Edward II , King of England Plantagenant 
Edward II , King of England was born on April 22nd, 1284 in of Caernarvon. Edward II , King of England's father was *Edward I , King of EnglandLongshanks Platagenant and his mother was *Eleanor of , Cts de Ponthieu Castile. His paternal grandparents were *Henry III , King of England Platagenant and *Eleanor Berenger; his maternal grandparents were *Ferdinand (St) III , King of Castile Castile and *Johanna , Countess of Ponthieu de Danmartin. He had three brothers and twelve sisters, named John Botetourt , Earl of Mendlesham, Henry , Prince, Alfonso , Earl of Chester, Eleanor , Princess, Joan , Princess, Julian\Katherine , Princess, Joan of Acre , Princess, Margaret , Princess, Berengaria , Princess, Mary , Princess Nun at Amesbury, Alice ,Princess, Isabella , Princess, *Elizabeth\Isabel , Princess, Beatrice , Princess and Blanche , Princess. He was the third youngest of the sixteen children. He had three half-brothers and a half-sister, named John , Lord of Mendlesham, Thomas , Earl of Norfolk, Edmond , Earl of Kent and Eleanor , Princess. He died at the age of 43 on September 21st, 1327 in Berkeley Castle,Gloucestershire,ENG.General Notes
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
Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326.
He was deposed on 21 Jan 1327, and murdered by a red-hot poker in his bowels.
Edward II 1307-1327 Son of Edward I. A homosexual, but what really got him into trouble was inept rule and getting beaten by the Scots. Deposed by parliament in 1327 and murdered.
. Edward II King of24 England (Edward I Longshanks King of25, Henry III King26, John (Lackland) King27, Henry II King of28, Geoffrey V29 Plantagenet, Foulques V Le30 Anjou, Foulques IV Count31) was born in Carnarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales April 25, 1284. Edward died September 21, 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England, at age 43. His body was interred December 20, 1327 in Gloucester Cathe, Gloucestershire, England.
He married Isabelle Princess of France January 22, 1307/1308 in Boulogne, Pas De Calais, France. Portrayed as a terrible King, he was brutally murdered at Berkely Castle.
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.
King Edward III crossing the Somme by Benjamin West (1728-1820)
© Royal Collection
Richard II. Reproduction of a painting in Westminster Abbey by unknown artist. His father, the Black Prince, (Edward III's heir) died when Richard was aged nine. 'He was prodigal in his gifts, extravagantly splendid in his entertainments and dress.' (Monk of Evesham, History of the Life and Reign of Richard II)
© Dean and Chapter of Westminster/Royal Collection
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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 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace,Oxford,England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle,Newark,Notthingham,England
- b.1122 in Aquitaine d.1204
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester,Hamnpshire,England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster,Middlesex,England
- b.~ 1188 in Angoulême,France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevraud,France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster Palace,London,ENG d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-on-the-Sands,Near Carlisle
- b.~ 1217 in of Provence d.24 Jun 1291 in Lincoln,England Convent Church,Amesbury
- b.22 Apr 1284 in of Caernarvon d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle,Gloucestershire,ENG
- b.01 Mar 1105 in Castilla,Spain d.21 Aug 1157 in Fresneda,Spain
- b.1137 in of Leon,Spain d.22 Jan 1188 in Benavente,Spain
- b.1108 in Barcelona,Barcelona,Spain d.03 Feb 1148 in Palencia,Leon,Spain
- b.15 Aug 1171 in Zamora,Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villanueva de Sarria,Spain
- b.25 Jul 1110 in Guimaraes d.06 Dec 1185 in Coimbra
- b.~ 1151 in of Portugal d.16 Oct 1188 in Spain
- b.~ 1125 in Savoy
- b.1199 d.30 May 1252 in Seville,Spain
- b.1180
- b.~ 1244 in Castile,Spain d.24 Nov 1290 in Herdeby,Near Grantham,Lincolnshire,ENG
- b.1135 in Dammartin,Seine-Et-MarneFrance d.19 Sep 1200 in London,England
- b.1180 in Dammartin,Seine-Et-MarneFrance d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville,France
- b. in Clermont en Beauvaisis,Oise,France d.1162
- b.~ 1149
- b.1110 in Dammartin,Isle de France,France d.>Jan 1182
- b.~ 1170 in France
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Edward II , King of England and Isabelle , Princess of France were married in a religious ceremony on January 25th, 1308 in Boulogne Castle,France. They had three sons and two daughters, named Adam, Edward III , King of England, John , of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, Eleanor and Joanna\Joan.
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Children
Edward III , King of England Plantagenant
Edward III , King of England was born on November 13th, 1312. He died at the age of 65 in 1377.
John , of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall Plantagenant
John , of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall was born on August 15th, 1316. He died at the age of 20 on September 14th, 1336.
Eleanor Plantagenat
Eleanor was born on June 18th, 1318. She died at the age of 36 on April 22nd, 1355.
Joanna\Joan Plantagenat
Joanna\Joan was born on July 5th, 1321 in Tower of London,London,Middlesex,England. She died at the age of 41 on September 7th, 1362 in Hertford,Hertfordshire,England.
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