Edward Of Caernarfon, King Of England
1284 - 1327 (43 years)-
Name Edward Of Caernarfon Title King Of England Birth 25 Apr 1284 Yorkshire, England 
Christening 1301 Yorkshire, England Gender Male FSID G14H-DR1 Death 21 Sep 1327 Gloucestershire, England [1, 2, 3, 4] Burial 20 Dec 1327 Gloucestershire, England Person ID I27 footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Robert Capet II Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Edward Plantagenet, King Of England , b. 17 Jun 1239, Middlesex, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years) Relationship natural Mother Eleanor De Castile, Queen Of England , b. 18 Oct 1254, Spain d. 28 Nov 1290, Lincolnshire, England (Age 36 years) Relationship natural Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Isabella of France, Queen Consort Of England , b. Abt 1295, Centre, France d. 22 Aug 1358, Norfolkshire, England (Age 63 years) Marriage 25 Jan 1307 Bologne, Champagne-Ardenne, France Children + 1. Edward Plantagenet, King of England , b. 13 Nov 1312, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Surrey, England (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 25 Apr 1284 - Yorkshire, England 
Christening - 1301 - Yorkshire, England 
Marriage - 25 Jan 1307 - Bologne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 
Death - 21 Sep 1327 - Gloucestershire, England Burial - 20 Dec 1327 - Gloucestershire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Edward II
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King Edward II ( 1307 - 1327 )
1307 - Edward II accedes to the throne on the death of his father, Edwa r d I .
1308 - Edward’s favourite, Piers Gaveston, is exiled for misgovernment.
1309 - Gaveston returns from exile in France.
1310 - Parliament sets up a committee of Lords Ordainers to control the K i n g a nd improve administration. The King’s cousin, Thomas, Earl of Lanc a s t er, takes control
1312 - Piers Gaveston is kidnapped by the King’s opponents and is put t o d e a th.
1314 - Edward and the English army are defeated at the Battle of Bannoc k b u rn by Robert Bruce. Scottish independence is assured
1320 - Welsh border barons, father and son, both named Hugh Despenser, g a i n t he King’s favour,
1320 - The Scots assert their independence by signing the Declaration o f A r b roath
1322 - Barons’ rebellion, led by Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, is crushed a t t h e B attle of Boroughbridge in Yorkshire.
1326 - Edward’s wife, Isabella, abandons him and with her lover, Mortim e r , s eizes power and deposes Edward. The Despensers are both put to dea t h .
1327 - Edward is formally deposed by Parliament in favour of Edward III , h i s s on, and is murdered in Berkeley Castle on the orders of his wife , I s a bella.
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