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Signature. Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400 ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died in 1376, leaving Richard as heir apparent to his ...
Article History. Richard II. Born: January 6, 1367, Bordeaux [France] Died: February 1400, Pontefract, Yorkshire [now in West ], England (aged 33) Title / Office: king (1377-1399), England. House / Dynasty: house of Plantagenet. Notable Family Members: father Edward the Black Prince.
Apr 14, 2021 · A year after his son’s death, Edward, who had reigned for 50 years, died as well. Thus, the throne of England passed to Richard, who was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on the 16 th of July 1377.
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Jan 22, 2020 · The Black Prince died, probably of dysentery, on 8 June 1376 CE and so Parliament selected as the official heir to Edward III the prince's surviving son Richard of Bordeaux (b. 6 January 1367 CE). The young king-to-be's mother was Joan, the countess of Kent (1328-1385 CE), and he had had one brother, Edward, who had died in 1371 CE.
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Jun 28, 2017 · The king's grandson, Richard II, succeeded to the throne aged 10, on his grandfather's death in 1377. In 1381 the Peasants' Revolt broke out, and Richard, aged 14, bravely rode out to meet the rebels at Mile End and at Smithfield, London.
Feb 17, 2011 · On the death of the now senile Edward III in 1377, the ten year-old Richard II inherited a throne that ruled with parliament and in front of which he had to swear to uphold the laws of...
Richard died at Pontefract Castle, either of self-starvation or by smothering. Thus ended the last attempt of a medieval king to exercise arbitrary power. Whether or not Richard had been motivated by new theories about the nature of monarchy, as some have claimed, he had failed in the practical measures necessary to sustain his power.
