Edward II

GPTKB entity
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Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 25 April 1284
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Edward_of_Caernarfon
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Caernarfon_Castle
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Gloucester_Cathedral
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Murder (disputed)
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_III
gptkb:Eleanor_of_Woodstock
gptkb:Joan_of_the_Tower
gptkb:John_of_Eltham
gptkbp:coronationDate 25 February 1308
gptkbp:deathDate 21 September 1327
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Berkeley_Castle
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Plantagenet
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edward_I
gptkbp:heirApparent gptkb:Edward_I
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Plantagenet
gptkbp:monarchNumber gptkb:King_of_England_(1307–1327)
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Eleanor_of_Castile
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Bannockburn
Deposed by his wife and Roger Mortimer
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger
gptkb:Piers_Gaveston
Deposition and mysterious death
Loss at Bannockburn
Relationship with Piers Gaveston
Weak rule and political turmoil
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Braveheart
gptkb:Peter_Hanly
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 25 January 1327
gptkbp:reignStart 8 July 1307
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Edmund_of_Woodstock
gptkb:Thomas_of_Brotherton
gptkb:Eleanor,_Countess_of_Bar
gptkbp:signature Edward II signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isabella_of_France
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Christopher_Marlowe's_play_'Edward_II'
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_III
gptkbp:title gptkb:Prince
gptkb:Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bertolt_Brecht
gptkb:British_monarchy
gptkb:Derek_Jarman
gptkb:Edward,_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:Edward_I
gptkb:Edward_III
gptkb:Tilda_Swinton
gptkb:The_House_of_the_Blessed_Mary_the_Virgin_in_Oxford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward II