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Edward Plantagenet, King Edward II

Edward Plantagenet, King Edward II

Male 1284 - 1327  (43 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward Plantagenet, King Edward IIEdward Plantagenet, King Edward II was born on 25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales (son of Edward Plantagenet, King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castilla); died on 21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England.

    Notes:

    Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his father on campaigns to pacify Scotland, and in 1306 he was knighted in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Edward succeeded to the throne in 1307, following his father's death. In 1308, he married Isabella of France, the daughter of the powerful King Philip IV, as part of a long-running effort to resolve the tensions between the English and French crowns.

    see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England

    Family/Spouse: Isabella, - of France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Edward Plantagenet, King Edward III was born on 13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England; died on 21 Jul 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
    2. John Plantagenet, of Eltham was born on 15 Aug 1316; died on 13 Sep 1336.
    3. Eleanor Plantagenet, of Woodstock was born on 18 Jun 1318; died on 22 Apr 1355.
    4. Joan Plantagenet, of the Tower was born on 5 Jul 1321; died on 7 Sep 1362.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edward Plantagenet, King Edward I of EnglandEdward Plantagenet, King Edward I of England was born on 17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England; died on 7 Jul 1307 in Burgh On The San, Cumberland, England; was buried on 28 Oct 1307 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 22 Jun 1239, Westminster Abbey, London, England

    Notes:

    Reigned 1272-1307. In the Barons war 1264-67 he defeated the Barons at Evesham (1265) as King he is noted for encouraging Parliamentary institutions at the expense of feudalism and for subduing Wales on which he imposed the English system of administration. He later tried to assert his authority over Scotland and died while on his way to fight Robert Bruce.

    Edward married Eleanor of Castilla in 1254. Eleanor (daughter of King Ferdinand, III of Castile and Jeanne, - wife of King Ferdinand of Castille Countess of Ponthieu) was born on 18 Oct 1241 in Burgos, Castille and Leon, Spain; died on 29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Eleanor of CastillaEleanor of Castilla was born on 18 Oct 1241 in Burgos, Castille and Leon, Spain (daughter of King Ferdinand, III of Castile and Jeanne, - wife of King Ferdinand of Castille Countess of Ponthieu); died on 29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England.
    Children:
    1. Eleanor Plantagenet
    2. Joan Plantagenet was born in 1265; died on 7 Sep 1265.
    3. John Plantagenet was born on 10 Jul 1266; died on 1 Aug 1272.
    4. Henry Plantagenet was born on 13 Jul 1268; died on 14 Oct 1274; was buried on 20 Oct 1274.
    5. Julian (Catherine) Plantagenet was born in 1271.
    6. Joan Plantagenet, of Acre
    7. Alfonso Plantagenet, 1st Earl of Chester
    8. Isabel Plantagenet was born in 1274.
    9. Margaret Plantagenet
    10. Berengaria Plantagenet was born in 1276; died between 1277 and 1279.
    11. Mary Plantagenet
    12. Alice Plantagenet was born on 12 Mar 1279; died in 1291.
    13. Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet, Countess of Hereford and Essex was born on 5 Aug 1282 in Rhudlan Castle, County Carnarvon, Wales; died on 5 May 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England; was buried on 23 May 1316 in Walden Abbey, Essex, England.
    14. 1. Edward Plantagenet, King Edward II was born on 25 Apr 1284 in Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales; died on 21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England; was buried in Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England.
    15. Beatrice Plantagenet was born in 1286.
    16. Blanche Plantagenet was born in 1290.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  King Ferdinand, III of CastileKing Ferdinand, III of Castile

    Ferdinand + Jeanne, - wife of King Ferdinand of Castille Countess of Ponthieu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Jeanne, - wife of King Ferdinand of Castille Countess of Ponthieu
    Children:
    1. 3. Eleanor of Castilla was born on 18 Oct 1241 in Burgos, Castille and Leon, Spain; died on 29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England.