1st Earl of Cornwall Piers Gaveston

Abt 1284 - 1312  (28 years)

• Name	Piers Gaveston
  Title	1st Earl of Cornwall
  Birth	Abt 1284	France
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	King Edward II's favorite
  		Edward II & Gaveston
  Religion	he was pronounced excommunicate by Archbishop Winchelsey at St Paul's
  Death	19 Jun 1312
  	At Warwick, Gaveston was condemned to death for violating the terms of the Ordinances, before an assembly of barons, including Warwick, Lancaster, Hereford and Arundel.[83] On 19 June, he was taken out on the road towards Kenilworth as far as Blacklow Hil
  		Monument-Gaveston
  Person ID	I4980	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	Countess of Cornwall Margaret de Clare,   b. 12 Oct 1292, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 9 Apr 1342, Badlesmere, Kent, England (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1307  [1]
  	this marriage was arranged by the King "to strengthen Piers and surround him with friends." Gaveston celebrated the marriage with a lavish tournament at Wallingford Castle. The marriage of such a high-born heiress to a foreigner did not please the English
  Family ID	F1355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Photos

  Edward II & Gaveston

  
  

• Sources

  [S395] Wikipedia: Margaret de Clare, Margaret de Clare. Margaret de Clare, Countess of Gloucester, Countess of Cornwall (12 October 1293 – 9 April 1342) was an English noblewoman, heiress, and the second-eldest of the three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and his wife Joan of Acre, making her a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. Her two husbands were Piers Gaveston and Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_de_Clare