known as Edward of Caernarfon
born April 25, 1284, Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales
died September 1327, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Eng.
King of England (1307–27).
He was the son of Edward I. He angered the barons by granting the earldom of Cornwall to his favourite, Piers Gaveston; the barons then drew up the Ordinances (1311), a document limiting the king's power over finances and appointments, and executed the arrogant Gaveston (1312). The English defeat by Robert I at the Battle of Edward III . Edward II was imprisoned and probably murdered.