Edward II, King of England

1284 - 1327  (43 years)

• Name	Edward II   [1]
  Suffix	King of England
  Birth	25 Apr 1284	Caenarfon, Gwynedd, Wales   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Sep 1327	Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England   [3, 4]
  Alternate death	22 Sep 1327	Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England   [4]
  Burial	Abbey of St. Peter, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England   [4]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  + 1. Joan of Acre ,   b. 1272, Acre, Palestine d. 23 Apr 1307, Clare, Suffolk, England  (Age 35 years) ▻ Gilbert de Clare ,  m. May 1290 ;  Ralph de Monthermer ,  m. Abt 1296 + 2. Margaret of England ,   b. 15 Mar 1275, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. Aft 11 Mar 1333, Brabant  (Age > 58 years) ▻ Jan II of Brabant ,  m. 9 Jul 1290 + 3. Elizabeth of England ,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire, Wales d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England  (Age 33 years) ▻ Johann I ;  Humphrey de Bohun ,  m. 14 Nov 1302 + 4. Edward II, King of England ,   b. 25 Apr 1284, Caenarfon, Gwynedd, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 43 years) ▻ Isabella of France, Queen Consort of England ,  m. 25 Jan 1308
  Person ID	I6760	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TSW, Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Edward I, King of England,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-by-Sands, Carlisle, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort of England,   b. 1240   d. 28 Nov 1290, Hardby, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1254	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F1704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella of France, Queen Consort of England,   b. 1292, Boulogne, France d. 22 Aug 1358, Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1308	Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France   [3, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, England (Age 64 years)   2. Joan, Queen Consort of Scotland,   b. 5 Jul 1321, Tower of London, London, England d. 7 Sep 1362 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F1357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2019

  
  

• Notes

  He is widely held to have died 21 (or 22) Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, but Ian Mortimer has presented arguments to the contrary that seem to us not easily dismissed.

  
  

• Sources

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