Richard II King Of ENGLAND

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• Deposed: 29 Sep 1377

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Name:
Richard II of England, younger son, born 6 Jan 1367, grandson and her of King Edward III, after his father's death created Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester on 20 Nov 1376; succeeded his grandfather as King of England on 22 June 1377, and was crowned 16 July; deposed by his cousin Henry 'of Bolingbroke,' Duke of Lancaster, on 29 Sep 1399; died in prison in Pontefract Castle 6 Jan 1400.

Richard came to the throne as a ten-year-old child, and his advisers ruled the country until 1389, when Richard took control himself. At first he ruled well, presiding over a period of prosperity, but after the death of his wife, Anne, in 1394, his behaviour changed. In 1399 he was forced to abdicate.

Richard married Anne Of BOHEMIA on 14 Jan 1382 in Westminster Palace. Anne (daughter of Charles IV Holy Roman EMPEROR and Elizabeth Of POMERANIA) was born in 1366; died in 1394. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Isabella Of VALOIS on 12 Mar 1396. Isabella (daughter of Charles VI King Of FRANCE and Isabeau Of BAVARIA) was born on 09 Nov 1389 in Paris; died on 13 Sep 1410. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]