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Piers Gaveston, 1. Earl of Cornwall war ein aus Frankreich stammender Adliger. Er war der Favorit und möglicherweise ein Geliebter von König Eduard II. von England.
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England. At a young age, Gaveston made a good impression on King Edward I , who assigned him to the household of the King's son, Edward of Caernarfon.
4. Okt. 2022 · Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – 19 June 1312) was the favourite, and probably lover, of King Edward II of England. On 1 Nov 1307 Piers married Margaret de Clare, niece of King Edward and sister of the earl of Gloucester, at Berkhamstead.
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15. Juni 2024 · Piers Gaveston, earl of Cornwall (born c. 1284—died June 19, 1312, near Warwick, Warwickshire, Eng.) was a favourite of the English king Edward II. The king’s inordinate love for him made him rapacious and arrogant and led to his murder by jealous barons.
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Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 – June 19, 1312) was the favorite, and possibly lover, of King Edward II of England. A Gascon by birth, Piers was the son of Sir Arnaud de Gabaston, a soldier in service to King Edward I of England.
Earl of Cornwall. A Gascon who was brought up in the English royal household as the foster-brother of the future Edward II, he exploited the king's infatuation for him. Edward gave him the earldom of Cornwall in 1307, and appointed him Regent of England (1307–08).
3. Apr. 2024 · Piers Graveston was the 1st Earl of Cornwall and an extremely important figure in early British history, but his story rarely gets told. Believed to have been born in the year 1284, Piers Gaveston, the 1st Earl of Cornwall's father was a Gascon knight in the service of Gaston VII of Béarn.
