Edward Ii King of England
Edward Ii King of was born on April 25th, 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales. Edward Ii King of's father was + Edward I 'Longshanks' King of England and his mother was + Eleanor De Castilla. His paternal grandparents were Henry Iii King of England and Eleanore of Provence; his maternal grandparents were Ferdinand Iii King De Castile and Jeanne De Dammartin. He had a brother and four sisters, named Edmond (1st Earl of Kent) of, + Joan of Acre, Margaret of, Mary of and --Elizabeth. He was the second youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 43 on September 21st, 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered).General Notes
Edward II of Caernarvon, King of England was born on 25 April 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
He was the son of Edward I 'Longshanks', King of England and Eleanor de Castilla, Comtesse de Ponthieu.
He was also reported to have been born on 17 June 1284.
He married Isabelle de France, daughter of Philippe IV, Roi de France and Jeanne I, Reina de Navarre, on 25 January 1307/8 in Boulogne Cathedral, Bologne, Champagne, France.
He died on 21 September 1327 at age 43 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, murdered with a red-hot poker in the bowels, probably done on the orders of Roger Mortimer.
He was buried in Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
Edward II of Caernarvon, King of England succeeded to the title of Comte de Ponthieu et Montreuil on 28 November 1290.
He gained the title of Earl of Chester on 7 February 1301.
He gained the title of Prince of Wales on 7 February 1301.
He gained the title of Duc d'Aquitaine in May 1306.
He gained the title of King Edward II of England on 7 July 1307.
He was crowned King of England on 24 February 1308 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae, Dominus Hiberniae et Dux Aquitaniae.'
He was deposed as King of England on 20 January 1327.5
He abdicated as King of England on 25 January 1327.
He was the first English prince to bear the title 'Prince of Wales'.
He married Isabella, daughter of King Philip IV of France.
All the evidence indicates that Edward was a homosexual.
His first close advisor and unnatural friend was Piers Gaveson who was beheaded by the opposing barons at Deddington, Oxon in 1312.
In 1314 Edward marched against the Scots and on 24 June of that year his large army was massacred by Robert Bruce at Bannockburn, gaining independance for Scotland.
Thomas, the Earl of Lancaster, the leader of the barons opposing Edward, gained control for a time but Edward found new favourites in the Despensers, and Thomas was overcome in 1321 and subsequently put to death.
In 1324 Edward's wife, Isabella, returned to France and then with a Welsh Marcher Lord, Roger Mortimer, they assembled followers and in 1327 set sail and landed in Suffolk.
Edward was captured and deposed and the Despensers were hanged.
Edward was imprisoned at Berkley Castle, Gloucestershire and attempts were first made to starve him to death.
Then an order was issued by Isabella's followers that he should be killed without a mark being left on his body.
At Berkley Castle, on Monday 21 September 1327, he was reputedly disembowelled with a red hot iron rod.
He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Children of Edward II of Caernarvon, King of England and Isabelle de France:
Adam b. c 1310, d. a 13227
Edward III, King of England+ b. 13 Nov 1312, d. 21 Jun 13778
John of Eltham Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall b. 15 Aug 1316, d. 13 Sep 1336
Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet+ b. 18 Jun 1318, d. 22 Apr 1355
Joanna 'of the Tower' Plantagenet b. 5 Jul 1321, d. 7 Sep 1362
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.03 Sep 1151 in Chateau Du, , , France
- b.05 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in London, Middlesex, , England d.10 Sep 1169 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.24 Dec 1167 in de Beaumont, Oxfordshire, , England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England
- b.1099 d.09 Apr 1137
- b.1121 in Chateau de Belin, Guienne. France d.01 Mar 1204 in Fontevraud Abbey, Berri, France
- b.1103 d.>Mar 1130
- b.10 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England d.16 Jun 1272 in Westminster, London, Eng, England
- b.20 Aug 1134 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.07 Aug 1178 in Messina, Messina, Sicilia, Italy
- b.23 Aug 1160 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.16 Jun 1202 in Limoges, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
- b.1117 in Turenne, Correze, Limousin, France d.1201 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
- b.11 Sep 1126 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France d.10 Apr 1183 in Palestine, Bradford, Florida, USA
- b.1160 in de Courtenay, Loiret, Centre, France d.14 Sep 1211 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.~ 1127 in de Courtenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, France d.> 1205 in Coutenay, Loiret, Centre, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh On Sands, Cumberland, Eng, England
- b.1198 in France d.19 Aug 1245 in Aix, France
- b.1217 in Aix En Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, , England
- b.20 Mar 1177 in Carbonierres, Savoy, France d.20 Jan 1233 in Aoste, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
- b.1200 in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Dec 1266 in Chambery, Savoy, France
- b.1130 in Geneva,Geneva,,Switzerland d.25 Jul 1195 in Geneva,Geneva,,Switzerland
- b.1180 in Geneva,Geneva,,Switzerland d.08 Apr 1257 in Pierre Chatel,Isere,,France
- b.1138 in ,Faucigny,Haute-Savoie,France d.1180 in Genève,Genève Canton,,Switzerland
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Glouchestershire, England (Murdered)
- b.15 Aug 1166 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.29 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva de Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
- b.11 Nov 1155 in Castile, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain d.06 Oct 1214 in Castile, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain
- b.~ 1180 in Burgos, Castilla, Spain d.08 Nov 1246 in Palais Du, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- b.05 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.31 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
- b.1121 in Chateau de Belin, Guienne. France d.01 Mar 1204 in Fontevraud Abbey, Berri, France
- b.1244 in Burgos,Burgos,,Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, , England
- b.~ 1172 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 Mar 1279 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale- Seine-Maritime, France d.Sep 1250 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
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Edward Ii King of and Isobella (Queen Consort) of were married in a religious ceremony on January 25th, 1308 in Bologne Cathedral, Bologne, France. They had two sons and two daughters, named Edward Iii Plantagenet King of, John of Eltham (Earl of Cornwall), Eleanor of Woodstock and Joanna 'Of The Tower'.
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Children
Edward Iii Plantagenet King of England
Edward Iii Plantagenet King of was born on November 13th, 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berks, England.1 He died at the age of 64 on June 21st, 1377 in Sheen Castle, Surrey, , England.1
John of Eltham (Earl of Cornwall) Plantagenet
John of Eltham (Earl of Cornwall) was born on August 15th, 1316. He died at the age of 20 on September 13th, 1336.
Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet
Eleanor of Woodstock was born on June 13th, 1318 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England. She died at the age of 53 on January 11th, 1372 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England.
Joanna 'Of The Tower' Plantagenet
Joanna 'Of The Tower' was born on June 5th, 1321. She died at the age of 41 on September 7th, 1362.
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