Conquest of Wales by Edward I of England lands as the lordship of Powys and became known as Owen de la Pole (or "Poole"). Lands retained under direct royal control were organised under the Statute of Rhuddlan of 1284, which declared that they were "annexed and united" to the English crown, although they did not become part of the Kingdom of England. They were the King's personal fief and in 1301, they were bestowed on Edward's son, Edward of Caernarfon (the future Edward II), with the title "Prince of Wales" and thereafter the lands and title became the customary endowment of the heir to the throne. The Statute
Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut) by Allen Young in 1859. It was named after Albert Edward, eldest son of Queen Victoria, then ten years old and Prince of Wales. He later became King Edward VII. Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut) One of the larger members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Prince of Wales Island () is an Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada, lying between Victoria Island and Somerset Island and south of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. For administrative purposes it is divided between Qikiqtaaluk and Kitikmeot regions. There are no permanent settlements. It is a low tundra-covered island with an irregular coastline deeply indented by