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John was born in 1316 at Eltham Palace, Kent, the second son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. [1] On 6 October 1328, at the age of twelve, he was created Earl of Cornwall. [2] Caught in the throes of the war between his father, Edward II, and his mother, Isabella, his growing years were turbulent.
Mar 26, 2023 · JOHN OF ELTHAM, EARL OF CORNWALL (1316-1336), second son of Edward II by Isabella of France (1292-1358), was born at Eltham on 15 Aug. 1316. On 19 March 1319 he received a grant of the forfeited lands of all Scots south of the Trent. 1 Numerous other grants made to him at various times are detailed by Dugdale. 2.
Aug 15, 2012 · With his brother now on the throne as Edward III, John was created earl of Cornwall in 1328 at the age of 12. He joined his brother in his attempts to renew the war with Scotland, and fought at the battle of Halidon Hill in 1333 and the Roxburgh Campaign in 1334-1335.
May 7, 2022 · Summary. Second son of Edward II and younger brother of Edward III, John of Eltham died aged only twenty while on campaign in Scotland on 13 September 1336. He enjoyed the briefest of active careers and died as Edward III was striving to redraw the political map of England and harness militant nationalism in the assertion of English ...
13th January 1337. Location. Chapel of St Edmund. Memorial Type. Tomb. Material Type. Alabaster. Gerlinde - Abbey Marshal. The embalmed body of Prince John of Eltham was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1337 and he has a fine monument. He was born at Eltham manor in Kent.
JOHN of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316–1336), second son of Edward II by Isabella of France (1292-1358) [q. v.], was born at Eltham on 15 Aug. 1316. On 19 March 1319 he received a grant of the forfeited lands of all Scots south of the Trent ( Fœdera, ii. 389).
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall. 15 August 1316 - 13 September 1336. House: House of Plantagenet. Titles: Earl of Cornwall
