Edward III

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King of England from 1327 to 1377 who began the Hundred Years' War with France

proper noun

: Eduardo III

Edward III was crowned King of England after his father's abdication in 1327.

Examples

During the reign of Edward III, the Hundred Years' War began between England and France.
A severe outbreak of the Black Death occurred while Edward III was on the throne.
King Edward III ruled England for fifty years.
Did Edward III really start the Hundred Years' War?
Edward III was crowned King of England after his father's abdication in 1327.
A severe outbreak of the Black Death occurred while Edward III was on the throne.
During the reign of Edward III, the Hundred Years' War began between England and France.

Synonyms

Edward III of England

vsEdward III

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King of England from 1327 to 1377 who started the war with France and lived during the Black Death

means the same but uses the shorter form without the country name

Surface Forms

Edward III main

Morphology

Edward + III

This is a proper name: knowing 'Edward' (a personal name) and 'III' (the numeral three) only yields 'Edward the third' and does not convey the specific historical identity, role, or dates (King of England 1327–1377). While the ordinal marker is transparent cross-linguistically, the substantive meaning (that this refers to a particular king and associated events) cannot be derived from the constituents alone, so learners need prior cultural/historical knowledge.

Etymology

Edward III: The name Edward III shows a king called Edward who was the III, or 'the third' king with that name. He ruled England from 1327 to 1377 and is known for starting a long war with France and for the Black Death.