{"slug": "aymer-de-valence-2nd-earl-of-pembroke", "label": "Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymer_de_Valence%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1247422", "qid": "Q1247422", "description": "English general", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [1275, 1324], "span_label": ["1275 CE", "1324 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "westminster-abbey", "label": "Westminster Abbey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-ii", "label": "Edward II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-comyn-iii-of-badenoch", "label": "John Comyn III of Badenoch", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-scotland", "label": "Kingdom of Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "archbishop-of-canterbury", "label": "Archbishop of Canterbury", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "piers-gaveston-1st-earl-of-cornwall", "label": "Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1275, "year_label": "1275 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, Anglo-French nobleman and knight (d. 1324)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365270169#Births", "title": "1275", "revid": 1365270169, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1306, "year_label": "1306 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – Feast of the Swans: At Westminster Abbey King Edward I of England proclaims that all squires, who agree to march in an invasion of Scotland, will be knighted. After the feast, the King has two swans brought in and swears \"before God and the swans\" to avenge the murder of Lord John Comyn III of Badenoch, the desecration of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries by Robert Bruce, and to fight the infidels in the Holy Land. The King knights his son, Prince Edward of Caernarfon. The Prince knights 266 other men. King Edward then gives his \"Raise the Dragon\" orders, proclaiming that no mercy is to be granted to Scotland, and all Scots taken in arms are to be executed without trial. Among the persons knighted, the King appoints Aymer de Valance, lieutenant for Scotland. Valence will make his base at Perth, along with Henry Percy and Robert Clifford, to organize an army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354973149#April_–_June", "title": "1306", "revid": 1354973149, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1307, "year_label": "1307 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 10", "text": "May 10 – Battle of Loudoun Hill: Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the English army (some 3,000 men) at Loudoun Hill. During the battle, a frontal charge by the English knights led by Aymer de Valence is halted by Robert's spearmen militia, who effectively slaughtered them as they are on marshy ground. Aymer manages to escape the carnage and flees to the safety of Bothwell Castle. The battle marks the turning point in Robert's struggle to reclaim the independence of Scotland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332007828#April_–_June", "title": "1307", "revid": 1332007828, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1312, "year_label": "1312 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 19", "text": "May 19 – Scarborough Castle is captured by English forces under the command of Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke after a two-week siege with the surrender of Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, after Aymer gives his word that Gaveston will not be harmed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362487312#April_–_June", "title": "1312", "revid": 1362487312, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1319, "year_label": "1319 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 14", "text": "January 14 – The Earl of Pembroke and the Earl of Hereford persuade Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury, to consecrate Stephen Gravesend as the Bishop of London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361361432#January_–_March", "title": "1319", "revid": 1361361432, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1324, "year_label": "1324 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 13", "text": "June 13 – King Edward II of England dispatches his envoy, Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke to France in an attempt to negotiate a peaceful end to the Saint-Sardos incident. Stopping at Saint-Riquier 10 days later, Pembroke dies of a heart attack before reaching Paris.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1303312513#April_–_June", "title": "1324", "revid": 1303312513, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1324, "year_label": "1324 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 23", "text": "June 23 – Aymer de Valence, English nobleman and knight", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1303312513#Deaths", "title": "1324", "revid": 1303312513, "section": "Deaths"}}]}