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King Edward II
(25 Apr 1284 - 21 Sep 1327)
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Edward II, King of England1
M, #100933, b. 25 April 1284, d. 21 September 1327
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=1.39%
Edward II, King of England2
Edward II, King of England was born on 25 April 1284 at Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Caernarvonshire, Wales.3 He was the son of Edward I 'Longshanks', King of England and Eleanor de Castilla, Comtesse de Ponthieu. He married Isabelle de France, daughter of Philippe IV, Roi de France and Jeanne I, Reina de Navarre, on 25 January 1307/8 at Boulogne Cathedral, Bologne, Champagne, France.4 He died on 21 September 1327 at age 43 at Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, murdered with a red-hot poker in the bowels, probably done on the orders of Roger Mortimer.5 He was buried at Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.5
He was also known as Edward of Caernarvon.1 He succeeded to the title of Comte de Ponthieu et Montreuil on 28 November 1290.3 He was created Prince of Wales on 7 February 1301.3 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] on 7 February 1301.3 He was created Comte de Ponthieu et Montreuil.1 He was created Duc d'Aquitaine in May 1306.3 He gained the title of King Edward II of England on 7 July 1307.6 He was crowned King of England on 24 February 1308 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae, Dominus Hiberniae et Dux Aquitaniae.6' He was deposed as King of England on 20 January 1327.6 He abdicated as King of England on 25 January 1327.4
He was the first English prince to bear the title 'Prince of Wales'. He married Isabella, daughter of King Philip IV of France. All the evidence indicates that Edward was bisexual. His first close advisor and unnatural friend was Piers Gaveson who was beheaded by the opposing barons at Deddington, Oxon in 1312. In 1314 Edward marched against the Scots and on 24 June of that year his large army was massacred by Robert Bruce at Bannockburn, gaining independance for Scotland. Thomas, the Earl of Lancaster, the leader of the barons opposing Edward, gained control for a time but Edward found new favourites in the Despensers, and Thomas was overcome in 1321 and subsequently put to death. In 1324 Edward's wife, Isabella, returned to France and then with a Welsh Marcher Lord, Roger Mortimer, they assembled followers and in 1327 set sail and landed in Suffolk. Edward was captured and deposed and the Despensers were hanged. Edward was imprisoned at Berkley Castle, Gloucestershire and attempts were first made to starve him to death. Then an order was issued by Isabella's followers that he should be killed without a mark being left on his body. At Berkley Castle, on Monday 21 September 1327, he was reputedly disembowelled with a red hot iron rod. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.7
Child of Edward II, King of England
Adam (?)8 b. c 1310, d. a 1322
Children of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle de France
Edward III, King of England+9 b. 13 Nov 1312, d. 21 Jun 1377
John of Eltham Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall b. 15 Aug 1316, d. 13 Sep 1336
Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet+ b. 18 Jun 1318, d. 22 Apr 1355
Joanna 'of the Tower' Plantagenet b. 5 Jul 1321, d. 7 Sep 1362
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 171. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 89. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 90.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 91.
[S4] C.F.J. Hankinson, editor, DeBretts Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 147th year (London, U.K.: Odhams Press, 1949), page 20 . Hereinafter cited as DeBretts Peerage, 1949.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S105] Brain Tompsett, Royal Genealogical Data, online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogical Data.
[S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 64. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.
Edward II, King of England1
M, #100933, b. 25 April 1284, d. 21 September 1327
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=1.39%
Edward II, King of England2
Edward II, King of England was born on 25 April 1284 at Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Caernarvonshire, Wales.3 He was the son of Edward I 'Longshanks', King of England and Eleanor de Castilla, Comtesse de Ponthieu. He married Isabelle de France, daughter of Philippe IV, Roi de France and Jeanne I, Reina de Navarre, on 25 January 1307/8 at Boulogne Cathedral, Bologne, Champagne, France.4 He died on 21 September 1327 at age 43 at Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, murdered with a red-hot poker in the bowels, probably done on the orders of Roger Mortimer.5 He was buried at Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.5
He was also known as Edward of Caernarvon.1 He succeeded to the title of Comte de Ponthieu et Montreuil on 28 November 1290.3 He was created Prince of Wales on 7 February 1301.3 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] on 7 February 1301.3 He was created Comte de Ponthieu et Montreuil.1 He was created Duc d'Aquitaine in May 1306.3 He gained the title of King Edward II of England on 7 July 1307.6 He was crowned King of England on 24 February 1308 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Angliae, Dominus Hiberniae et Dux Aquitaniae.6' He was deposed as King of England on 20 January 1327.6 He abdicated as King of England on 25 January 1327.4
He was the first English prince to bear the title 'Prince of Wales'. He married Isabella, daughter of King Philip IV of France. All the evidence indicates that Edward was bisexual. His first close advisor and unnatural friend was Piers Gaveson who was beheaded by the opposing barons at Deddington, Oxon in 1312. In 1314 Edward marched against the Scots and on 24 June of that year his large army was massacred by Robert Bruce at Bannockburn, gaining independance for Scotland. Thomas, the Earl of Lancaster, the leader of the barons opposing Edward, gained control for a time but Edward found new favourites in the Despensers, and Thomas was overcome in 1321 and subsequently put to death. In 1324 Edward's wife, Isabella, returned to France and then with a Welsh Marcher Lord, Roger Mortimer, they assembled followers and in 1327 set sail and landed in Suffolk. Edward was captured and deposed and the Despensers were hanged. Edward was imprisoned at Berkley Castle, Gloucestershire and attempts were first made to starve him to death. Then an order was issued by Isabella's followers that he should be killed without a mark being left on his body. At Berkley Castle, on Monday 21 September 1327, he was reputedly disembowelled with a red hot iron rod. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.7
Child of Edward II, King of England
Adam (?)8 b. c 1310, d. a 1322
Children of Edward II, King of England and Isabelle de France
Edward III, King of England+9 b. 13 Nov 1312, d. 21 Jun 1377
John of Eltham Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall b. 15 Aug 1316, d. 13 Sep 1336
Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet+ b. 18 Jun 1318, d. 22 Apr 1355
Joanna 'of the Tower' Plantagenet b. 5 Jul 1321, d. 7 Sep 1362
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 171. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 89. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 90.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 91.
[S4] C.F.J. Hankinson, editor, DeBretts Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 147th year (London, U.K.: Odhams Press, 1949), page 20 . Hereinafter cited as DeBretts Peerage, 1949.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S105] Brain Tompsett, Royal Genealogical Data, online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogical Data.
[S45] Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, volume I (1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002), page 64. Hereinafter cited as Pedigrees of Emperor Charlemagne, I.
Events
| Birth | 25 Apr 1284 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 7 Jul 1307 | King of England | |||
| Death | 21 Sep 1327 |
Families
| Spouse | Isabelle de France (1293 - 1358) |
| Child | King Edward III (1312 - 1377) |
| Father | King Edward I "Longshanks and "Hammer of the Scots"" (1239 - 1307) |
| Mother | Eleanor of Castile (1241 - 1290) |
| Sibling | Joan of Acre (1272 - 1307) |
| Sibling | Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet (1282 - 1316) |