Edward I, King of England

1239 - 1307  (68 years)

• Name	Edward I
  	He was also the Duke of Aquitaine. [5]
  Nickname	Longshanks
  Birth	17 Jun 1239	Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Title(s)	1272 (32 years)  [2, 4, 8, 10]
  He became the Duke of Aquitaine.
  Crowned	19 Aug 1272 (33 years)	Westminster Abbey, London, England Westminster Abbey, London, England   [4, 8, 10]
  He was crowned the King of England by Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey.
  Reign	From 1274 to 1307 (34 years)  [2]
  King of England
  Military	1277 (37 years)
  In 1277, he began a campaign to subdue Wales and defeat Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The campaign lasted until Llywelyn's death in 1282. Wales was divided into shires and English law was established.
  Miscellaneous	1290 (50 years)
  In 1290, when Alexander III, King of Scotland died without heirs, Edward intervened as feudal lord. Margaret Maid of Norway and heir to the throne of Scotland, then a child, was betrothed to the future Edward II, and sailed from Norway to England. She died in 1290 before reaching England leaving the throne empty. Edward chose John Baliol from among thirteen candidates as King of the Scots. While John Balioli did homage to Edward the Scots resisted English domination.
  Military	1296 (56 years)
  Edward invaded Scotland and soundly defeated the Scots under Baliol. Edward forced Balliol to abdicate The Scottish barons did homage to Edward as their king. William Wallace incited a rebellion in 1297, defeated the English army at Stirling, and harassed England's northern counties. The next year, Edward defeated Wallace at the Battle of Falkirk but encountered continued resistance until Wallace's capture and execution in 1304. Robert the Bruce revolted in 1306 against England ultimately defeating Edward II at Bannockburn.
  Death	7 Jul 1307	Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Burial	After 7 Jul 1307	Westminster Abbey, London, England Westminster Abbey, London, England   [2, 10]
  	Tomb Effigy of Edward I
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Edward I, King of England ,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England  (Age 68 years) ▻ Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England,  m. 18 Oct 1254 ;   Marguerite of France,  m. 10 Sep 1299 ;   mistress + 2. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester,   b. 16 Jan 1244, London, England d. 5 Jun 1295, Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France  (Age 51 years) ▻ first wife,  m. 12 May 1264 ;   Blanche of Artois,  m. 1276   3. Margaret   4. Beatrice
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (20 x Great Grandfather)  Clementia  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2808	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry III, King of England,   b. 1 Oct 1207, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 16 Nov 1272, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Eleanor of Provence,   b. Abt 1223, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France d. 25 Jan 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F2194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England,   b. 1240/41, Kingdom of Castile d. 29 Nov 1290, Harby, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Marriage	18 Oct 1254	Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain   [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Edward I and Eleanor of Castile
  Age at Marriage	He : 15 years and 4 months - She : ~ 13 years and 10 months.
  Children	4 sons and 12 daughters
  1. Princess Eleanor,   b. 17 Jun 1264, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 12 Oct 1297, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Joan,   b. 1265   d. 1265 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. John,   b. 10 Jul 1266, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 3 Aug 1271, Westminster, London, England (Age 5 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Henry,   b. 13 Jul 1267, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 14 Oct 1274, Merton, London, England (Age 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Julian,   b. 1271, Acre, Holy Land d. 1271, Holy Land (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   6. Joan Plantagenent, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford,   b. 1272, Acre, Holy Land d. 23 Apr 1307, Clare, Suffolk, England (Age 35 years) ▻ Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare  m. 30 Apr 1290;   Ralph de Monthermer  m. Jan 1296     7. Alfonso, Earl of Chester,   b. 24 Nov 1273, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 19 Aug 1284, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 10 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Margaret, Princess of England,   b. 11 Sep 1275, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 1318, Brussels, Belgium (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     9. Berengaria,   b. 1279, Kennington Place, Kennington, London, England d. Abt 1279 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Mary, a nun,   b. 11 Mar 1278, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. Before 08 Jul 1332, Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Isabella,   b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. Abt Apr 1279 (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Alice,   b. 12 Mar 1279, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 1291 (Age 11 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 13. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John I, Count of Holland, Earl of Holland, Zealand and Lord of Friezeland   m. 8 Jan 1297;   Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex  m. 14 Nov 1302 + 14. Edward II, King of England,   b. 25 Apr 1284, Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales d. 21 Sep 1327, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (Age 43 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabella "the Fair" of France  m. 25 Jan 1308/09   15. Beatrice  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   16. Blanche  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Marguerite of France,   b. 1279, France d. 14 Feb 1318, Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England (Age 39 years)  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Marriage	10 Sep 1299	Canterbury, Kent, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10]
  The marriage was negotiated by Pope Boniface VIII in June 1298 in order to bring an end to the Gascon war between Edward I and Philip IV, King of France, Margaret's elder half-brother. King Edward was aged sixty, and Margaret forty years his junior. [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 60 years and 3 months - She : ~ 20 years and 9 months.
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  +   1. Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, Marshall of England,   b. 1 Jun 1300, Brotherton, Yorkshire, England d. 23 Aug 1338, Framlingham, Suffolk, England (Age 38 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Alice de Hales  m. 1321;   Mary de Braose, Countess of Norfolk  m. 1334 +   2. Edumnd of Woodstock, Earl of Kent,   b. 5 Aug 1301, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Mar 1329/30, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester Castle,  Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake  m. 25 Dec 1325     3. Eleanor of Winchester,   b. 4 May 1306, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 1310, Amesbury Abbey, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 3 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	mistress  [4]
  Children	>   1. John de Botetourte, Lord Botetourte,   b. Abt 1265   d. 25 Nov 1324 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] ▻ Matilda FitzThomas  m. Between 1285 to 1292
  Family ID	F8659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edward I, King of England (1239 – 1307) 2Henry III, King of England(1207 – 1272) 4John, King of England (1167 – 1216) 8Henry II, King of England(5 Mar 1132/33 – 1189) 16Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy(1113 – 1151) 17The Empress Maud(1102 – 1167) 9Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine(1123 – 1204) 18William X, Duke of Aquitaine(1099 – 1137) 19Éléonore de Châtellerault(1105 – 1130) 5Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England(1188 – 1246) 10Aymer de Valence, Count of Angoulême(1160 – 1202) 20William IV, Count of Angoulême( – 1179) 21Marguerite de Turenne(1120 – ) 11Alice de Courtenay(1160 – 1205) 22Peter of France, Prince of France(1126 – 1183) 23Elizabeth de Courtenay(1127 – 1205) 3Eleanor of Provence(Abt 1223 – 1291) 6Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier(1198 – 1245) 12Alfonso, Count of Provence, Prince of Aragon(1180 – 1209) 24Alfonso II, King of Aragon(1157 – 1196) 25Sancha of Castile, Princess of Castile and Léon(1154 – 1208) 13Gersinde of Sabran( – 1222) 26Raimon de Sabran, Count of Forcalquier(1155 – 1224) 27Gersinde( – 1193) 7Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence(1198 – 1266) 14Thomas I of Savoy, Count of Savoy(1177 – 1233) 28Humbert III, Count of Savoy and Marquis of Italy(1136 – 1189) 29Beatrix of Mâcon(1160 – 1230) 15Margaret of Geneva(1180 – 1236) 30William I of Geneva, Count of Geneva(1130 – 1195) 31Beatrice of Faucigny

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jun 1239 - Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England Marriage - 18 Oct 1254 - Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain Crowned - 19 Aug 1272 - Westminster Abbey, London, England Marriage - 10 Sep 1299 - Canterbury, Kent, England Death - 7 Jul 1307 - Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England Burial - After 7 Jul 1307 - Westminster Abbey, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
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