Edward Plantagenet, King Of England
1239 - 1307 (68 years)-
Name Edward Plantagenet Title King Of England Baptism 16 Jun 1239 Middlesex, England 
Birth 17 Jun 1239 Middlesex, England [1] Gender Male Death 7 Jul 1307 Cumberland, England [1, 2, 3] Burial 27 Oct 1307 Middlesex, England Person ID I31 footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Robert Capet II Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Henry Plantagenet, King of England , III, b. 1 Oct 1207, New Hampshire, United States d. 16 Nov 1272, Middlesex, England (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Mother Eleanor of Provence, Queen consort of England , b. 23 Dec 1223, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France d. 24 Jun 1291, Wiltshire, England (Age 67 years) Relationship natural Marriage 14 Jan 1236 Kentshire, England Family ID F47 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Eleanor De Castile, Queen Of England , b. 18 Oct 1254, Spain d. 28 Nov 1290, Lincolnshire, England (Age 36 years) Children + 1. Joan Of Acre, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester , b. Apr 1272, Akko, Hazafon, Kingdom of Jerusalem d. 23 Apr 1307, Suffolkshire, England (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Margaret Plantagenet, Duchess Of Brabant , b. 11 Sep 1275, Berkshire, England d. 11 Mar 1333, Belgium (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Elizabeth Of Rhuddlan, b. 7 Aug 1282, Yorkshire, England d. 5 May 1316, Essex, England (Age 33 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Edward Of Caernarfon, King Of England , b. 25 Apr 1284, Yorkshire, England d. 21 Sep 1327, Gloucestershire, England (Age 43 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Family 2 Marguerite De Capet, Queen Consort Of England , b. 1275, Picardie, France d. 14 Feb 1317, Wiltshire, England (Age 42 years) Marriage 8 Sep 1299 Kentshire, England [1, 3] Children + 1. Edmund Woodstock, 1st Earl Of Kent , b. 5 Aug 1301, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Mar 1330, New Hampshire, United States (Age 28 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F48 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map 
Baptism - 16 Jun 1239 - Middlesex, England 
Birth - 17 Jun 1239 - Middlesex, England 
Marriage - 8 Sep 1299 - Kentshire, England 
Death - 7 Jul 1307 - Cumberland, England Burial - 27 Oct 1307 - Middlesex, England = Link to Google Earth
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1272 - Edward learns that he has succeeded to the throne on his way hom e f r o m the Crusade
1274 - Edward is crowned in Westminster Abbey
1282 - Edward invades North Wales and defeats Llewellyn ap Gruffydd the l a s t r uler of an independent Wales
1284 - Independence of the Welsh is ended by the Statute of Rhuddlan
1290 - Edward's wife Eleanor dies at Harby in Nottinghamshire. Her body i s b r o ught back to London and a cross erected at each stop along the jou rn e y - G eddington, Hardingston, Waltham, and the most famous at Charing C r o s s.
1292 - Edward chooses John Balliol to be the new King of Scotland
1295 - Model Parliament is summoned
1295 - John Balliol reneges on his allegiance to Edward and signs allia n c e w ith King Philip IV of France
1296 - Edward invades Scotland, defeats the Scots at Dunbar and deposes B a l l iol. He then takes over the throne of Scotland and removes the Stone o f S c o ne to Westminster.
1297 - Scots rise against English rule and, led by William Wallace, def e a t E dward at the Battle of Stirling Bridge
1298 - Edward invades Scotland again and defeats William Wallace at the B a t t le of Falkirk
1299 - Edward marries Margaret of France
1301 - Edward makes his son Prince of Wales, a title conferred on every f i r s t born son of the monarchy ever since.
1305 - William Wallace is executed in London.
1306 - Robert Bruce is crowned King of Scotland
1307 - Edward attempts to invade Scotland again, but dies on his way no r t h
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