Piers Gaveston

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Piers Gaveston was a Gascon-born nobleman and soldier whose close relationship with King Edward II of England made him a powerful and controversial figure at court, ultimately leading to his exile and execution by hostile barons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
associatedWith English baronial conflicts ⓘ
Gascony ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Gascony

Kingdom of England ⓘ
birthPlace Gascony ⓘ
linked to: Duchy of Gascony
causeOfConflict granting of lands and titles by Edward II ⓘ
hostility of English barons ⓘ
jealousy and resentment of his influence at court ⓘ
causeOfRise favour of Edward II of England ⓘ
citizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
closeTo Edward II of England ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England ⓘ
event capture by hostile barons ⓘ
execution by baronial opponents ⓘ
exile from England ⓘ
recall from exile by Edward II ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
historicalSignificance figure in the political crisis of Edward II's reign ⓘ
symbol of royal favouritism in medieval England ⓘ
killedBy hostile English barons ⓘ
languageOfUse French ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
legacy remembered as a controversial royal favourite ⓘ
subject of debate among historians about his relationship with Edward II ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution ⓘ
memberOf English royal court ⓘ
notableFor close relationship with King Edward II of England ⓘ
controversial role in English politics ⓘ
influence at the court of Edward II ⓘ
occupation nobleman ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
opposedBy English baronial opposition ⓘ
linked to: English barons

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
partOf reign of Edward II of England ⓘ
politicalAlignment royalist ⓘ
positionHeld Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
royal favourite of Edward II ⓘ
served Edward I of England ⓘ
Edward II of England ⓘ
socialStatus peer of the realm ⓘ
timePeriod early 14th century ⓘ
late 13th century ⓘ
title Earl of Cornwall ⓘ

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Edward II of England → favourite → Piers Gaveston ⓘ
Edward of Caernarfon → closeAssociate → Piers Gaveston ⓘ
Earl of Cornwall → notableHolder → Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
linked to: Piers Gaveston
Edward of Caernarfon → favorite → Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
linked to: Piers Gaveston
Edward of Caernarfon → patronage → Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
linked to: Piers Gaveston
Lessons in Love and Violence → notableRole → Gaveston ⓘ
linked to: Piers Gaveston
Earldom of Cornwall → notableHolder → Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
linked to: Piers Gaveston