Edward the Second

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 25 April 1284
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Edward_of_Caernarfon
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Caernarfon_Castle,_Wales
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Gloucester_Cathedral
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Murder (alleged)
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,_Gloucestershire,_England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edward_I
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Late_Middle_Ages
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Plantagenet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward the Second
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Middle_English
gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:monarchNumber King of England, 1307–1327
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Eleanor_of_Castile
gptkbp:notableEvent Defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn
Deposed by his wife Isabella and Roger Mortimer
Imprisonment and mysterious death
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Isabella_of_France
gptkb:Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger
gptkb:Piers_Gaveston
gptkb:Roger_Mortimer
Relationship with Piers Gaveston
Weak rule and political turmoil
Conflict with barons
Deposition by Parliament
Loss of Scotland
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Christopher_Marlowe's_play_'Edward_II'
Derek Jarman's film 'Edward II'
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_I
gptkbp:regnalName II
gptkbp:reignEnd 25 January 1327
gptkbp:reignStart 8 July 1307
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isabella_of_France
gptkbp:style gptkb:His_Majesty
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_III
gptkbp:title gptkb:Prince
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Intimate_Ellington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7