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John "Lackland", King of England^[1]

Abt 1167 - 1216

• Suffix	King of England
  Nickname	Lackland
  Born	Abt 24 Dec 1167	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8XJ4-1K
  Name AKA	John  [4, 5]
  Died	18 Oct 1216	Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England   [5, 6]
  Buried	Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
  Notes	KINSHIP: 5th and youngest son. KINSHIP: Brother and heir of Richard I, King of England. MILITARY: Battles and Wars> At first John was successful in defending his French lands; later he lost Normandy, Anjou, Maine, and Touraine to the French king, 1204; John conducted another campaign in France, and suffered a disastrous defeat at the battle of Bouvines on the river Margne, 1214. CHURCH: Refused to accept Pope Innocent III's nomination of Stephen LANGTON as Archbishop of Canterbury, 1205; this led the Pope to impose an interdict on England in 1208, suspending all religious services, and excommunicating King John. After five years of amassing the revenues of vacant or appropriated sees and abbeys, John agreed to became a vassal to the Pope for an annual tribute of one thousand marks, with absolution from excommunication and the lifting of the interdict, 1213. TITLES: Styled Count of Mortain at the Coronation of Richard I. TITLES: (Jure uxoris) Earl of Gloucester; granted the earldom of Gloucester by his brother, King Richard 1, 1195. TITLES: Having received from his brother, Richard I, in 1189, the county of Cornwall, he is held by some to have become the "Earl of Cornwall", but there is no evidence, as yet, that he ever bore that title. TITLES: Succeeded brother Richard I, King of England, in 1199, as King of England, crowned 27 May 1199, reigned 1199-1216. TITLES: Merge> Upon his succession as King of England, in 1199, all his honors merged in the Crown. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the castle and honour of Marlborough, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the castle and honour of Ludgershall, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the castle and honour of Lancaster, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the castle and honour of Bolsover, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the castle and honour of the Peak, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the town of Nottingham {Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England}, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the honour of Tickhill, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the honour of Wallingford, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the county of Derby {, Derbyshire, England}, 1189. PROPERTY: His father, King Henry II, granted him the honour of Peverel, 1189. PROPERTY: Granted the county of Dorset {, Dorset, England}, with all rights of jurisdiction, by the end of 1189. PROPERTY: Granted the county of Somerset {, Somerset, England}, with all rights of jurisdiction, by the end of 1189. PROPERTY: Granted the county of Devon {, Devon, England}, with all rights of jurisdiction, by the end of 1189. PROPERTY: Granted the county of Cornwall {, Cornwall, England}, with all rights of jurisdiction, by the end of 1189. PROPERTY: His brother, King Richard I, granted him the county of Mortain, in 1195. PROPERTY: His brother, King Richard I, granted him the honour of Eye, in 1195. INFAMY: Broke his promise not to enter England during his brother Richard's absence (Richard was on crusade). During Richard's imprisonment in Germany, he attempted unsuccessfully to seize control of England. INFAMY: When king he did the following - attempted to restore his finances for further warfare in France by determined taxation and exploitation of his feudal prerogatives (later the basis for the charge of tyranny). Went to Ireland, where he took Carrickfergus, seized the lands of the Lacys and banished the Earl of Ulster, built several fortresses, appointed sheriffs and other officers to carry out the English system of law, and coined new money. Arrested all the Jews in England, and made them pay 66,000 marks. Made an expedition to North Wales, compelled the submission of Llywelyn, and raised fortresses. PUNISHMENT: Forfeiture and Excommunication> When his brother, Richard I, King of England, returned in 1193, John was deprived of his English lands and excommunicated for his attempts to seize control of England during his brother Richard's imprisonment in Germany; Richard and John were reconciled by the mediation of their mother, May 1193. PUNISHMENT: Limitations of Power> An alliance of barons launched a rebellion which was successful in forcing John to agree to a comprehensive and humiliating agreement at Runnymede called the 'Magna Carta' [Great Charter], which defined the rights of the Church, barons, and the people, 19 Jun 1215. John soon repudiated the charter, and claimed he acted under duress. Civil War ensued, but John died suddenly on 19 Oct 1216. DEATH: Place> Bishop of Lincoln's Castle, Newark {Newark, Nottinghamshire, England}. [7]
  Person ID	I91	British Isles. Peerage, Baronetage, and Landed Gentry families with extended lineage
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1132-1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, France ,   d. 6 Jul 1189, Ch?ateau Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
  Mother	Eleanor of Aquitaine,   b. Cal 1123-1124, of, , Aquitaine, France ,   d. 31 Mar 1204, Fontevrault-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, France
  Married	18 May 1152	Bordeaux, Gironde, France
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Isabel, Countess of Gloucester,   d. 14 Oct 1217
  Married	29 Aug 1189	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   [8]
  	MARRIAGE: Place> Marlborough, Wiltshire {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. CONDITION: No issue of this marriage.
  Divorced	1199
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F9742	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Isabel of Angoul?eme, Queen of England,   b. 1188-1189, of, Angoul?eme, Charente, France ,   d. Jun 1246, Fontevrault-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, France
  Married	24 Aug 1200	Bordeaux, Gironde, France   [8, 9]
  	MARRIAGE: Date Conflict> 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 'Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families', p. 9 PLANTAGENET:3; listed as "10 May 1200" in 'Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists', 7th ed. p. 134 line 153:28. STATUS: 2nd marriage for husband; 1st marriage for wife. CONDITION: 5 children of this marriage.
  Children	1. Henry III, King of England,   b. 1 Oct 1207, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England ,   d. 16 Nov 1272, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England   2. Richard of England, King of the Holy Roman Empire,   b. 5 Jan 1209,   d. Apr 1272, Berkhamsted Castle, Great Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England   3. Joane of England,   b. 22 Jul 1210, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 4 Mar 1237-1238, York, Yorkshire, England   4. Isabel of England,   b. 1214, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 1 Dec 1241, Foggia, Foggia, Apulia, Italy   5. Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke,   b. 1215, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 13 Apr 1275, Montargis Abbey, Montargis, Loiret, France
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Clemence,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Joan of England, Princess of Wales,   d. Abt 1236-1237, Aber, Carnarvonshire, Wales
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F680	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 4	[Unknown] de Warenne,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Sir Richard fitz Roy, baron of Chilham, of, Chilham, Kent, England ,   d. 1245-1246
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F12754	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 5	Hawise,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Oliver fitz Roy,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F12755	Group Sheet

  
  

  Married	Type: Not Married
  Children	1. Geoffrey fitz Roy,   d. 1205   2. John fitz Roy,   d. Aft 1214   3. Sir Henry fitz Roy, Knight, of, Waltham, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. Bef 8 Apr 1245   4. Sir Osbert Gifford, Knight,   d. 1248   5. Eudes fitz Roy, of, Canewdon, Essex, England ,   d. Bef 21 Jan 1241-1242, , , Holy Land   6. Bartholomew fitz Roy,   d. Aft Aug 1254   7. Maud fitz Roy, Abbess of Barking,   d. Bef 6 Aug 1252   8. Isabel fitz Roy,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Philip fitz Roy,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F12756	Group Sheet

  
  

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