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Edward II was born on 25 April 1284 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales, also called Edward of Caernarfon. He became King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327.
He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II.Between the strong reigns of his father Edward I and son Edward III, the reign of Edward II was considered by some to be disastrous for England, marked by alleged incompetence, political squabbling and military defeats.
Edward II is remembered for his probable death in Berkeley Castle, allegedly by murder, and for being the first monarch to establish colleges at Oxford and Cambridge: Oriel College at Oxford and King's Hall, a predecessor of Trinity College, at Cambridge. He died 25 January 1327
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