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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.
6 de jun. de 2012 · Lancaster and Warwick decided that Gaveston must die. After some pretence of a trial, apparently, he was taken to Blacklow Hill, not far from Warwick, on land that belonged to Lancaster, and run through with a sword before his head was cut off. He would have been about 28 years old.
La mayoría fueron perdonados en enero de 1307 y volvieron a sus tierras. Gaveston, sin embargo, había caído en desgracia: el rey había descubierto que Piers y el Príncipe habían jurado ser compañeros de armas, protegerse el uno al otro y compartir sus posesiones.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
18 de jun. de 2018 · The murder of Piers Gaveston, lover and confidant of Edward II on 19 June 1312 is well known to many. The story of his rise to the earldom of Cornwall, and subsequent clash with the mainstay of England’s nobility is also well documented.
12 de dic. de 2016 · The death of Piers Gaveston was nothing short of brutal murder. When Gaveston returned from Flanders, Edward II had openly revoked the Ordinances, the legal framework which prohibited Gaveston’s return.
Gaveston’s death served as a catalyst for the barons’ rebellion against Edward’s misrule, culminating in the establishment of a council of regency to govern in his stead. Despite his ignominious end, Gaveston’s legacy endured in the annals of English history.
