Saturday, April 23, 2011

King Edward I "Longshanks"


aka "The Hammer of the Scots"

Son of:


King Henry III of England (1207 - 1272)

Eleanor of Provence (1223 - 1291)

Born: 17 June 1239, Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England

Baptised: 21 June 1239 by Eudes, the Pope's legate.

Married (1): Eleanor de Castilla (1244 - 1290), Comtesse de Ponthieu

Married (2): Marguerite de France (1279 - 1317), dau of Philippe III, King of France

Died: 7 July 1307. Buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London.