Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy by Alison Weir Page A
Authors: Alison Weir
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Friars, Winchester. His remains were later removed to Westminster Abbey.
Edmund married, in December, 1325 (after 6 October, date of dispensation) (although no record exists as to where):
Margaret
She was the daughter of John Wake, 1st Baron Wake of Liddell, by Joan, daughter either of William de Fenes or of John FitzBernard ofKingsdown, Kent. Margaret was born around c. 1299/1300. She married firstly John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (killed 1314), and had issue:
1 Aymer ( d . young before 1316).
Margaret succeeded her brother as Baroness Wake of Liddell on 30/31 May, 1349, being first so styled on 20 August, 1349. She died on 29 September, 1349, of the Black Death.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Edmund
He was born in c .1326, and was restored to the earldom of Kent, which had been forfeited by his father, on 7 December, 1330. He died before 5 October, 1331, or on 5 January, 1333 (?).
(ii)
Margaret
She was born in 1327. She married Amanco, Seigneur d’Albret of Gascony, and died before 1352.
(iii)
Joan
She married Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (under Edward III, see here ).
(iv)
John
He was born on 7 April, 1330, at Arundel Castle, Sussex, his father’s posthumous child. He succeeded his mother as Baron Wake of Liddell on 29 September, 1349. He was created Earl of Kent on 10 April, 1351. He died on 26/27 December, 1352, and was buried in the Church of the Greyfriars, Winchester, Hants.
John married, after 3 April, 1348 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):
Elizabeth
She was the daughter of William V, Margrave or Duke of Juliers, by Joan, daughter of William V, Count of Hainault and Holland, and sister of Philippa, wife of Edward III. After John’s death, Elizabeth married secondly Sir Eustace d’Aubédcicourt ( d .1372/3) on 29 September, 1360, at Wingham Church, Kent, and had issue:
1 Sanchez.
2 William.
After Eustace died, Elizabeth became a nun at Waverley Abbey. She died on 6 June, 1411, and was buried in the Church of theGreyfriars, Winchester, Hants. There was no issue of her first marriage.
Note: There is no contemporary evidence that the marriage of Edmund, Earl of Kent, and Margaret Wake produced two other sons, Robert and Thomas, who are mentioned in later sources.
3 Eleanor
She was born on 4 May, 1306, at Winchester. She died in 1311 at Amesbury Abbey, Wilts., and was buried in Beaulieu Abbey, Hants.
Edward I is reputed to have had the following illegitimate issue (according to the Hayles Abbey Chronicle), and while this is possible, it is still subject to some doubt:
By an unknown mother,
1 John Botetourt, Lord of Mendlesham, Suffolk ( c .1265–1324); he married Matilda, daughter of Thomas FitzOates, and had issue.
EDWARD I
He died on 7 July, 1307, at Burgh-on-Sands, Northumberland, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
He was succeeded by his son Edward.
Edward II
----
F ATHER : Edward I ( see here ).
M OTHER : Eleanor of Castile (under Edward I , see here ).
S IBLINGS : (under Edward I , see here ).
EDWARD II
He was born on 25 April, 1284, at Caernarvon Castle, Wales. He succeeded his mother as Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil on 28 November, 1290. He was created and invested as Earl of Chester and Prince of Wales on 7 February, 1301; he was the first English Prince of Wales, and since 1301 the title has usually been granted to the eldest son of the sovereign. The story of Edward being presented by hisfather to the Welsh on a shield, just after his birth in 1284, is a picturesque fabrication. He was created Duke of Aquitaine in May, 1306. He succeeded his father as King of England on 8 July, 1307, and was crowned on 24/25 February, 1308, in Westminster Abbey.
Edward II was deposed by an illegally convened ‘Parliament’ on 20 January, 1327, and formally abdicated in favour of his son Edward on 25 January, 1327.
Edward II married , on 25 or 28 January, 1308, at Boulogne Cathedral, France:
Isabella
She was the daughter of Philip IV, King of
Edmund married, in December, 1325 (after 6 October, date of dispensation) (although no record exists as to where):
Margaret
She was the daughter of John Wake, 1st Baron Wake of Liddell, by Joan, daughter either of William de Fenes or of John FitzBernard ofKingsdown, Kent. Margaret was born around c. 1299/1300. She married firstly John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (killed 1314), and had issue:
1 Aymer ( d . young before 1316).
Margaret succeeded her brother as Baroness Wake of Liddell on 30/31 May, 1349, being first so styled on 20 August, 1349. She died on 29 September, 1349, of the Black Death.
Issue of marriage:
(i)
Edmund
He was born in c .1326, and was restored to the earldom of Kent, which had been forfeited by his father, on 7 December, 1330. He died before 5 October, 1331, or on 5 January, 1333 (?).
(ii)
Margaret
She was born in 1327. She married Amanco, Seigneur d’Albret of Gascony, and died before 1352.
(iii)
Joan
She married Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (under Edward III, see here ).
(iv)
John
He was born on 7 April, 1330, at Arundel Castle, Sussex, his father’s posthumous child. He succeeded his mother as Baron Wake of Liddell on 29 September, 1349. He was created Earl of Kent on 10 April, 1351. He died on 26/27 December, 1352, and was buried in the Church of the Greyfriars, Winchester, Hants.
John married, after 3 April, 1348 (date of dispensation) (although no evidence exists as to where):
Elizabeth
She was the daughter of William V, Margrave or Duke of Juliers, by Joan, daughter of William V, Count of Hainault and Holland, and sister of Philippa, wife of Edward III. After John’s death, Elizabeth married secondly Sir Eustace d’Aubédcicourt ( d .1372/3) on 29 September, 1360, at Wingham Church, Kent, and had issue:
1 Sanchez.
2 William.
After Eustace died, Elizabeth became a nun at Waverley Abbey. She died on 6 June, 1411, and was buried in the Church of theGreyfriars, Winchester, Hants. There was no issue of her first marriage.
Note: There is no contemporary evidence that the marriage of Edmund, Earl of Kent, and Margaret Wake produced two other sons, Robert and Thomas, who are mentioned in later sources.
3 Eleanor
She was born on 4 May, 1306, at Winchester. She died in 1311 at Amesbury Abbey, Wilts., and was buried in Beaulieu Abbey, Hants.
Edward I is reputed to have had the following illegitimate issue (according to the Hayles Abbey Chronicle), and while this is possible, it is still subject to some doubt:
By an unknown mother,
1 John Botetourt, Lord of Mendlesham, Suffolk ( c .1265–1324); he married Matilda, daughter of Thomas FitzOates, and had issue.
EDWARD I
He died on 7 July, 1307, at Burgh-on-Sands, Northumberland, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
He was succeeded by his son Edward.
Edward II
----
F ATHER : Edward I ( see here ).
M OTHER : Eleanor of Castile (under Edward I , see here ).
S IBLINGS : (under Edward I , see here ).
EDWARD II
He was born on 25 April, 1284, at Caernarvon Castle, Wales. He succeeded his mother as Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil on 28 November, 1290. He was created and invested as Earl of Chester and Prince of Wales on 7 February, 1301; he was the first English Prince of Wales, and since 1301 the title has usually been granted to the eldest son of the sovereign. The story of Edward being presented by hisfather to the Welsh on a shield, just after his birth in 1284, is a picturesque fabrication. He was created Duke of Aquitaine in May, 1306. He succeeded his father as King of England on 8 July, 1307, and was crowned on 24/25 February, 1308, in Westminster Abbey.
Edward II was deposed by an illegally convened ‘Parliament’ on 20 January, 1327, and formally abdicated in favour of his son Edward on 25 January, 1327.
Edward II married , on 25 or 28 January, 1308, at Boulogne Cathedral, France:
Isabella
She was the daughter of Philip IV, King of
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