Edward I of England
Edward I Longshanks
Portrait in Westminster Abbey, thought to be of
Edward I
King of England (more...)
Reign
16 November 1272 – 7 July
1307
Coronation
19 August 1274
Predecessor Henry III of Winchester
Successor
Edward II of Carnarvon
Consort
Eleanor of Castile
m. 1254; dec. 1290
Marguerite of France
m. 1299; wid. 1307
among others
Issue
Eleanor, Countess of Bar
Joan, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester
Alphonso, Earl of Chester
Margaret, Duchess of Brabant
Mary Plantagenet
Elizabeth, Countess of Hereford
Edward II of Carnarvon
Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk
Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent
Detail
Titles and styles
The King
The Earl of Chester
The Duke of Aquitaine
Edward of Westminster
Edward Plantagenet
House
House of Plantagenet
Father
Henry III of Winchester
Mother
Eleanor of Provence
Born
17 June 1239(1239-06-17)
Palace of Westminster, London
Died
7 July 1307 (aged 68)
Burgh by Sands, Cumberland
Burial
Westminster Abbey, London
Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), pop-
ularly known as Longshanks, the English
Justinian, and the Hammer of the Scots
(Scottorum malleus),[1] was a Plantagenet
King of England who achieved historical fame
by conquering large parts of Wales and al-
most succeeding in doing the same to Scot-
land. However, his death led to his son Ed-
ward II taking the throne and ultimately fail-
ing in his attempt to subjugate Scotland.
Longshanks reigned from 1272 to 1307, as-
cending the throne of England on 16 Novem-
ber, 1272 after the death of his father, King
Henry III. His mother was queen consort
Eleanor of Provence.
As regnal post-nominal numbers were a
Norman (as opposed to Anglo-Saxon) custom,
Edward Longshanks is known as Edward I,
even though he was England’s fourth King
Edward, following Edward the Elder, Edward
the Martyr, and Edward the Confessor.
Childhood and marriages
Edward was born at the Palace of Westmin-
ster on the night of 17/18 June 1239, to King
Henry III and Eleanor of Provence.[2] Henry
was devoted to the cult of Edward the Con-
fessor, an