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King of England Edward Plantagenet, II

King of England Edward Plantagenet, II

Male 1284 - 1327  (43 years)

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  • Name Edward Plantagenet 
    Title King of England 
    Suffix II 
    Relationshipwith Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
    Birth 25 Apr 1284  Caernarfon, Caernarvon, Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1301 
    1st Prince of Wales 
    Occupation 1307 to 1327 
    King of England 
    • His reign was troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters in Scotland notably at Bannockburn (1314)and unpopularity of his favourite peers Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326. He was deposed on 21 Jan 1327, and murd ered by a red-hot poker in his bowels.
    Stories and Notes King of England from 1307, son of Edward I. Born at Caernarfon Castle, he was created the first Prince of Wales in 1301. Incompetent and frivolous, and unduly influenced by his favourite, Piers Gaveston, Edward struggled throughout his reign with discontented barons, who attempted to restrict his power through the Ordinances of 1311. His invasion of Scotland in 1314 to suppress revolt resulted in defeat at Bannockburn. When he fell under the influence of a new favourite, Hugh le Depenser, he was deposed in 1327 by his wife Isabella (1292–1358), daughter of Philip IV of France, and her lover Roger de Mortimer, and murdered in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire. He was succeeded by his son, Edward III. 
    To Lady Kathleen 19 x great grandfather 
    Death 21 Sep 1327  Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • murdered
    Person ID I807  Enchanted Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2020 

    Father King of England Edward Plantagenet, I, Longshanks,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-on-Sands, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Princess of Castile Eleanor,   b. 1244, Castile, Spain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1290, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1254  Abbey of Las Heulgas, Burgos, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Princess of France Isabella Capet,   b. 1295, The Seine, Paris, , , France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1358, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1308  , , England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. King of England Edward Plantagenet, III,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Joanna, of England,   b. 5 Jul 1321, Tower of London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1362, Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1284 - Caernarfon, Caernarvon, Wales, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jun 1308 - , , England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Sep 1327 - Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Edward II - detail of tomb
    Edward II - detail of tomb