In 1362, Edward married Joan of Kent and was created prince of Aquitaine and Gascony by his father. Edward and his wife went to live in his new French domains. … During his lifetime he was known as Edward of Woodstock. The title of Black Prince developed after his death and may refer to black armour that he wore.
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How old was black prince when he died?
45 years (1330ā1376)
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Why was Edward called the confessor?
After 1066, there was a subdued cult of Edward as a saint, possibly discouraged by the early Norman abbots of Westminster, which gradually increased in the early 12th century. … He was called ‘Confessor’ as the name for someone who was believed to have lived a saintly life but was not a martyr.