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John Lackland Plantagenet, King Of England

John Lackland Plantagenet, King Of England

Male 1166 - 1216  (49 years)


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  • Name John Lackland Plantagenet 
    Title King Of England 
    Birth 24 Dec 1166  Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Oct 1216  Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Burial Aft 19 Oct 1216  Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8050  footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Robert Capet II
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Father Henry Plantagenet, King of England , II,   b. 5 Mar 1133, Pays de la Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1189, Indre-Et-Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Eleonore D'Aquitaine, Queen Of France And England ,   b. 1123, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1204, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 18 May 1152  Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Isabella Taillefer, Countess Of Gloucester ,   b. 1188, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1246, Rhône-Alpes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1200  Aquitaine, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Henry Plantagenet, King of England , III,   b. 1 Oct 1207, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1272, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Richard Of Cornwal, 1st Earl of Cornwall ,   b. 5 Jan 1209, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1272, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Family 2 Ela Warenne,   b. Abt 1166, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1240, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 73 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Richard Fitzroy, Baron Of Chilham ,   b. Abt 1186, Kentshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 6 Aug 1270, Kentshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Family 3   
    Children 
    +1. Joan Fitzjohn, Princess Of North Wales Of England ,   b. Bef 1189, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1237, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 48 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Dec 1166 - Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Aug 1200 - Aquitaine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Oct 1216 - Nottinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 19 Oct 1216 - Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Notes 


    • John (24 December 1167-18 October/19 October 1216) reigned as King of E n g l a n d from April 6, 1199, until his death. He succeeded to the throne a s t h e y o u nger brother of King Richard I (known as "Richard the Lionhear t" ) . J o h n acquired the nicknames of "Lackland" and"Soft-sword". John's r e i g n h a s been traditionally characterized as one of the most disastrous i n E n g l i sh history: it began with defeats- he lost Normandy to Philippe A u g u s t e of France in his first five years on the throne-andended with En g l a n d t orn by civil war and himself on the verge of being forced out of p o w e r . I n 1213, he made England a papal fief to resolve a conflict with t h e C h u r ch, and his rebellious barons forced him to sign Magna Carta in 1 2 1 5 , t h e act for which he is best remembered. Some have argued, however , t h a t J o hn ruled no better or worse than his immediate predecessor or h i s s u c c essor. King John was also the subject of an early history play b y W i l l i am Shakespeare.
      Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, John was the fifth son of King Henry I I o f E n g l and and Eleanor of Aquitaine. John was a younger maternal half -b ro t h e r of Marie de Champagne and Alix of France. He was a younger bro t h e r o f W illiam, Count of Poitiers, Henry the Young King, Matilda of En g l a n d , Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Leonora of A q u i t a ine and Joan of England. John was always his father's favourite so n , t h o u gh as the youngest, he could expect no inheritance (hence his ni c k n a m e, "Lackland"). He was almost certainly born in 1166 instead of 11 6 7 , a s i s s ometimes claimed. King Henry and Queen Eleanor were not tog e t h e r n ine months prior to December 1167, but they were together in Mar c h 1 1 6 6 . Also, John was born at Oxford on or near Christmas, but Eleano r a n d H e n ry spent Christmas 1167 in Normandy. The canon of Laon, writin g a c e n t u ry later, states John was named after Saint John the Apostle, o n w h o s e f east day (December 27) he was born. Ralph of Diceto also sta te s t h a t J ohn was born in 1166, and that Queen Eleanor named him. His f a mi l y l i fe was tumultuous, with his older brothers all involved in rebe l l i o n s against King Henry. His mother, Queen Eleanor was imprisoned in 1 1 7 3 , w h en John was a small boy. Gerald of Wales relates that King Henry h a d a c u r i ous painting in a chamber of Winchester Castle, depicting an e a gle b e i n g attacked by three of its chicks, while a fourth chick crouch e d, w a i t ing for its chance to strike. When asked theeaning of this pict u re , K i n g Henry said: "The four young ones of the eagle are my four son s , w h o w i ll not cease persecuting me even unto death. And the youngest, w h o m I n o w e mbrace with such tender affection, will someday afflict me m o r e g r i evously and perilously than all the others."

  • Sources 
    1. [S88] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 4, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13162; Page: 47; Family No: 194.

    2. [S260] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2.
      Record for Elizabeth Cook

    3. [S84] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775.
      Record for Robert Brent

    4. [S88] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 67, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13164; Page: 47; Family No: 175.

    5. [S443] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Kinderhook; Birth state: NY.
      Birth date: 1659Birth place: Kinderhook, Columbia, NYDeath date: 1 6 J a n u a r y 1742Death place: Kinderhook, Columbia, NYMarriage date : 9 Apr i l 1 6 8 4 Marriage place: Kinderhook, Columbia, NY

    6. [S443] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Birth year: 1659; Birth city: Kinderhook; Birth state: NY.
      Birth date: 1659Birth place: Kinderhook, Columbia, NYDeath date : 1 6 J a n u a r y 1742Death place: Kinderhook, Columbia, NYMarriage dat e : 9 Ap r i l 1 6 8 4Marriage place: Kinderhook, Columbia, NY

    7. [S7] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net).


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