Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England lands as the lordship of Powys and became known as Owen de la Pole (or "Poole"). Lands retained under direct royal control were organised under the Statute of Rhuddlan of 1284, which declared that they were "annexed and united" to the English crown, although they did not become part of the Kingdom of England. They were the King's personal fief and in 1301, they were bestowed on Edward's son, Edward of Caernarfon (the future Edward II), with the title "Prince of Wales" and thereafter the lands and title became the customary endowment of the heir to the throne. The Statute
Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales Phillipa Gregory's "Cousins' War" series, and in the TV adaptation of the novels, "The White Queen". From 1483 to 1484, Edward used the arms of his father, debruised with a label of three points Argent. Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, 1st Earl of Salisbury (December 1473 – 9 April 1484), was the heir apparent of King Richard III of England and his wife, Anne Neville. He was Richard's only legitimate child and died aged ten. Edward was allegedly born in December 1473 at Middleham Castle, a stronghold