Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called
Edward of Caernarfon, was
King of England from 1307 until he was
deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of
Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother
Alphonso. Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his father on
campaigns to pacify Scotland, and in 1306 he was knighted in a
grand ceremony at
Westminster Abbey. Edward succeeded to the throne in 1307, following his father's death. In 1308, he married
Isabella of France, the daughter of the powerful
King Philip IV, as part of a long-running effort to resolve the tensions between the English and French crowns.