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# Edward II of England

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Edward II
By the Grace of God, King of England Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine
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Reign | 7 July 1307 - 20 January 1327
Coronation | 25 February 1308
Born | 25 April 1284
| Caernarfon Castle
Died | 21 September? 1327
| Berkeley Castle
Buried | Gloucester Cathedral
Predecessor | Edward I
Successor | Edward III
Consort | Isabella of France (c.1295-1358)
Children | Edward III (1312-1377) John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316-1336) Eleanor of Woodstock (1318-1355) Joanna (1321-1362)
Royal House | Plantagenet
Father | Edward I (1239-1307)
Mother | Eleanor of Castile (1246-1290)

Edward II (April 25 1284 – 1327) of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was removed from the throne in January, 1327. His tendency to ignore his nobility, in favour of low-born favorites, led to political trouble and eventually to his removal from the throne. He is most remembered for a story about his alleged murder, which was linked to his reliance on the corrupt family of Hugh le Despenser, which has been seen by some as evidence of his homosexuality.

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Categories: Kings and Queens of England | 1284 births | 1327 deaths

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