Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
Lasse & Anita - Person Sheet
NameKing Edward II of Caernarvon of England , 5C19R
Birth25 Apr 1284, Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales
Death21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Burial20 Dec 1327, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire
Alias/AKAEffigy
Spouses
Birth1292
Death1358
Marriage25 Jan 1308
ChildrenEdward III (1312-1377)
Notes for King Edward II of Caernarvon of England
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 Gaveston who died in 1312 and Hugh le Despencer 1262-1326. He was deposed on 21 Jan 1327, and murdered by a red-hot poker in his bowels. Invested as the first English Prince of Wales in 1301.

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