Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon

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Edward of Caernarfon, later King Edward II of England, was the first English heir apparent to be formally invested as Prince of Wales and is remembered for his troubled reign and eventual deposition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England
Prince of Wales
heir apparent
human
abdicationDate 1327-01-25
birthDate 1284-04-25
birthName Edward of Caernarfon
birthPlace Caernarfon, Gwynedd
surface form: Caernarfon

Caernarfon Castle
Gwynedd
Wales
causeOfDeath probable murder while imprisoned
child Edward III of England
Eleanor of Woodstock
Joan of the Tower, Queen of Scots
surface form: Joan of the Tower

John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
closeAssociate Hugh Despenser the Younger
Piers Gaveston
conflict First War of Scottish Independence
surface form: Wars of Scottish Independence
coronationDate 1308-02-25
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfBirth Kingdom of England
countryOfDeath Kingdom of England
dateOfInvestitureAsPrinceOfWales 1301-02-07
deathDate 1327-09-21
deathPlace Berkeley
Berkeley Castle
Gloucestershire
deposedBy Isabella of France
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
dynasty House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet
event forced abdication in favor of Edward III
father Edward I of England
givenName Edward
house House of Plantagenet
language Anglo-Norman
surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Middle English
mannerOfDeath homicide
monarchName Edward II of England
mother Eleanor of Castile
nobleFamily House of Plantagenet
surface form: Plantagenet
notableFor first English heir apparent formally invested as Prince of Wales
troubled reign and eventual deposition
placeOfBurial Gloucester Cathedral
positionHeld Duke of Aquitaine
King of England
Lord of Ireland
Prince of Wales
predecessor Edward I of England
regnalName Edward II of England
surface form: Edward II
reignEnd 1327-01-25
reignStart 1307-07-07
religion Roman Catholicism
sexualOrientation historically associated with same-sex relationships
spouse Isabella of France
successor Edward III of England
title Duke of Aquitaine
Earl of Chester
King of England
Prince of Wales

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Prince of Wales notableHistoricalHolder Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon
Edward II of England fullName Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon
this entity surface form: Edward of Caernarfon
Edwardian court hasMember Edward I's son Edward of Caernarfon
this entity surface form: Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward II)