John "Lackland", King Of England

1166 - 1216  (49 years)

• Name	John "Lackland"
  Suffix	King Of England
  Birth	24 Dec 1166	K, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Oct 1216  [1]
  Person ID	I23125	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	"Plantagenet" King Of England Henry, II,   b. 5 Mar 1133, LeMans, Sarthe, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Lancaster, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor, Of Aquitaine Queen Of England,   b. Abt 1121, Chateau de Belin, France d. 31 Mar 1204, Mirabell Castle, T, France (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 May 1152	France   [1]
  Family ID	F6639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Queen Of England Isabella Taillefer,   b. Abt 1188, Angouleme, C, France d. 31 May 1245, France (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1200  [1]
  Children	1. Richard King Of The Romans,   b. Between 1200 and 1217   d. 1271 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eleanor,   b. Between 1200 and 1217   d. Between 1216 and 1305 (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Joan,   b. Between 1200 and 1217   d. Between 1216 and 1305 (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. King Of England III Henry,   b. 1 Oct 1206   d. 16 Nov 1272 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4588, Date of Import: Aug 24, 1997] John, "Lackland", King of England, reigned 1199-1216. Successor to his brother, Richard The Lion Hearted, had the reputation of being the most despicable of English Kings. John was suspected of coniving at the brutal murder of his nephew Arthur (the son of Geoffrey). He was also guilty of the less serious offense of carrying off and marrying a lady betrothed to one of his own vassals. Philip Augustus, as John's suzerain, summoned him to appear at the French court to answer the latter charge. Upon John's refusal to appear or to do homage for his continental possessions, Philip caused his court to issue a decree confiscating almost all of the Plantagenet lands, leaving to the English King only the southwest corner of France.

  
  

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