (some of which are still there). Some art historians have called Edward's effigy the first English portrait.

The King of England (Edward III) ,The Prince of Wales (Edward), Duke of Clarence (Lionel), Duke of Lancaster (John of Gaunt)
Earl of Huntingdon (John Holland), Earl of Warwick (Thomas Beauchamp), Earl of March (Roger Mortimer)
Earl of Arundel (Richard Fitzalan), Earl of Salisbury (William Montagu), Earl of Oxford (Robert de Vere), Earl of Northumberland (Henry Percy), Earl of Devon (Edward de Courtenay)