What is Edward II of England?
{{Infobox Royalty | name = Edward II | image = Edward II, King of England (Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson C 292, folio 105r).jpg | succession = [[List of English monarchs|King of England]] | moretext = ([[Styles of the British sovereign#English sovereigns|more...]]) | reign = 7 July 1307 -- 14 January 1327 | coronation = 25 February 1308 | predecessor = [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] | successor = [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Isabella of France]]|1308}} | issue = {{plainlist| * [[Edward III of England|Edward III, King of England]] * [[John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall]] * [[Eleanor, Countess of Guelders]] * [[Joan of the Tower|Joan, Queen of Scots]] }} | issue-pipe = more... | house = [[House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet]] | father = [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] | mother = [[Eleanor of Castile]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1284|4|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Caernarfon Castle]], [[Gwynedd]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1328|9|21|1284|4|25|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Berkeley Castle]], [[Gloucestershire]] | burial_date = 20 December 1327 | burial_place = [[Gloucester Cathedral]] | religion = [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] }} '''Edward II''' (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1328) is also known as '''Edward of Caernarfon'''. He was the [[List of English monarchs|King of England]] from 1307 until he was forced to [[Abdication|abdicate]] the throne in 1327. His tendency to ignore his [[nobility]], in favour of low-born [[wikt:favorite|favorite]]s, led to [[politics|political]] trouble and eventually to his removal from the throne. He is most remembered for a story about his alleged [[murder]]. This was linked to his reliance on the [[Corruption|corrupt]] family of [[Hugh le Despenser the Younger]], which has been seen by some as [[evidence]] of his [[homosexuality]]. {{English monarchs}} {{Princes of Wales}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Edward 0