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Richard II Plantagenet King Of England

Richard II Plantagenet King Of England

Male 1367 - 1400  (31 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

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  • Name Richard II Plantagenet King Of England  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 1 May 1367  Bordeaux, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Category English Royalty - Plantagenet Line 
    Death Between 6 Jan 1399 and 1400  Pontefract Castle Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Berillo De Vienne, I   (13 x Great Grandfather) 
    Mary De Montmirel-En-Brie  (4 x Great Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • Acceded 1377-1399.

      Richard II
      Edward III's son, the Black Prince, died in 1376. The King's grandson, Richard II (reigned 1377-99), succeeded to the throne aged 10, on Edward's death. In 1381 the Peasants' Revolt broke out and Richard, aged 14, bravely rode out to meet the rebels at Smithfield, London. Wat Tyler, the principal leader of the peasants, was killed and the uprisings in the rest of the country were crushed over the next few weeks (Richard was later forced by his Council's advice to rescind the pardons he had given). Highly cultured, Richard was one of the greatest royal patrons of the arts; patron of Chaucer, it was Richard who ordered the technically innovative transformation of the Norman Westminster Hall to what it is today. (Built between 1097 and 1099 by William II, the Hall was the ceremonial and administrative centre of the kingdom; it also housed the Courts of Justice until 1882.)

      Richard's authoritarian approach upset vested interests, and his increasing dependence on favourites provoked resentment. In 1388 the 'Merciless Parliament' led by a group of lords hostile to Richard (headed by the King's uncle, Gloucester) sentenced many of the King's favourites to death and forced Richard to renew his coronation oath. The death of his first queen, Anne of Bohemia, in 1394 further isolated Richard, and his subsequent arbitrary behaviour alienated people further. Richard took his revenge in 1397, arresting or banishing many of his opponents; his cousin, Henry of Bolingbroke, was also subsequently banished. On the death of Henry's father, John of Gaunt (a younger son of Edward III), Richard confiscated the vast properties of his Duchy of Lancaster (which amounted to a state within a state) and divided them among his supporters.

      Richard pursued policies of peace with France (his second wife was Isabella of Valois); Richard still called himself king of France and refused to give up Calais, but his reign was concurrent with a 28 year truce in the Hundred Years War. His expeditions to Ireland failed to reconcile the Anglo-Irish lords with the Gaels. In 1399, whilst Richard was in Ireland, Henry of Bolingbroke returned to claim his father's inheritance. Supported by some of the leading baronial families (including Richard's former Archbishop of Canterbury), Henry captured and deposed Richard. Bolingbroke was crowned King as Henry IV. Risings in support of Richard led to his murder in Pontefract Castle; Henry V subsequently had his body buried in Westminster Abbey.
    Person ID I17840  ktree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Father Edward Plantagenet Prince Of Wales,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1376, Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Joan The Fair Maid Plantagenet, Cts Of Kent,   b. 29 Sep 1328, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1385, Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Other Partners: Thomas De Holand Earl Of Kent  m. 1348;   William Montagu  m. 1346  
    Relationship unknown 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1361  Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F12867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabelle De France,   b. 9 Nov 1389, Hotel Du Louvre, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1409, Chateau Of Blois, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years) 
    Marriage 1 Nov 1396  St Nicholas' Church, Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Richard Maudelyn,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    Family ID F6410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    English Royalty - Richard II, King of England
    English Royalty - Richard II, King of England

  • Sources 
    1. [S202] 11615-2.ftw.
      Date of Import: 21 Feb 1999

    2. [S203] Gregory Strong, Ancestory.com Individual Tree - Kings & Presidents.

    3. [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;).



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