King Edward II of England

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Edward_II_of_England
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
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 alleged murder
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_III_of_England
gptkb:Eleanor_of_Woodstock
gptkb:Joan_of_the_Tower
gptkb:John_of_Eltham,_Earl_of_Cornwall
gptkbp:coronationDate 25 February 1308
gptkbp:deathDate 21 September 1327
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Berkeley_Castle
gptkbp:deposedBy 1327
gptkbp:father gptkb:Edward_I_of_England
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Plantagenet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Edward II of England
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Middle_English
gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Duchy_of_Aquitaine
gptkb:Lordship_of_Ireland
gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Eleanor_of_Castile
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Bannockburn
gptkb:Despenser_War
his deposition by Isabella and Roger Mortimer
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger
gptkb:Piers_Gaveston
deposition
mysterious death
weak rule
close relationship with Piers Gaveston
conflict with barons
defeat at Bannockburn
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edward_I_of_England
gptkbp:regnalName II
gptkbp:reignEnd 25 January 1327
gptkbp:reignStart 8 July 1307
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature EdwardIIsignature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isabella_of_France
gptkbp:style gptkb:His_Majesty
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edward_III_of_England
gptkbp:title gptkb:Prince
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Humphrey_de_Bohun,_4th_Earl_of_Hereford
gptkb:Edmund_FitzAlan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6