chaplain Robert de Eglesfield in her honour. Issue Philippa and Edward had thirteen children, including five sons who lived into adulthood. Three of their children died of the Black Death in 1348. The rivalry of their numerous descendants would bring about the long-running and bloody dynastic wars known as the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century. In popular culture Philippa is a character in The Accursed Kings, a series of French historical novels by Maurice Druon. She was portrayed by Françoise Burgi in the 1972 French miniseries adaptation of the series, and by Marie de Villepin in the 2005 adaptation. In 2003, she was voted as 5th on the list of 100 Great Black Britons. However, the decision to include her on the list has been criticised, with many historians noting that there was no evidence that suggested Philippa has any African ancestry. Ancestry Notes References Sources Arnold, Margot. Queen Consorts of England: The Power Behind the Throne. New York: Facts On File, 1993. pages 185 & 186. Salmonson, Jessica Amanda. (1991) The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House. page 212. Sury, Geoffroy G., Bayern Straubing Hennegau: la Maison de Bavière en Hainaut, XIVe – XVe s., (2nd Ed.), Geoffroy G. Sury, Edit., Brussels, 2010. pp. 55, 66 & 128. page 92. See also Counts of Hainaut family tree Counts of Holland family tree |- 1310 births 1369 deaths 14th-century English people 14th-century English women 14th-century viceregal rulers 14th-century women rulers People from Valenciennes English royal consorts Duchesses of Aquitaine Avesnes family Regents of England Ladies of the Garter County of Hainaut Burials at Westminster Abbey Deaths from edema English people of French descent English people of Hungarian descent English people of Spanish descent English people of Italian descent English people of Dutch descent Women in medieval European warfare Women in 14th-century warfare Edward III of England