Richard II of England

Richard II
King of England; Lord of Ireland
Portrait at Westminster Abbey, mid-1390s
Reign	22 June 1377 – 29 September 1399 (22 years)
Coronation	16 July 1377
Predecessor	Edward III "of Windsor"
Successor	Henry IV "Bolingbroke"
Regent	John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (de facto)
Spouse	Anne of Bohemia (1382–1394) Isabella of Valois (1396–1400)
House	House of Plantagenet
Father	Edward, Prince of Wales "The Black Prince"
Mother	Joan of Kent
Born	6 January 1367(1367-01-06) Bordeaux, Principality of Aquitaine
Died	14 February 1400 (aged 33) Pontefract Castle, West Yorkshire
Burial	Westminster Abbey, London

Richard II of England

Richard II (6 January 1367–14 February 1400) was the son of Edward, the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan of Kent, "The Fair Maid of Kent". He was born in Bordeaux, and became his father's successor when his elder brother died in infancy. His father died before him, so he became king in 1377. His uncle John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster became regent until Richard II could rule. Near the end of his reign, Richard became a tyrant. He was deposed by Henry of Bolingbroke, John of Gaunt's son with Blanch of Lancaster, taken prisoner and later died in captivity.

Richard abdicated (resigned) in 1399. He died the next year.