Edward I
Edward I (Longshanks)
(see here
and here),
born 1239,
reigned 1272-1307,
mar 1stly, 1254, to Eleanor of Castile
[descendant of Henry II],
Eleanor died near Lincoln, Lincolnshire 1290,
body taken from Lincoln to London,
bur Westminster Abbey,
some of her remains also bur
Lincoln Cathedral,
Edward erected crosses
from Lincoln to London as monuments to her,
including Charing Cross
in London,
it has been claimed that the latter's name derives from
"chere reine"'s cross
("dear Queen"'s cross), but this is disputed,
had issue by 1st wife:
- Joan of Acre, born 1272,
mar 1stly to
Gilbert de Clare, "the Red", 3rd Earl of Gloucester and had issue,
mar 2ndly to
Ralph de Monthermer and had issue:
- Thomas de Monthermer, had issue:
- Margaret de Monthermer,
mar John de Montagu and had issue.
- Princess Elizabeth, born 1282,
mar Humphrey de Bohun and had issue.
- Edward II, born 1284, reigned 1307-27.
Edward expelled the Jews
from England 1290,
mar 2ndly, 1299, to
Marguerite le Hardi
[dau of Philip III, King of France]
he died 1307, age 68 yrs,
bur Westminster Abbey,
she died 1317,
bur Christ Church Greyfriars,
Newgate, London
(destroyed in WW2,
now a ruin and garden),
had issue by 2nd wife:
- Thomas Plantagenet, had issue:
- Margaret Plantagenet, had issue:
- Elizabeth Seagrave,
mar John Mowbray, 4th Lord Mowbray
and had issue.
- Edmund Plantagenet,
mar
Margaret Wake
and had issue:
-
Joan Plantagenet, "The Fair Maid of Kent",
mar 1stly to Thomas de Holland, 1st Earl of Kent
and had issue,
mar 2ndly (legally, another mar was anulled) to
Edward, The Black Prince
and had issue.

Effigy of Eleanor of Castile, Westminster Abbey.
From here.
See other shot
from here.

Effigy of Eleanor of Castile, Westminster Abbey.
From here.
From Shirley's Royal Ancestors site.
Used with permission.

Effigy of Eleanor of Castile, Westminster Abbey.
From here.
From Shirley's Royal Ancestors site.
Used with permission.

Tomb of some remains of Eleanor of Castile,
Lincoln Cathedral.
See full size.
From here.
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