Richard II Plantagenet King of England 
Richard II Plantagenet was born on May 1st, 1367 in Bordeaux, France. Richard II Plantagenet's father was Edward the Black Prince Prince of Wales and his mother was Joan the Fair Maid Plantagenet Cts of Kent. His paternal grandparents were Edward III Plantagenet King of England and Phillipa de Hainault; his maternal grandparents were Edmund Plantagenet of Woodstock Earl of Kent and Margaret le Wake of Liddell Bss Wake. He had a brother named Edward. He had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named John de Holand, Thomas de Holand II, Joan and Margaret. He died in Pontefract Castle.General Notes
REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Edward (III)'s son, the Black Prince, died in 1376 and the King's grandson, Richard II (reigned 1377-99), inherited the throne on Edward's death. In 1381 the Peasants' Revolt broke out and Richard, aged 14, bravely rode to meet the rebels at Smithfield. Wat Tyler, one of the peasants' leaders, was killed and the revolt crushed. It was Richard who ordered the transformation of the Norman Westminster Hall (built in 1099 by William II, the Hall was the ceremonial and administrative centre of the kingdom; it also housed the Courts of Justice until 1882) to what it is today. Increasingly, Richard's dependence on a group of favourites provoked resentment. In 1388 the 'Merciless Parliament' sentenced many of the King's favourites to death. Richard took his revenge in 1397, arresting or banishing many of his opponents, including his cousin, Henry of Bolingbroke. The king's
subsequent arbitrary behaviour alienated people further. Whilst Richard was in Ireland in 1399, Henry of Bolingbroke returned to claim his inheritance on the
death of his father, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a younger son of Edward III). Supported by some of the leading baronial families, Henry captured and deposed Richard. Bolingbroke was crowned king as Henry IV. Risings in support of Richard led to his murder in Pontefract Castle.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-on-the-Sands, near Carlisle, Cumberland, England
- b.1222 in Aix-en-Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Carnarvon Castle, Carnarvon, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1199 in Castile, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.1240 in of Burgos, Castile, Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby (near Grantham), Lincolnshire, England
- b.1216 in Abbeville, France d.15 MAR 1278/79 in Abbeville, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orienta, France
- b.1268 in Fontainbleau, Seine-et-Marne, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainbleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
- b.BET. 1243 - 1247 in AragUn, Spain or Montpellier, Herault, France d.28 JAN 1270/71 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- b.1292 in France d.22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle, Hertford, England
- b.1244 in Troyes, Aube, France d.21 Jul 1274 in Pamplona, Navarre, France
- b.JAN 1271/72 in Bar-Sur-Seine, Aube, France d.02 Apr 1305 in Ch, teau de Vincennes Paris, Val-de-Marne, France
- b.~ 1248 in Arras, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.15 Jun 1330 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d.08 Jun 1376 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.1218 in Etroeungt, Nord, France d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.BET. 1247 - 1251 in Brabant, Holland d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1225 in Netherlands d.1284 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1280 in Hainault, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.BET. 1217 - 1220 d.24 Dec 1281
- b.1252 in Luxemburg, Belgium d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1220 d.23 Nov 1275
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orienta, France
- b.12 MAR 1269/70 in Fontainebleau, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-le-Roy
- b.BET. 1243 - 1247 in AragUn, Spain or Montpellier, Herault, France d.28 JAN 1270/71 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- b.BET. 1294 - 1295 in Valois, France d.7 MAR 1341/42 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.1254 in of Naples, Italy d.05 May 1309 in Casanuova, Italy
- b.BET. 1273 - 1274 in Naples, Sicily d.31 Dec 1299
- b.BET. 1257 - 1258 in Budapest, Hungary d.25 Mar 1323
- b.01 May 1367 in Bordeaux, France d.6 JAN 1399/00 in Pontefract Castle
- b.24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Lincolnshire
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.1188 in AngoulIme, Charente, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault L'Abbe, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-on-the-Sands, near Carlisle, Cumberland, England
- b.1198 in Of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France d.19 Aug 1245 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France
- b.1222 in Aix-en-Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.BET. 1198 - 1201 in of Ghamberg, Savoie, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.05 Aug 1301 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d.19 MAR 1329/30 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Chateau of Poissy, Yvelines, France d.25 Aug 1270 in near Tunis, Tunisia, Africa
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orienta, France
- b.1221 in St.-Maime, Forcalquier, France d.20 Dec 1295 in St. Marcel, Paris, Seine, France
- b.1279 in Paris, France d.14 FEB 1316/17 in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England
- b.1233 d.1261
- b.1260 in Louvain, Brabant, Belgium d.12 JAN 1320/21 in Murel
- d.23 Oct 1273
- b.29 Sep 1328 d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.BET. 1202 - 1212 in Blisworth (Clevedon), North Hampshire, England d.18 Dec 1246 in Jerusalem, Palestine
- b.1236 in Blisworth, Northhamptonshire d.4 FEB 1281/82
- b.1220 in of Thetford, Norfolk or Framlingham, Suffolk d.<06 Apr 1276 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
- b.1268 in Blisworth, Northamptonshire d.~10 Apr 1300
- b.~ 1188 d.Aug 1257 in London, Middlesex, England
- b.BET. 1242 - 1250 in Blisworth, North Hampshire, England d.<27 Mar 1285
- b.01 Nov 1207 in Gwynedd, Wales d.24 Oct 1253 in Stevington, England
- b.~ 1299 d.29 Sep 1349
- b.~ 1192 in Buckinghamshire, England d.BET. 1267 - 1270
- b.~ 1245 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England d.11 Jul 1302 in Courtral, Flandre, Occidential, Belgium
- b.~ 1210 in Buckinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1272 d.<26 Oct 1309
- b.~ 1225 in Acre, Palestine d.1296
- b.BET. 1245 - 1252 in of Courtrain, Mynn, France d.1302
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