Edward II of Caernarvon England King of England
Edward II of Caernarvon was born on April 25th, 1284 in
Caernarvonshire, Wales.
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Birth Notes
<b>More information from Genealogics:</b>
Edward was born on 25 April 1284, the eldest surviving son of Edward I 'Longshanks', king of England, and Eleanor of Castile, comtesse de Ponthieu
Edward was about 17 when his father created him Prince of Wales. His parent's sixteenth child, he had lost his mother at the age of six, and his father was away most of the time. Probably because of this he was very much attached to 'favourites'. The first was Piers Gaveston who became a close companion to the lonely prince until Piers made himself unpopular by his sarcasm and the offensive nicknames he bestowed on several of the courtiers.
Edward II of Caernarvon's father was
Edward I (Longshanks of) England King of England. He had two brothers and a sister, named
Thomas of,
Edmund of Woodstock and
Eleanor Plantagenet of. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died due to deposed and later murdered at the age of 43 on September 21st, 1327 in
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. He was buried on December 20th, 1327 in
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.
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