Edward II of England

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House of Plantagenet King of England human monarch

Edward II of England was a 14th-century King of England whose troubled reign was marked by military failures, baronial conflicts, and his eventual deposition and mysterious death.

Aliases (1)

Edward II ×2

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	House of Plantagenet → King of England → human → monarch →
birthCountry	Kingdom of England →
birthDate	1284-04-25 →
birthPlace	Caernarfon Castle → Caernarfon, Gwynedd →
burialPlace	Gloucester → Gloucester Cathedral →
child	Edward III of England → Eleanor of Woodstock → Joan of the Tower → John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall →
conflict	Wars of Scottish Independence →
conflictWith	English barons → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster →
coronationDate	1308-02-25 →
coronationPlace	Westminster Abbey →
country	Kingdom of England →
deathCountry	Kingdom of England →
deathDate	1327-09-21 →
deathPlace	Berkeley Castle → Berkeley, Gloucestershire →
deposedBy	Isabella of France → Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March →
era	14th century →
father	Edward I of England →
favourite	Hugh Despenser the Younger → Piers Gaveston →
fullName	Edward of Caernarfon →
house	Plantagenet dynasty →
language	Anglo-Norman French → Middle English →
mannerOfDeath	disputed →
mother	Eleanor of Castile →
nobleFamily	House of Plantagenet →
notableDefeat	Battle of Bannockburn →
notableEvent	Battle of Bannockburn →
opponent	Robert the Bruce →
positionHeld	Duke of Aquitaine → Earl of Chester → King of England → Lord of Ireland → Prince of Wales →
predecessor	Edward I of England →
reasonForDeposition	baronial opposition and political crisis →
regnalName	Edward II →
reignEnd	1327-01-25 →
reignStart	1307-07-07 →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
spouse	Isabella of France →
successor	Edward III of England →
successorAsPrinceOfWales	Edward of Windsor (Edward III) →
title	King of England and Lord of Ireland →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alphonso, Earl of Chester → Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar → Elizabeth of Rhuddlan → Joan of Acre → Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant →	sibling
Edward III of England → Edward of Windsor → Joan of the Tower →	father
Edward I of England → Eleanor of Castile →	child
Battle of Bannockburn → First War of Scottish Independence →	commander
First War of Scottish Independence → Robert the Bruce →	opponent
Edward III of England → Edward of Windsor →	predecessor
Edward II of England ("Edward II") → Edward of Caernarfon ("Edward II") →	regnalName
Edward I of England → Longshanks →	successor
Gloucester Cathedral →	burialPlaceOf
Battle of Bannockburn →	EnglishCommander
Battle of Bannockburn →	EnglishKingPresent
The Brus →	featuresCharacter
William of Windsor →	grandfather
House of Plantagenet →	hasMonarch
Duke of Aquitaine →	heldBy
Lordship of Ireland →	monarch
Isabella of France →	monarchConsortTo
Edward of Caernarfon →	monarchName
Edward →	notableBearer
Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant →	notableRelative
Joan of the Tower →	relative
Anglo-Scottish Wars →	significantPerson
Isabella of France →	spouse
Alphonso, Earl of Chester →	successorAsHeirApparent
Melrose Abbey →	sufferedAttack
Lord of Ireland →	titleHolder