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Encyclopedia > John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall

John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (August 15, 1316September 13, 1336) was the son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Events Pope John XXII elected to the papacy. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... Edward II, (April 25, 1284 – October, 1327), of Caernarvon, was king of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... Isabella of France (c. ...


He was born in 1316 at Eltham Palace, Kent and was created Earl of Cornwall on 6 October 1328. He was due to marry Maria, daughter of Ferdinand IV of Castile, but he died, aged 20, at Perth, Scotland, before the marriage could take place. He was buried in January 1337 at Westminster Abbey, London. Eltham Palace is an Art Deco house in Eltham, London, currently owned by English Heritage and open to the public. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... Events May 1 - Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - England recognises Scotland as an independent nation after the Wars of Scottish Independence May 12 - Nicholas V is consecrated at St Peters Basilica in Rome by the bishop of Venice. ... Ferdinand IV, El Emplazado or the Summoned, (December 6, 1285 - September 7, 1312) was a king of Castile (1295 - 1312). ... Perths location in Scotland Perth (Scottish Gaelic, Peairt), otherwise known as The Fair City, is situated on the banks of the River Tay, in the Scottish Lowlands. ... This page concerns 1337, the year. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster (Westminster Abbey), a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs. ... St. ...


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John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (152 words)
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (August 25, 1316 – September 13, 1336) was the son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France.
He was born in 1316 at Eltham Palace, Kent and was created Earl of Cornwall on 6 October 1328.
John of Fordun claims that he was killed by his brother Edward III in a quarrel.
Earl of Cornwall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (147 words)
The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne.
William Fitz-Robert, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1084-1140), peerage forfeit 1106
John, Earl of Cornwall and Gloucester (1167-1216), peerage merged in the crown 1199
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