, Edward II of England

Birth Name Edward II of England
Also Known As Caernarvon, Edward II of
Gramps ID I9099
Gender male
Age at Death 43 years, 4 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Nobility Title     King of England
 
Birth 1284-04-25 Caernarvon Castle, Wales  
 
Death 1327-09-21 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England  
 
Occupation 1307/8-02-24 (Julian)   acceded
 
Title/position BET. 1327 - 1377 King of England  
 
Burial   Gloucester Cathedral  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father , Edward I Longshanks [I9113]1239-06-171307-07-07
Mother , Eleanor of Castile [I9114]12401290-11-28
    Sister     , Eleanor [I9117] 1264-06-17
    Sister     , Joan [I9118] 1265
    Brother     , John [I9119] 1266-07-10
    Brother     , Henry [I9120] 1267-07-13
    Sister     , Julian (Katherine) [I9121] 1271
    Sister     , Joan of Acre [I9122] 1272 1307-04-23
    Brother     , Alfonso [I9123] 1273-11-24
    Sister     , Margaret [I9124] 1275-09-11
    Sister     , Berengaria [I9125] 1276
    Sister     , Mary [I9126] 1277/8-03-11 (Julian)
    Sister     , Isabella [I9127] 1278/9-03-12 (Julian)
    Sister     , Alice [I9128] 1278/9-03-12 (Julian)
    Sister     , Elizabeth (Isabel) [I9129] 1282-08-07 1316-05-05
         , Edward II of England [I9099] 1284-04-25 1327-09-21
    Sister     , Beatrice [I9130] about 1286
    Sister     , Blanche [I9131] 1290

Families

    Family of , Edward II of England and Valois, Isabella [F3433]
Married Wife Valois, Isabella [I9100] ( * 1292 + 1327-09-21 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1306/7-01-25 (Julian) Boulogne, France  
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
, Adam [I9112]about 1310
, Edward III [I9080]1312-11-131377-06-21
, John of Eltham [I9109]1316-08-151336
Plantagenet, Eleanor of Woodstock [I9110]1318-06-181355
, Joanna of the Tower [I9111]1321-07-051362-08-14
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
REFN M4042
 

Narrative

Reigned 1307-1327 deposed and murdered. 1st Prince of Wales. His reign was
troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters in Scotland notably at Bannockburn (1314) and unpopularity of his favorite peers Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer (1262 - 1326). He was murdered by a red-hot poker in his bowels. Invested as the first English Prince of Wales in 1301.

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 9095
 

Pedigree

  1. , Edward I Longshanks [I9113]
    1. , Eleanor of Castile [I9114]
      1. , Eleanor [I9117]
      2. , Joan [I9118]
      3. , John [I9119]
      4. , Henry [I9120]
      5. , Julian (Katherine) [I9121]
      6. , Joan of Acre [I9122]
      7. , Alfonso [I9123]
      8. , Margaret [I9124]
      9. , Berengaria [I9125]
      10. , Mary [I9126]
      11. , Isabella [I9127]
      12. , Alice [I9128]
      13. , Elizabeth (Isabel) [I9129]
      14. , Edward II of England
        1. Valois, Isabella [I9100]
          1. , Adam [I9112]
          2. , Edward III [I9080]
          3. , John of Eltham [I9109]
          4. Plantagenet, Eleanor of Woodstock [I9110]
          5. , Joanna of the Tower [I9111]
      15. , Beatrice [I9130]
      16. , Blanche [I9131]

Ancestors