Edward II Plantagenêt King of England

1284 - 1327  (43 years)

• Name	Edward II Plantagenêt King of England  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	25 Apr 1284	Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1303
  	Fait hommage au roi de France Philippe IV pour le comté de Ponthieu
  Occupation	8 Jul 1307
  	King of England
  Occupation	25 Feb 1308
  	Pierre de Gabaston (Piers de Gavaston or Gaveston) was bearer of the Crown at his coronation
  Occupation	18 May 1308
  	Guy de Beauchamp was prominent in effecting Piers de Gaveston's banishment from the realm
  Occupation	18 May 1308
  	The English nobility were displeased with the influence Piers de Gaveston (foreigner) exercised over the King
  Occupation	19 May 1312
  	Piers de Gaveston surrendered to the Earls of Pembroke and Surrey
  Occupation	10 Jun 1312
  	Piers de Gaveston is seized by Guy de Beauchamp at Scarborough and taken to Warwick Castle
  Occupation	19 Jun 1312
  	Piers de Gaveston is condemned to death without trial by the Earls of Warwick, Hereford and Arundel
  Occupation	19 Jun 1312
  	The King's favorite Piers de Gaveston is beheaded at Blacklow Hill, Warwickshire
  Military	24 Jun 1314
  	Routed by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn and never recovered his losses in Scotland
  Occupation	Duc de Guyenne
  Occupation	31 May 1325
  	Negotiated with Gaucher de Châtillon (connétable de France) and signed a peace treaty with France
  Occupation	31 Mar 1326
  	Negotiated with Gaucher de Châtillon and signed another peace treaty with France
  Occupation	22 Sep 1326
  	His wife set sail for England (100 ships) with her lover Roger de Mortimer and captured him in short order (along with Hugh Le Despenser)
  Occupation	20 Jan 1327
  	Deposed by his wife Isabelle
  Occupation	20 Jan 1327
  	Isabelle assumed power: It was declared in Parliament that Edward II had forfeited the allegiance of his people and that his son should wear the crown
  Died	21 Sep 1327	Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
  	Cause: Murdered by his captors on Isabella's and Mortimer's orders
  Buried	20 Dec 1327	Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England
  Person ID	I4323	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Edward I Plantagenêt King of England,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Westminster Castle, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 8 Jul 1307, Burgh-on-the-Sands (Carlisle), Cumbria (Cumberland), North West, England  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Eleanor de Castilla Queen of England,   b. 1241, Burgos, Castilla, España ,   d. 29 Nov 1290, Grantham ("Graeg Ham"), Lincolnshire, England  (Age 49 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1254	Las Huelgas Abbey, Burgos, Castilla, España
  Family ID	F1910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabelle Capet de France Queen of England,   b. 1292, Paris, Île-de-France (Seine), France ,   d. 23 Aug 1358, Rising Castle, Norfolk, England  (Age 66 years)
  Marriage Contract	25 Jan 1307
  Married	22 Jan 1308	Boulogne-sur-Mer, Neuchâtel-Hardelot, Picardie, Pas-de-Calais (Nord), France
  Children	1. Edward III Plantagenêt King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England ,   d. 21 Jun 1377, Richmond Palace, Sheen, Surrey, England  (Age 64 years)   2. Eleanor Plantagenêt of England,   b. 18 Jun 1316, Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 22 Apr 1355, Denventer, Netherlands  (Age 38 years)   3. Joan Plantagenêt of England,   b. 5 Jul 1321, Tower of London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 7 Sep 1362, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F2184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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