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 July1307 - 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 12841327) 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.