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Born January 6, 1367 • Bordeaux • France
Died February 1400 (aged 33) • Pontefract • England
Title / Office king (1377-1399), England
House / Dynasty house of Plantagenet
Notable Family Members father Edward the Black Prince
Role In Peasants’ Revolt

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