Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd Earl of Arundel
Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd Earl of Arundel was born on May 1, 1285. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd Earl of Arundel
Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd Earl of Arundel (1 May 1285 – 17 November 1326), was an English nobleman prominent in the conflict between King Edward II and his barons. His father, Richard Fitzalan, 1st Earl of Arundel, died in 1302, while Edmund was still a minor. He, therefore, became a ward of John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and married Warenne's granddaughter, Alice. In 1306 he was styled Earl of Arundel, and served under Edward I in the Scottish Wars, for which he was richly rewarded. After Edward I's death, Arundel became part of the opposition to the new king Edward II, and his favourite Piers…