22. | Edward II Plantagenet King Of England (6.Alianore3, 2.St.2, 1.Berengaria1) was born on 25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales; died on 21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Gloucester Cathedral. Other Events and Attributes:
- Category: English Royalty - Plantagenet Line
- Fact 1: Acceded: 7 Jul 1307. Reigned 1307-1327. Deposed 1327.; Fact 1
- Fact 2: Interred: Gloucester Cathedral.; Fact 2
- Fact 3: Deposed. Murdered By Roger DE Mortimer, His Wife's Lover.; Fact 3
- Fact 4: 1st Prince Of Wales.; Fact 4
- Fact 5: Reign Bothered By Extravagances & Militarist Disasters In Scotland.; Fact 5
- Fact 6: Defeated In Scotland At Bannockburn (1314) By Robert The Bruce.; Fact 6
- Fact 7: Unpopularity Of His Favourite Peers Helped Cause His Downfall.; Fact 7
- Fact 8: Peers: Gaveston Died 1312, Hugh Le Despencer 1262-1326.; Fact 8
- Name: Edward II Plantagenent
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Reigned 1307-1327 deposed and murdered. 1st Prince of Wales His reign was troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters in Scotland notably at Bannockburn (1314) and unpopularity of his favourite peers Piers de Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326.
REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Edward II (reigned 1307-27) had few of the qualities which made a successful medieval king. He surrounded himself with favourites, and the barons, feeling excluded from power, rebelled. Throughout his reign different baronial groups struggled to gain power and control the King. The nobles' Ordinances of 1311, which attempted to limit royal control of finance and appointments, were ignored by Edward. Large debts (many inherited) and the Scots' victory at Bannockburn made Edward more unpopular. Finally, in 1326, Edward's wife, Isabelle of France, led an invasion
against her husband. In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favour of his son, Edward, and was later murdered at Berkeley Castle
Acceded 1307-1327.
Edward II
Edward II (reigned 1307-27) had few of the qualities that made a successful medieval king. Edward surrounded himself with favourites (the best known being a Gascon, Piers Gaveston), and the barons, feeling excluded from power, rebelled. Throughout his reign, different baronial groups struggled to gain power and control the King. The nobles' ordinances of 1311, which attempted to limit royal control of finance and appointments, were counteracted by Edward. Large debts (many inherited) and the Scots' victory at Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce in 1314 made Edward more unpopular.
Edward's victory in a civil war (1321-2) and such measures as the 1326 ordinance (a protectionist measure which set up compulsory markets or staples in 14 English, Welsh and Irish towns for the wool trade) did not lead to any compromise between the King and the nobles. Finally, in 1326, Edward's wife, Isabella of France, led an invasion against her husband. In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favour of his son Edward (the first time that an anointed king of England had been dethroned since Ethelred in 1013). Edward II was later murdered at Berkeley Castle.
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Reigned 1307-1327 deposed and murdered. 1st Prince of Wales His reign was troubled by extravagances, his militarist disasters in Scotland notably at Bannockburn (1314) and unpopularity of his favourite peers Piers de Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326.
REF: British Monarchy Official Website: Edward II (reigned 1307-27) had few of the qualities which made a successful medieval king. He surrounded himself with favourites, and the barons, feeling excluded from power, rebelled. Throughout his reign different baronial groups struggled to gain power and control the King. The nobles' Ordinances of 1311, which attempted to limit royal control of finance and appointments, were ignored by Edward. Large debts (many inherited) and the Scots' victory at Bannockburn made Edward more unpopular. Finally, in 1326, Edward's wife, Isabelle of France, led an invasion
against her husband. In 1327 Edward was made to renounce the throne in favour of his son, Edward, and was later murdered at Berkeley Castle
Died:
Disembowelled at orders of Roger de Mortimer & Edward's wife Isabella.
Edward married Isabelle De France between 25 Jan 1307 and 1308 in Boulogne, Pas-DE-Calais, France. Isabelle (daughter of King Phillipe IV Philippe IV The Fair Capet King Of France and Joan (Juana) I De Navarre Queen Of Navarre) was born in 1292 in Paris, France; died on 22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle, Hertfordshsire, England; was buried in Christ Church, Newgate, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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