Edward II, King of England

1284 - 1327  (43 years)

• Name	Edward II
  Birth	25 Apr 1284	Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  History	birth to death
  On 25 February 1308, he was crowed by by Henry Merewell (alias Woodlock), Bishop of Winchester in Westminster Abbey. [4] In March 1308, he confiscated Margaret of France, his step-mother's dower castles of Berkhampstead, Devizes and Marlborough, and also deprived her of the marriage of the young earl of Gloucester, which she had held for some time. [3] On 25 January 1327, he abdicated after his wife and Roger Mortimer, her lover, invaded England in 1326 and defeated him.
  Title(s)	1301 (16 years)  [2]
  He was created the 1st Prince of Wales.
  Reign	From 1308 to 1327 (23 years)  [2]
  King of England
  Death	21 Sep 1327	Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  He was killed by having a red hot poker inserted up his anus.
  Burial	After 21 Sep 1327	Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester,  Gloucestershire, England   [2, 5]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 12 sisters
  1. Princess Eleanor,   b. 17 Jun 1264, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 12 Oct 1297, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium  (Age 33 years)   2. Joan,   b. 1265   d. 1265  (Age 0 years)   3. John,   b. 10 Jul 1266, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 3 Aug 1271, Westminster, London, England  (Age 5 years)   4. Henry,   b. 13 Jul 1267, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 14 Oct 1274, Merton, London, England  (Age 7 years)   5. Julian,   b. 1271, Acre, Holy Land d. 1271, Holy Land  (Age 0 years) + 6. Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford,   b. 1272, Acre, Holy Land d. 23 Apr 1307, Clare, Suffolk, England  (Age 35 years) ▻ Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare,  m. 30 Apr 1290 ;   Ralph de Monthermer,  m. Jan 1296   7. Alfonso, Earl of Chester,   b. 24 Nov 1273, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 19 Aug 1284, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England  (Age 10 years)   8. Margaret, Princess of England,   b. 11 Sep 1275, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 1318, Brussels, Belgium  (Age 42 years)   9. Berengaria,   b. 1279, Kennington Place, Kennington, London, England d. Abt 1279  (Age 0 years)   10. Mary, a nun,   b. 11 Mar 1278, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. Before 08 Jul 1332, Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England  (Age 54 years)   11. Isabella,   b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. Abt Apr 1279  (Age 0 years)   12. Alice,   b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 1291  (Age 11 years) + 13. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England  (Age 33 years) ▻ John I, Count of Holland, Earl of Holland, Zealand and Lord of Friezeland,  m. 8 Jan 1297 ;   Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex,  m. 14 Nov 1302 + 14. Edward II, King of England,   b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 43 years) ▻ Isabella "the Fair" of France,  m. 25 Jan 1308/09   15. Beatrice   16. Blanche
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Edward I and Marguerite of France )
  + 1. Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, Marshall of England,   b. 1 Jun 1300, Brotherton, Yorkshire, England d. 23 Aug 1338, Framlingham, Suffolk, England  (Age 38 years) ▻ Alice de Hales,  m. 1321 ;   Mary de Braose, Countess of Norfolk,  m. 1334 + 2. Edumnd of Woodstock, Earl of Kent,   b. 5 Aug 1301, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Mar 1329/30, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester Castle,  Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age 28 years) ▻ Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake,  m. 25 Dec 1325   3. Eleanor of Winchester,   b. 4 May 1306, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 1310, Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England  (Age 3 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Edward I and mistress )
  > 1. John de Botetourte, Lord Botetourte,   b. Abt 1265   d. 25 Nov 1324  (Age 59 years) ▻ Matilda FitzThomas,  m. Between 1285 to 1292
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (21 x Great Grandfather)  Stephanie of Marseilles   d. 11 Sep 1095  (7 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2929	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward I, King of England ,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England,   b. 1240/41, Kingdom of Castile d. 29 Nov 1290, Harby, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Isabella "the Fair" of France,   b. 1292, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 22 Aug 1358, Castle Rising Castle, Castle Rising, Norfolk, England (Age 66 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Marriage	25 Jan 1308/09	Basilica of Notre-Dame, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  	Isabella of France Arriving in England for her Marriage to Edward II
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 9 months - She : ~ 17 years and 1 month.
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Adam,   b. 1310   d. After 1322 (Age 13 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Philippa of Hainault  m. 24 Jan 1327     3. John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall,   b. 15 Aug 1316, Eltham Palace, Eltham, Kent, England d. 14 Sep 1336, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 20 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Eleanor of Woodstock,   b. 18 Jun 1318, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 22 Apr 1355, Deventer Abbey, Deventer, Netherlands (Age 36 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Joanna of the Tower,   b. 5 Jul 1321, Tower of London, London, England d. 7 Sep 1362, Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Most of the internal buildings of the structure have been demolished. The main  surviving section is the Tudor gatehouse (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edward II, King of England(1284 – 1327) 2Edward I, King of England (1239 – 1307) 4Henry III, King of England(1207 – 1272) 8John, King of England (1167 – 1216) 16Henry II, King of England(5 Mar 1132/33 – 1189) 17Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine(1123 – 1204) 9Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England(1188 – 1246) 18Aymer de Valence, Count of Angoulême(1160 – 1202) 19Alice de Courtenay(1160 – 1205) 5Eleanor of Provence(Abt 1223 – 1291) 10Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier(1198 – 1245) 20Alfonso, Count of Provence, Prince of Aragon(1180 – 1209) 21Gersinde of Sabran( – 1222) 11Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence(1198 – 1266) 22Thomas I of Savoy, Count of Savoy(1177 – 1233) 23Margaret of Geneva(1180 – 1236) 3Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England(1240/41 – 1290) 6Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon(1201 – 1253) 12Alfonso IX, King of Léon(1171 – 1230) 24Fernando II, King of Léon(1137 – 1188) 25Urraca, Princess of Portugal(Abt 1150 – 1188) 13Berengaria of Castile(1171 – 1244) 26Alfonso IX, King of Castile(1155 – 1214) 27Eleanor of England, Princess of England and Queen of Castile(1162 – 1214) 7Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu(1220 – 1279) 14Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale(1180 – 1239) 28Alberic III de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin and Île-de-France(Abt 1138 – 1200) 29Mathilda of Ponthieu(1138 – 1200) 15Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1199 – 1250) 30William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1179 – 1221) 31Alys of France, Countess of Vexin(1160 – 1220)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1284 - Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales Marriage - 25 Jan 1308/09 - Basilica of Notre-Dame, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France Death - 21 Sep 1327 - Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Burial - After 21 Sep 1327 - Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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