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John "Lackland", King of England^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]}

1167 - 1216

• Suffix	King of England
  Nickname	Lackland
  Born	24 Dec 1167	Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   [4, 11, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  	John was called "Lackland" because he inherited no lands from his father. He is said to have been a "bad son, bad subject, bad husband, bad father, and bad sovereign." John was excommunicated by Pope Innocent and was forced to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede, the english declaration of liberty before dying from poisoning shortly thereafter.
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8XJ4-1K
  Title	1199  [18]
  	King of England
  Name AKA	Jean "sans terre"  [21]
  Name AKA	Jean Sans Terre  [22, 23]
  Name AKA	Johann "Ohne Land"  [24]
  Name AKA	John  [19, 25, 26, 27, 28]
  Died	19 Oct 1216	Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England   [4, 11, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28, 29]
  Buried	Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England   [4, 28]
  Notes	ALTERNATE BIRTH: 27 Dec 1166. TITLE: Reigned as King of England 1199-1216. DISTINCTION: Signed the Magna Charta in 1215. [28]
  Person ID	I1113	Europe: Royal and Noble Houses of Europe
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Henry II "Curtmantle", King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, France ,   d. 6 Jul 1189, Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
  Mother	Eleonore, Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of England,   b. Cal 1124, Chateau de Belin, Bordeaux, Gironde, France ,   d. 31 Mar 1204, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
  Married	18 May 1152	Bordeaux, Gironde, France
  Family ID	F5558	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Alix de Maurienne,   b. 1166, of, , Savoie, France ,   d. 1174
  Married	1173  [4, 30]
  	Type: Betrothal
  _STAT	1173
  	Betrothal
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F64097	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Isabel of Gloucester, Countess of Mortain, Gloucester,   b. Abt 1170, of, , Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 14 Oct 1217, , Kent, England
  Married	29 Aug 1189	Marlborough, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England   [11, 17, 19, 28, 31, 32]
  	MARRIAGE: Place> Marlebridge {Marlborough, Wiltshire, England}. STATUS: 1st marriage for husband; 1st marriage for wife. STATUS: Divorced> After 10 years with no children John sought an annulment on the grounds of consanguinity.
  Divorced	1199  [33]
  _STAT	1199
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F626	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Isabella of Angoulême,   b. Abt 1188, of, Angoulême, Charentes, France ,   d. 31 May 1245, Abbaye de Fontevrault, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France
  Married	24 Aug 1200	Bordeaux Cathedral, Gironde, France   [11, 17, 19, 20, 23, 28, 33, 34]
  	STATUS: 2nd marriage for husband; 1st marriage for wife. CONFLICT: Marriage date> Listed as 24 Aug 1200 in 'Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists', 7th ed. p. 3 line 1:26, p. 106 line 117:27 and 'Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans', p. 199 PLANTAGENET:6 (viii); listed as 10 May 1200 in 'Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists', 7th ed. p. 134 line 153:28.
  Children	1. Henry III, King of England,   b. 1 Oct 1207, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England ,   d. 16 Nov 1272, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk, England   2. Sir Richard of England, Earl of Cornwall,   b. 5 Jan 1208-1209, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England ,   d. 2 Apr 1272, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England   3. Joan of England,   b. 22 Jul 1210, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 4 Mar 1237-1238, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, England   4. Isabel of England,   b. Abt 1214, of, Winchester, Hampshire, England ,   d. 6 Dec 1241, Foggia, Foggia, Apulia, Italy   5. Eleanor of England,   b. Abt 1215, of, Winchester, Hampshire, England ,   d. 13 Apr 1275, Montargis, Loiret, France
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F627	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 4	Matilda Giffard,   b. Abt 1173, of, , , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Osbert Giffard,   b. Abt 1205, of, , Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 1245
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F628	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 5	Agatha de Ferrers,   b. Abt 1174, of, Charltey, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F629	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 6	Hawise Fitz Warin,   b. Abt 1167, of, , , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Oliver Fitz Roy,   b. Abt 1187, of, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. Oct 1218, Damiette (Damietta), Dumyãt, , Egypt
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F630	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 7	[Unknown] de Warenne,   b. Abt 1170, of, , , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Richard Fitz Roy,   b. Abt 1186, of, Chilham Castle, Kent, England ,   d. Bef 24 Jun 1246
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F632	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 8	[Unknown], of, , , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Geoffry Fitz Roy,   b. Abt 1192, of, , , England ,   d. 1205, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France   2. John Fitz Roy,   d. 1242
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F631	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 9	[Unknown], of, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Henry Fitz Roy,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Eudes Fitz Roy, of, Canewdon, Essex, England ,   d. Bef 21 Jan 1241-1242, The Holy Land   3. Bartholomew Fitz Roy,   d. Aft Aug 1254   4. [Unknown] Fitz Roy,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Maud Fitz Roy,   d. Bef 6 Feb 1252
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 10	[Unknown],   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Isabel Fitz Roy,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Philip Fitz Roy,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F5521	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 11	Clemence,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Joan of England,   b. Abt 1189, of, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 30 Mar 1236-1237, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F2751	Group Sheet

  
  

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