Edward II
Edwardus II
King of England · Lord of Ireland · Duke of Aquitaine
1284 – 1327
Biography
His reign was a study in royal failure: catastrophic defeat by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, famine, and a barony alienated by his lavish patronage of favorites Piers Gaveston and Hugh Despenser. Deposed in 1327 by his queen Isabella of France and her lover Roger Mortimer, he died in captivity at Berkeley Castle under circumstances that remain disputed.
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