Plantagenet, Edward II
| Birth Name | Plantagenet, Edward II |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 43 years, 4 months, 26 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1284-04-25 | Caernarvon Castle, Wales |
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| Death | 1327-09-21 | Berkeley Castle, Gloucester, England |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Longshanks, Edward I | 1239-06-17 | 1307-07-07 | |
| Mother | Castile, Eleanor Of | 1290 | ||
| Sister | Plantagenet, Joan | 1272 | 1307-04-23 | |
| Plantagenet, Edward II | 1284-04-25 | 1327-09-21 | ||
| Sister | Plantagenet, Elizabeth Princess | 1282-08-07 | 1316-05-05 |
Families
| Family of Plantagenet, Edward II and Capet, Isabella of France | ||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Capet, Isabella of France ( * + ... ) | ||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Plantagenet, Edward III | 1312-11-13 | 1377-06-21 |
Narrative
Edward was the first heir apparent in English history to beproclaimed, Prince of Wales. He was a Plantagenet King ofEngland (the House of Anjou) whose incompetence and distaste forgovernment finally led to his deposition and murder. In January1327, Parliament forced Edward to resign and proclaimed thePrince of Wales king as Edward III. On September 21 of that yearEdward II was murdered by his captors at Berkeley Castle,Gloucestershire.