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• "Edward was known as Longshanks, because he was a tall man for the age.  He was called in to moderate a dispute among the Scots over their royal succession, and he used the occasion to assert his suzerainty over the Scots.  This led to a centuries-long animosity and military conflict.  He was married twice.  To preclude an invasion of England's province of Gascony (The Basque area of the Pyrenees bordering Castile on the North), Edward's father Henry III married him to Eleanor of Castile, the half-sister of King Alfonso X of Castile."
  --  Wikipedia, "Edward I of England," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
  
  "Edward was born at the Palace of Westminster on June 17 or 18, 1239. He married twice. His first marriage - to Eleanor of Castile - produced sixteen children, and her death in 1290 affected Edward deeply. He displayed his grief by erecting the Eleanor crosses, one at each place where her funeral cortège stopped for the night. His second marriage - to Marguerite of France, the daughter of King Philippe III of France - produced a further three children."
  --   Biography Base, http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Edward_I_of_England.html
  
  Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
  Edward 1 Longshanks King of England
  Birth 17 jun 1239 Westminster Gb
  Death  7 jun 1307 Burgh-On-Sands, Cumbria, Gb
  Death Age 67
  Father Hendrik 3 Plantagenet King of England
  Spouses:
  Eleonora Van Castilië
  Margaretha Van Frankrijk
  Mother Eleonora Berengar van Provence
  Children:
  Edmund Woodstock
  Margaretha Van York
  Eleonora of England
  Edward 2 King of England
  Thomas of Brotherton
  Joan of Acre Plantagenet
  Elizabeth Plantagenet of England
  --  http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-baris/I5612.php
  
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  Edward I
  Birth Jun. 17, 1239 Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
  Death Jul. 7, 1307 Burgh-by-Sands, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
  
  English Monarch. The eldest son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence, he was known as Longshanks and "Hammer of the Scots". He ascended the throne upon the death of Henry in 1272, but was not formally crowned until August 19, 1274. He married Eleanor of Castile at Burgos, Spain on October 18, 1254. To her he was a loving and devoted, if not entirely faithful, husband and they had 16 children. After Eleanor's death in 1290, he married Margaret of France on September 8, 1299. They had three children. Much of Edward's reign was spent at war. He completed the conquest of Wales, defeating and uniting the Welsh marches, and defended his duchy of Gascony in France. But the latter half of his reign would be consumed by trouble in Scotland.
  
  The death of the young Margaret, Maid of Norway left the throne of Scotland vacant, and Edward siezed upon the opportunity to establish his control. He appointed John Balliol to the throne, but retained direct rule over the Scots and Balliol. In 1297 William Wallace rebelled and recovered much of the country, but Edward crushed the rebellion, captured Wallace and had him executed. He then summoned a complete Parliament, including elected Scottish representatives, and it was decided that a Council would rule Scotland under Edward's supervision. But Robert the Bruce unexpectedly rebelled and murdered his fellow Councillors. Despite failing health, Edward once again went north. He died en route to Scotland at Burgh-On-Sands, Cumbria at the age of 68. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Edward II. (bio by: Kristen Conrad)
  
  Parents:
  King Henry (1207 - 1272)
  Eleanor of Provence (1222 - 1291)
  Spouses:
  Eleanor of Castile (1241 - 1290)
  Marguerite de France (1282 - 1318)
  
  Children:
  Katherine Plantagenet (____ - 1264)
  Joan Plantagenet (1265 - 1265)
  John Plantagenet (1266 - 1271)
  Henry Plantagenet (1267 - 1274)
  Eleanor Plantagenet (1269 - 1298)
  Joan of Acre (1272 - 1307)
  Alfonso Plantagenet (1273 - 1284)
  Margaret of England (1275 - 1318)
  Berengaria Plantagenet (1276 - 1278)
  Mary Plantagenet (1278 - 1332)
  Isabella Plantagenet (1279 - 1279)
  Elizabeth Plantagenet (1282 - 1316)
  King Edward II (1284 - 1327)
  Thomas Plantagenet of Brotherton (1300 - 1338)
  Edmund Plantagenet of Woodstock (1301 - 1330)
  Eleanor Plantagenet (1306 - 1311)
  
  Siblings:
  Margaret Plantagenet (1240 - 1275)
  Béatrice of England (1242 - 1275)
  Edmund Plantagenet (1245 - 1296)
  Richard of England (1247 - 1250)
  John of England (1250 - 1252)
  Katherine of England (1253 - 1257)
  Henry of England (1260 - 1260)
  
  Burial Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
  GPS (lat/lon): 51.50008, -0.12923
  
  Maintained by Find A Grave, Record added Jan 01, 2001
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #1955, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1955
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Sources

• 1. Wikipedia
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• 2. Encyclopedias
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. Netherlands, Genealogie Online Trees Index, 1000-Current
• 5. World Family Tree Vol. 4
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• 7. Wikitree
• 8. Wikipedia
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• 9. Ancestry Trees