Edward II (1284 - 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. In 1308, he married Isabella of France, the daughter of the powerful King Philip IV. When Isabella was sent to France to negotiate a peace treaty in 1325, she turned against Edward and refused to return. Isabella allied herself with the exiled Roger Mortimer, and invaded England with a small army in 1326. Edward's regime collapsed and he fled into Wales, where he was captured in November. He was forced to relinquish his crown in January 1327 in favour of his fourteen year old son, Edward III.
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