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King Edward Longshanks Plantagenet I

Edward Longshanks was born on June 17th, 1239 in Westminster, London, England. Edward Longshanks' father was King Henry Plantagenet III and his mother was Eleonore Provence. His paternal grandparents were King John Jean Lackland Plantagenet of England and Isabella Angoulême. He was an only child. He diedJul 7th, 1307 in Burgh On The San, Cumberland, England. His burial was in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

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NAME.ROMN	EDWARD I "Longshanks" PLANTAGENET (King of England)
CHAN.DATE	12 DEC 2006
CHAN.DATE.TIME	10:56:11
EVEN.TYPE	info
EVEN.Comment	Reigned 1272-1307. In the Barons war 1264-67 he defeated the Barons at Evesham (1265) as King he is noted for encouraging Parliamentary institutions at the expense of feudalism and for subduing Wales on which he imposed the English system of administration. He later tried to assert his authority over Scotland and died while on his way to fight Robert Bruce.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- King of England Henry Plantagenet II
  - b.05 Mar 1133 d.Jul 6th, 1189
  
  King John Jean Lackland Plantagenet of England
  - b.  1166 d.Oct 18th, 1216
  
  Eleanore Aquitane
  - b.  1122 d.Apr 1st, 1204
  
  King Henry Plantagenet III
  - b.01 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.Nov 16th, 1272 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
  
  Count of Angoulême Aymer Taillefer
  
  Isabella Angoulême
  - b.  1189 d.May 31st, 1246
  
  King Louis (the Fat) France VI ^*
  - b.  1081 in Paris, France d.Aug 1st, 1137 in Paris, France
  
  Prince of France Count of Montargis and Courtenay Peter De Courtenay I
  - b.  1126 in Reims, France d.Apr 10th, 1183 in Palestine
  
  Adelaide Maurienne
  
  Alice Courtenay
  - d.Sep 14th, 1211
  
  Lord Reinald De Courtenay ^*
  - b.  1100 in Courtenay, Loiret, France d.Sep 27th, 1194
  
  Elizabeth Courtenay
  - b.  1127 d.Sep 14th, 1205
  
  Hawise Donjon
  
  King Edward Longshanks Plantagenet I
  - b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England d.Jul 7th, 1307 in Burgh On The San, Cumberland, England
  
  Eleonore Provence
  - b.  1217 d.Jan 24th, 1291
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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