[PAR] [TLE] Alphonso, Earl of Chester [SEP] Alphonso or Alfonso (24 November 1273 – 19 August 1284), also called Alphonsus and Alphonse and styled Earl of Chester, was an heir apparent to the English throne who never became king. [PAR] [TLE] Edward II of England [SEP] Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327.  The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso.  Beginning in 1300, Edward accompanied his father on campaigns to pacify Scotland, and in 1306 he was knighted in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey.  Edward succeeded to the throne in 1307, following his father's death.  In 1308, he married Isabella of France, the daughter of the powerful King Philip IV, as part of a long-running effort to resolve the tensions between the English and French crowns.
[PAR] [TLE] Alphonso , Earl of Chester [ SEP ] Alphonso or Alfonso ( 24 November 1273 – 19 August 1284 ) , also called Alphonsus and Alphonse and styled Earl of Chester , was an heir apparent to the English throne who never became king . [PAR] [TLE] Edward II of England [ SEP ] Edward II ( 25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327 ) , also called Edward of Caernarfon , was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327 . The fourth son of Edward I , Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso . Beginning in 1300 , Edward accompanied his father on campaigns to pacify Scotland , and in 1306 he was knighted in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey . Edward succeeded to the throne in 1307 , following his father 's death . In 1308 , he married Isabella of France , the daughter of the powerful King Philip IV , as part of a long - running effort to resolve the tensions between the English and French crowns .
Who was the heir apparent to the English throne who never became king, allowing his younger brother to succeed to the throne in 1307?
Who was the heir apparent to the English throne who never became king , allowing his younger brother to succeed to the throne in 1307 ?
Alphonso
Alphonso