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Edward II of England

King of England from 1307 to 1327. Born at Caernarfon Castle. Died at Berkeley Castle.

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Reigned

1307–1327	Monarch of England
1307–1327	Lord of Ireland

Also held: count of Ponthieu

Deposed by his wife

Edward II's wife Isabella of France and her lover Roger Mortimer invaded England in 1326 and forced him to abdicate. He died in Berkeley Castle in 1327; the famous story of a red-hot poker comes from later chroniclers and is doubted.

Family

Father: Edward I of England
Mother: Eleanor of Castile
Married: Isabella of France 1308
Children (4): Edward III of England 1312
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall 1316
Eleanor of Woodstock 1318
Joan of The Tower 1321
Siblings (9): Henry of England 1268
Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar 1269
Joan of Acre 1272
Alphonso, Earl of Chester 1273
Margaret of England 1275
Mary of Woodstock 1278
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan 1282
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk 1300
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent 1301

Related to

Edward II of England was the 14× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Edward II of England was the 15× great-grandfather of Victoria.
Edward II of England was the 9× great-grandfather of Louis XIV of France.