Eleanor was imprisoned by Henry in 1173, when John was a small boy.Īs a child, John was betrothed to Alys (pronounced 'Alice'), daughter and heiress of Humbert III of Savoy. His family life was tumultuous, as his older brothers all became involved in repeated rebellions against Henry. While John was his father's favourite son, as the youngest he could expect no inheritance. He was a younger brother of William, Count of Poitiers Henry the Young King Matilda, Duchess of Saxony Richard I of England Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany Leonora, Queen of Castile and Joan, Queen of Sicily He was a younger maternal half-brother of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France, his mother's children by her first marriage to Louis VII of France, which was later annulled. He was almost certainly born in 1166 instead of 1167, as is sometimes claimed. īorn at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, John was the fifth son and last of eight children born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was a Plantagenet or Angevin king.Īpart from entering popular legend as the enemy of the fictional Robin Hood, he is also known for acquiescing to the nobility and signing Magna Carta, a document that limited his power and that is popularly regarded as an early first step in the evolution of modern democracy. John acquired the nicknames of "Lackland" ( French : Sans Terre) for his lack of an inheritance as the youngest son and for his loss of territory to France, and of "Soft-sword" for his alleged military ineptitude.
He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I (known in later times as "Richard the Lionheart"). John ( 24 December 1166 - 19 October 1216 ) reigned as King of England from 6 April 1199, until his death. Beall, Baltimore, 2008, Line 29A-26 has b. Research Notes: Source: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, ed. Other names for John were John King of England, and John "Lackland" King of England. KingJohn "Lackland" of England, 1 2 son of Henry II "Curtmantel" King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, was born or 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England, died on in Newark Castle, Lincolnshire, England at age 49, and was buried in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
Descendants of King John "Lackland" of England (1167-1216) Descendants of King John "Lackland" of England (1167-1216)ġ.
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