Edward III

1. Edward, The Black Prince (see here), born 1330,
   mar Joan Plantagenet, "The Fair Maid of Kent",
   died 1376,
   bur with effigy in gold armour, Canterbury cathedral,
   see images,
   had issue:
   1. Richard II (see here), reigned 1377-99.
      Alleged to have been gay lover of Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford (see here).
      The play Richard II (and here) by Shakespeare, spans 1398-1400.

   
   

2. Lionel Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (and here),
   mar Elizabeth (Isabella) de Burgh, Countess of Ulster [descendant of Edward I],
   Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1361-7,
   Statutes of Kilkenny 1366 forbade English settlers to adopt Irish culture,
   had issue:
   1. Philippa Plantagenet, mar Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and had issue.

   
   

3. John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster,
   born Mar 1340, Abbey of St.Bavon, Ghent, Belgium
   (Houses of Lancaster and Tudor).

   
   

4. Edmund Plantagenet (see here),
   born 5th June 1341, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire,
   appears in Richard II by Shakespeare,
   mar Isabella of Castile [descendant of Henry II and poss. descendant of The Prophet Muhammad],
   died 1402, bur church of All Saints, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire,
   had issue:
   1. Constance Plantagenet, born c.1374, mar Thomas le Despencer and had issue.

   2. Richard Plantagenet, born c.1375 (House of York).

   
   

5. Thomas Plantagenet of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, mar Eleanor de Bohun [descendant of Edward I] and had issue:
   1. Anne Plantagenet, mar Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford and had issue.

Edward III tomb, Westminster Abbey.
From here. From Shirley's Royal Ancestors site. Used with permission.

14th century manuscript depicting Edward III (seated) and his son the Black Prince (kneeling).
From here and here.

The Great Gate, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Showing the arms of Edward III and his sons.
See full size. From here.
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The tomb of Edward, the Black Prince, in Canterbury Cathedral.
Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons.

• Summary chart of ancestors of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault

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