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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Statements (60)
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 NERFINISHED
Caernarfon Castle
Gwynedd NERFINISHED
Wales
causeOfDeath probable murder while imprisoned
child Edward III of England NERFINISHED
Eleanor of Woodstock
Joan of the Tower
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
closeAssociate Hugh Despenser the Younger
Piers Gaveston
conflict Wars of Scottish Independence
coronationDate 1308-02-25
coronationPlace Westminster Abbey
countryOfBirth Kingdom of England
countryOfDeath Kingdom of England
dateOfInvestitureAsPrinceOfWales 1301-02-07
deathDate 1327-09-21
deathPlace Berkeley
Berkeley Castle
Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
deposedBy Isabella of France NERFINISHED
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
dynasty Plantagenet
event forced abdication in favor of Edward III
father Edward I of England NERFINISHED
givenName Edward
house House of Plantagenet
language Anglo-Norman French
Middle English
mannerOfDeath homicide
monarchName Edward II of England
mother Eleanor of Castile
nobleFamily Plantagenet
notableFor first English heir apparent formally invested as Prince of Wales
troubled reign and eventual deposition
placeOfBurial Gloucester Cathedral NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Aquitaine
King of England
Lord of Ireland
Prince of Wales
predecessor Edward I of England NERFINISHED
regnalName Edward II
reignEnd 1327-01-25
reignStart 1307-07-07
religion Roman Catholicism
sexualOrientation historically associated with same-sex relationships
spouse Isabella of France NERFINISHED
successor Edward III of England NERFINISHED
title Duke of Aquitaine
Earl of Chester
King of England
Prince of Wales

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edward II of England ("Edward of Caernarfon")
fullName
Prince of Wales
notableHistoricalHolder

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