King of England, Edward II Plantagenet

Birth Name King of England, Edward II Plantagenet 1 2 3 4 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a
Also Known As Plantagenent, Edward II
Gramps ID I35407
Gender male
Age at Death 43 years, 4 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E46815] 1284-04-25 Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales  
10a 1a 2a 11 3 5b 7b 8b 12a 13a
Death [E46816] 1327-09-21 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England  

Cause: Disembowelled at orders of Roger de Mortimer & Edward's wife Isabella.

10 2b 11 5c 7c 9b
_FA1 [E46817]   Acceded: 7 Jul 1307. Reigned 1307-1327. Deposed 1327.  
3 5d 7d 9c
_FA2 [E46818]   Interred: Gloucester Cathedral.  
7e 13b
_FA3 [E46819]   Deposed. Murdered by Roger de Mortimer, his wife’s lover.  
7f 13c
_FA4 [E46820]   1st Prince of Wales.  
7g 13d
_FA5 [E46821]   Reign bothered by extravagances & militarist disasters in Scotland.  
7h 13e
_FA6 [E46822]   Defeated in Scotland at Bannockburn (1314) by Robert the Bruce.  
7i 13f
_FA7 [E46823]   Unpopularity of his favourite peers helped cause his downfall.  
7j 9d
_FA8 [E46824]   Peers: Gaveston died 1312, Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326.  
7k 9e
Burial [E46825]   Gloucester Cathedral  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father King of England, Edward I Longshanks Plantagenet [I3118]1239-06-171307-07-07
Mother Cts de Ponthieu, Alianore de Castille [I30856]about 12411290-11-29
    Sister     Plantagenet, Katherine [I36512]
    Sister     Plantagenet, Joan [I33452] JAN 1264/65 before 1265-09-07
    Brother     Plantagenet, John [I36878] 1266-07-13 1271-08-03
    Brother     Plantagenet, Henry [I33926] 1268-05-00 1274-10-14
    Sister     Plantagenet, Aliaonor [I37874] about 1269-07-18
    Sister     Cts de Gloucester, Joan of Acre Plantagenet [I32629] 1272 1307-04-23
    Brother     Plantagenet, Alphonso [I34852] 1273-11-24 1284-08-19
    Sister     Plantagenet, Margaret [I37643] 1274/5-03-11 (Julian)
    Sister     Plantagenet, Breengaria [I37193] 1276-05-01 1278
    Sister     Plantagenet, Mary [I34261] 1278/9-03-11 (Julian) 1332-05-29
    Sister     Plantagenet, Elizabeth [I21550] 1282-08-07 1316-05-05
         King of England, Edward II Plantagenet [I35407] 1284-04-25 1327-09-21

Families

    Family of King of England, Edward II Plantagenet and de France, Isabelle [F1165]
Married Wife de France, Isabelle [I3120] ( * 1292 + 1358-08-22 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E52940] 1307/8-01-25 (Julian) Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France  
8c 12 14a 15 16a 9f 7
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
King of England, Edward III Plantagenet [I24448]1312-11-131377-06-21
Plantagenet, John [I27607]1316-08-251336-09-13
Plantagenet, Alianor [I27605]1318-06-081355
Plantagenet, Joan [I0681]1321-07-05

Narrative

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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 favourite peers Piers de Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Edward II (reigned 1307-27) had few of the qualities which made a successful medieval king. He surrounded himself with favourites, and the barons, feeling excluded from power, rebelled. Throughout his reign different baronial groups struggled to gain power and control the King. The nobles' Ordinances of 1311, which attempted to limit royal control of finance and appointments, were ignored by Edward. Large debts (many inherited) and the Scots' victory at Bannockburn made Edward more unpopular. Finally, in 1326, Edward's wife, Isabelle of France, led an invasion
against her husband. In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favour of his son, Edward, and was later murdered at Berkeley Castle
Acceded 1307-1327.

Edward II
Edward II (reigned 1307-27) had few of the qualities that made a successful medieval king. Edward surrounded himself with favourites (the best known being a Gascon, Piers Gaveston), and the barons, feeling excluded from power, rebelled. Throughout his reign, different baronial groups struggled to gain power and control the King. The nobles' ordinances of 1311, which attempted to limit royal control of finance and appointments, were counteracted by Edward. Large debts (many inherited) and the Scots' victory at Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce in 1314 made Edward more unpopular.
Edward's victory in a civil war (1321-2) and such measures as the 1326 ordinance (a protectionist measure which set up compulsory markets or staples in 14 English, Welsh and Irish towns for the wool trade) did not lead to any compromise between the King and the nobles. Finally, in 1326, Edward's wife, Isabella of France, led an invasion against her husband. In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favour of his son Edward (the first time that an anointed king of England had been dethroned since Ethelred in 1013). Edward II was later murdered at Berkeley Castle.
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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 favourite peers Piers de Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326.

REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Edward II (reigned 1307-27) had few of the qualities which made a successful medieval king. He surrounded himself with favourites, and the barons, feeling excluded from power, rebelled. Throughout his reign different baronial groups struggled to gain power and control the King. The nobles' Ordinances of 1311, which attempted to limit royal control of finance and appointments, were ignored by Edward. Large debts (many inherited) and the Scots' victory at Bannockburn made Edward more unpopular. Finally, in 1326, Edward's wife, Isabelle of France, led an invasion
against her husband. In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favour of his son, Edward, and was later murdered at Berkeley Castle

Pedigree

  1. King of England, Edward I Longshanks Plantagenet [I3118]
    1. Cts de Ponthieu, Alianore de Castille [I30856]
      1. Plantagenet, Katherine [I36512]
      2. Plantagenet, Joan [I33452]
      3. Plantagenet, John [I36878]
      4. Plantagenet, Henry [I33926]
      5. Plantagenet, Aliaonor [I37874]
      6. Cts de Gloucester, Joan of Acre Plantagenet [I32629]
      7. Plantagenet, Alphonso [I34852]
      8. Plantagenet, Margaret [I37643]
      9. Plantagenet, Breengaria [I37193]
      10. Plantagenet, Mary [I34261]
      11. Plantagenet, Elizabeth [I21550]
      12. King of England, Edward II Plantagenet
        1. de France, Isabelle [I3120]
          1. King of England, Edward III Plantagenet [I24448]
          2. Plantagenet, John [I27607]
          3. Plantagenet, Alianor [I27605]
          4. Plantagenet, Joan [I0681]

Ancestors

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