Edward II, King of England b. 25 Apr 1284 Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327 Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England: Roy Family Genealogy

1284 - 1327 (43 years)

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Name Edward II

Relationship with Robert Alan Roy

Birth 25 Apr 1284 Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]

History birth to death

On 25 February 1308, he was crowed by by Henry Merewell (alias Woodlock), Bishop of Winchester in Westminster Abbey. [4]
In March 1308, he confiscated Margaret of France, his step-mother's dower castles of Berkhampstead, Devizes and Marlborough, and also deprived her of the marriage of the young earl of Gloucester, which she had held for some time. [3]
On 25 January 1327, he abdicated after his wife and Roger Mortimer, her lover, invaded England in 1326 and defeated him.

Title(s) 1301 (Age 17) [2]

He was created the 1st Prince of Wales.

Death 21 Sep 1327 Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9]

He was killed by having a red hot poker inserted up his anus.

Burial After 21 Sep 1327 Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [2, 6]

Siblings 15 Siblings

	1. Princess Eleanor, b. 17 Jun 1264, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 12 Oct 1297, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium (Age 33 years)
	2. Joan, b. 1265 d. 1265 (Age 0 years)
	3. John, b. 10 Jul 1266, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 3 Aug 1271, Westminster, London, England (Age 5 years)
	4. Henry, b. 13 Jul 1267, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 14 Oct 1274, Merton, London, England (Age 7 years)
	5. Julian, b. 1271, Acre, Holy Land d. 1271, Holy Land (Age 0 years)
	6. Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford, b. 1272, Acre, Holy Land d. 23 Apr 1307, Clare, Suffolk, England (Age 35 years) ▻ Sir Gilbert "the Red" de Clare, Earl of Clare, m. 30 Apr 1290 ; Ralph de Monthermer, m. Jan 1296
	7. Alfonso, Earl of Chester, b. 24 Nov 1273, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 19 Aug 1284, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 10 years)
	8. Margaret, Princess of England, b. 11 Sep 1275, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 1318, Brussels, Belgium (Age 42 years)
	9. Berengaria, b. 1279, Kennington Place, Kennington, London, England d. Abt 1279 (Age 0 years)
	10. Mary, a nun, b. 11 Mar 1278, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. Before 08 Jul 1332, Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 54 years)
	11. Isabella, b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. Abt Apr 1279 (Age 0 years)
	12. Alice, b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 1291 (Age 11 years)
	13. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford, b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years) ▻ John I, Count of Holland, Earl of Holland, Zealand and Lord of Friezeland, m. 8 Jan 1297 ; Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex, m. 14 Nov 1302
	14. Edward II, King of England, b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (Age 43 years) ▻ Isabella "the Fair" of France, m. 25 Jan 1308/09
	15. Beatrice
	16. Blanche

Person ID I2929 | Boudreau Line

Last Modified 9 Mar 2021

Father	Edward I "Longshanks", King of England , b. 17 Jun 1239, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years)
Mother	Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England, b. 1240/41, Kingdom of Castile d. 29 Nov 1290, Harby, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years)
Marriage	18 Oct 1254	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain
Age at Marriage	He : 15 years and 4 months - She : ~ 13 years and 10 months.
Family ID	F2193	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Isabella "the Fair" of France, b. 1292, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 22 Aug 1358, Castle Rising Castle, Castle Rising, Norfolk, England (Age 66 years) [1, 2, 3, 4]

Marriage 25 Jan 1308/09 Basilica of Notre-Dame, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France [2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10]

Isabella of France Arriving in England for her Marriage to Edward II

Age at Marriage He : 24 years and 9 months - She : ~ 17 years and 1 month.

Children

	1. Adam, b. 1310 d. After 1322 (Age 13 years)
	2. Edward III, King of England, b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 64 years)
	3. John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, b. 15 Aug 1316, Eltham Palace, Eltham, Kent, England d. 14 Sep 1336, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 20 years)
	4. Eleanor of Woodstock, b. 18 Jun 1318, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 22 Apr 1355, Deventer Abbey, Deventer, Netherlands (Age 36 years)
	5. Joanna of the Tower, b. 5 Jul 1321, Tower of London, London, England d. 7 Sep 1362, Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England (Age 41 years)

Family ID F2315 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Jan 2021

Event Map

	Birth - 25 Apr 1284 - Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
	Marriage - 25 Jan 1308/09 - Basilica of Notre-Dame, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France
	Child - Edward III, King of England - 13 Nov 1312 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
	Child - John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall - 15 Aug 1316 - Eltham Palace, Eltham, Kent, England
	Child - Eleanor of Woodstock - 18 Jun 1318 - Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
	Child - Joanna of the Tower - 5 Jul 1321 - Tower of London, London, England
	Death - 21 Sep 1327 - Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
	Burial - After 21 Sep 1327 - Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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