Adam FitzRoy

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The ruins of Tynemouth Priory, where Adam FitzRoy was buried

Adam FitzRoy († before September 30, 1322 ) was an illegitimate son of the English King Edward II.

Little is known about Adam, the only known illegitimate child of Edward II. He was born when Eduard was still heir to the throne, possibly his mother was a lady in waiting for Queen Margarethe , Eduard's young stepmother. Adam is first mentioned in 1322 when he was serving as a soldier in the king's campaign in Scotland . The king had officially recognized him as his son and took extensive care of his equipment. Hugh Chastilloun , who was in charge of his chivalric training, and Sir John Sturmy , who looked after Adam's equipment, both belonged to the royal household. Adam was in York on June 6th and moved with the English army to Scotland via Newcastle . He had come to Musselburgh by August 19th , before the army withdrew to England. Adam was back in Newcastle on September 18th. However, numerous English soldiers suffered from dysentery and died, and Adam may also have died from the disease. He was buried on September 30th in Tynemouth Priory , his father could not attend the funeral because of the further course of the campaign.

Web links

  • Adam (?) On thepeerage.com , accessed October 16, 2018.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alison Weir: Isabella. She-Wolf of France, Queen of England . London, Pimlico 2006, ISBN 0-7126-4194-7 , p. 20.
  2. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , p. 82.
  3. ^ Natalie Fryde: The tyranny and fall of Edward II, 1321-1326 . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2003. ISBN 0-521-54806-3 , p. 131.
  4. ↑ Alison Weir: Isabella. She-Wolf of France, Queen of England . London, Pimlico 2006, ISBN 0-7126-4194-7 , p. 145.
  5. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , p. 429.
personal data
SURNAME Adam FitzRoy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION illegitimate son of King Edward II of England
DATE OF BIRTH before 1307
DATE OF DEATH before September 30, 1322