ENGLAND, King John of
1166 - 1216 (49 years)
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Name ENGLAND, King John of Birth 24 Dec 1166 Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 
Gender Male Books About King John Treachery and Tyranny 
King John Differentiator King and signer of the Magna Carta Royalty & Nobility Between 6 Apr 1199 and 19 Oct 1216 King of England Magna Carta 1215 King and signer of the Magna Carta Relation to Me 25 GGF Name John Lackland Death 19 Oct 1216 - Newark Castle, Lincolnshire, England
Burial Worcester Cathedral 
Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters Half-siblings1 half brother (family of II HENRY and Ida DE TOSNY) Half-siblings2 half sisters (family of King Louis VII of FRANCE and Eleanor OF AQUITAINE) Patriarch & Matriarch 
GEOFFREY, II d. Between 1043 and 1046 (3 x Great Grandfather)
ISLE BOUCHARD, Dangereuse Maubergeonne, b. 1079 d. 1119 (Age 40 years) (Great Grandmother)Person ID I669 My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Father HENRY, II, b. 5 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France (Age 56 years)
Other Partners: DE TOSNY, IdaRelationship natural Mother OF AQUITAINE, Duchess of Acquitaine Eleanor, b. 6 Dec 1122, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France d. 1 Apr 1204, Fontevraud Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 81 years)
Other Partners: FRANCE, King Louis VII of m. 1137Relationship natural Marriage 18 May 1152 Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France Family ID F178 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 DE WARENNE, Adela "Ela", b. Abt 1170 d. 27 May 1240, England (Age ~ 70 years)
Children + 1. FITZ ROY, Lord of Chilham Richard, b. 1190, Chilham, Kent, England d. 24 Jun 1246, Chilham, Kent, England (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]▻ DE DOVER, Rohese m. 1207Family ID F163 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Family 2 ANGOULEME, Isabella of, b. 1188 d. 4 Jun 1246 (Age 58 years) Children + 1. ENGLAND, Henry III, b. 1 Oct 1207 d. 16 Nov 1272 (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. CORNWALL, 1st Earl of Cornwall Richard of, b. 5 Jan 1209 d. 2 Apr 1272 (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 6. CORNWALL, 1st Earl of Cornwall Richard, b. 5 Jan 1209 d. 2 Apr 1272 (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1920 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Family 3 Living Children + 1. FITZJOHN, Joan, b. Bef 1189, London, London, England d. 2 Feb 1237, Aberystwyth (Aber), Ceredigion, Wales (Age > 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F12799 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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Birth - 24 Dec 1166 - Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 
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John, King of England - Wikipedia
Histories 
The Magna Carta A Descendant's Journey Through History
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King John | Reign 1199-1216
Born: December 24, 1166 at Beaumont Palace : Oxford
Parents: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Relation to Charles III: 22nd great-grandfather
House of: Angevin
Ascended to the throne: April 6, 1199 aged 32 years
Crowned: May 27, 1199 at Westminster Abbey
Married: 1) Isabella of Gloucester, (annulled 1199), (2) Isabella, Daughter of Count of Angouleme
Children: Two sons including Henry III, three daughters and several illegitimate children
Died: October 18, 1216 at Newark Castle, aged 49 years, 9 months, and 24 days
Buried at: Worcester
Reigned for: 17 years, 6 months, 13 days
Succeeded by: his son Henry III
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Connections to the Magna Carta (6)
Imagine finding out you're not just linked to a pivotal slice of history, but directly descended from both sides of it. That's my story. I'm a 25th great-grandchild of King John of England and also connected to 12 of the 25 barons who played a key role in the Magna Carta. This isn't just a chapter from a history book for me; it's a personal journey through my family's past.
Few documents have resonated through the ages like the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta emerged from a period of tumult and tyranny. King John, my ancestor, often remembered more for his vices than virtues, was at the heart of this drama. His reign, marked by military failures, exorbitant taxation, and disputes with the Church, set the stage for a historic standoff between the crown and its subjects.
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Notes - John lost the Duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.
Contemporary chroniclers were mostly critical of John's performance as king, and his reign has since been the subject of significant debate and periodic revision by historians from the 16th century onwards. Historian Jim Bradbury has summarised the current historical opinion of John's positive qualities, observing that John is today usually considered a "hard-working administrator, an able man, an able general". Nonetheless, modern historians agree that he also had many faults as king, including what historian Ralph Turner describes as "distasteful, even dangerous personality traits", such as pettiness, spitefulness and cruelty.[3] These negative qualities provided extensive material for fiction writers in the Victorian era, and John remains a recurring character within Western popular culture, primarily as a villain in films and stories depicting the Robin Hood legends.
- John lost the Duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.