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Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall

1284 - 1312

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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. The prince's partiality for Gaveston was so extravagant that Edward I sent Gaveston into exile, but he was recalled a few months later, after the King's death led to the prince's accession as Edward II. Edward bestowed the Earldom of Cornwall on Gaveston, and arranged for him to marry Edward's niece Margaret de Clare, sister of the powerful Earl of Gloucester. Gaveston's exclusive access to the King provoked several members of the nobility, and in 1308, the King again decided to send him into exile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall is the 2,243rd most popular politician (up from 8,280th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from France (up from 2,456th in 2019) and the 164th most popular French Politician.

Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall was a favourite of King Edward II of England. He was exiled twice and executed in 1312.

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Among politicians, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 2,243 out of 19,576Before him are Qutuz, James IV of Scotland, Theuderic IV, Edmund I, Mário Soares, and Tang of Shang. After him are Kenneth MacAlpin, René Coty, Austen Chamberlain, Faustina the Younger, Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Wang Jingwei.

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Among people born in 1284, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 3Before him are Edward II of England, and Simone Martini. After him are Edward, Count of Savoy, Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, and John I, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1312, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 1After him are Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany, Ferdinand IV of Castile, Toqta, Sultan Walad, John II, Duke of Brabant, Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, Isabella of Villehardouin, Ibn Manzur, Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine, and Marino Zorzi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 726 out of 6,770Before him are Léonin (1135), Vincent Auriol (1884), Émile Picard (1856), Sebastian Brant (1458), Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162), and Raymond Aron (1905). After him are René Coty (1882), Édouard Stephan (1837), Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741), Michèle Mercier (1939), Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768), and Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ranks 164Before him are Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Jules Grévy (1807), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), and Vincent Auriol (1884). After him are René Coty (1882), Félix Faure (1841), Michel Barnier (1951), Léon Bourgeois (1851), Louise of Lorraine (1553), and Simone Veil (1927).