John Of ENGLAND

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: There was no issue
• Name: Earl of Cornwall

Notes:

John was killed by his brother the king.

John married Mary Of CASTILE in Oct 1334. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Gloucester Cathedral
• Name: Edward II Of Coernarvon
• Crowned: Between 23 and 25 Feb 1308, Westminster Abbey
• Fact: 1301, The First Prince of Wales
• Fact: Between 1307 and 1327, King of England
• Deposed: 20 Jan 1327

Notes:

Illegitimate Issue of Edward II:

Adam, b. 1310, about whom almost nothing is known except that he accompanied his father on the 1322 Scottish campaign.
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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 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.

Name:
Edward II of England (of Caenarvon), eldest surviving son and heir, was born at Caernarvon, co, Caernarvon, Wales, on 25 Apr 1284. He was crowned on 25 Feb 1308. He had little success in meeting the problems left by his father in Scotland and Gascony, and with the barons. He failed to appease the barons by consultation or the borough communities by curbing the activities of his officials, and angered them by the favours which he bestowed on a foreigner, Peter de Gaveston. In 1310 Edward agreed to a degree of baronial control over government. The barons seized Gaveston and executed him in June 1312. Robert I (the Bruce), King of Scotland, threatened to overthrow the English overlordship. Edward led an army into Scotland and was decisively defeated by Bruce at Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, and was unable to defend northern England against Scottish devastation. Edward found new favorites, the two Hughs le Despenser, father and son. The territorial ambitions of the Despensers in Wales antagonized the Welsh marcher lords. They mad an alliance with Edward's cousin, Thomas of Lancaster, but were defeated by Edward at Boroughbridge, co. York, in March 1322. His reliance on the Despensers aroused the resentment of his queen, Isabelle. While on a diplomatic mission in 1325 to Paris involving the dispute over Edward's French lands, she became the mistress of Roger Mortimer, an exiled baronial opponent of Edward. In 1326 Isabelle and Roger invaded England, executed the Despensers, and deposed Edward on 7 Jan. 1327 in favour of his son Edward. Edward II of England, King of England, was murdered in Berkeley Castle on 21 Sep 1327, apparently in an attempt to escape the castle, and was buried it is said, at Gloucester.

In 1284 Edward I was in Wales following his successful conquest of the country. His wife, Eleanor, gave birth to a son and heir, Edward, while they were staying at Caernarfon. there has long been a tradition that Edward held up his baby son at a gathering of Welsh nobles and said: 'Here is your new Prince of Wales'. In fact Edward was not made Prince of Wales until 1301, but ever since that time, the monarch's eldest son has received the title of Prince of Wales.

One of the sadder personalities among English monarchs, it is hard not to feel sorry for Edward II, not only for the terrible manner of his death but also for the difficulties that beset him during his 20 year reign. He was finally deposed and, in 1327, horribly murdered on his wife's orders.

Blessed with good health, good looks, and a good brain, Edward was physically strong and enjoyed a variety of sporting interest. However, his loyalty to his friends, one of his greatest virtues, led to his downfall, for he was a poor judge of men.

Edward married Isabella Of FRANCE on 25 Jan 1308 in Boulogne Cathedral, France. Isabella (daughter of Philip IV and Jeanne I Of NAVARRE) was born in 1295 in Paris, Seine, France; died on 22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England; was buried in Grey Friars Church, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Crowned: Between 23 and 25 Feb 1308, Westminster Abbey (with her husband)
• Birth: Between 1292 and 1295, Paris, France
• Death: 27 Aug 1357, Roseing

Notes:

Excerpt from Blood Royal: In February 1308, Esabella of France, wife of the ill-fated Edward II, was crowned Queen of England. This descendant of Harold came to be called the She-Wolf of france, and she brougth back his blood to the throne of England with a vengeance. Pushed aside by her husband in his perference for his favorite, Piers Gaveston, she became romantically involved with Roger de Mortimer, Earlof March, and their intrigues resulted in the deposition and assassination of the king.