John PLANTAGENET King of England ^1290,1291

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  General Notes:

English Royalty. He received a place in history for being the King of England from 1199 to 1216. John was the son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and youngest brother of Richard "the Lionheart". He married twice with the first being a political move to a distant cousin Isabel of Gloucester; this was annulled. Then he married the 12 year-old Isabella of Angouleme, who gave him three daughters and two sons. He was an educated man who loved hunting and traveling. Since Henry II did not award him land as he did his older sons, John was given the name of "Lackland". The name proved to suit him as, during his reign, he lost most of the land England had acquired earlier. John's life was characterized by double-crossing tumultuous relationships: First he allied with his brother Richard to rebel against their father; later he allied with King Philip II of France to fight Richard. He then turned on Phillip, causing England to lose Normandy. And lastly, he battled with his oldest brother's son Arthur over the right to the throne, which he ultimately, after Richard's death, advanced to the throne. Many English barons and clergy thought he had poor judgment, was wicked and could not be trusted. And he was even excommunicated from the Church by Pope Innocent III. Although he did make improvements in military, taxation, and in the justice system, his faults and mistakes overshadowed any achievements. While John was in France and for the first time in history, barons made a national protest against such a bad government. On June 15, 1215, John sealed the "Magna Carta", the Great Charter, which restated the rights of the Church, the barons and all in the land. Within months, John broke all of these promises, causing the Church and the barons to summon aid from France. In the midst of the French invading England, John died of dysentery leaving his nine-year-old son to become Henry III. At this point, his widow, Isabella of Angouleme, was sent back to France without her very young children. King John may also be remembered as the rival of Robin Hood, the heroic outlaw in English folklore. His body is buried at Worcester Cathedral, and his heart at Fontevraud Abbey.

  Birth Notes:

Beaumont Palace,

  Death Notes:

Newark Castle,

  Burial Notes:

His body is buried at Worcester Cathedral, and his heart at Fontevraud Abbey.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Title of Nobility: Lord of Ireland,,.

2. Title of Nobility: Count of Mortain,,.
awarded the earldoms of Derby, Nottingham, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset.

3. Title of Nobility: King of England, from 1199 to 1216, in , , , England.

4. Title of Nobility: Duke of Normandy, on 25 April 1199,.

5. Title of Nobility: King of England, on 25 May 1199, in , London, City of London, England.
Crowned king by Hubert Walter at Westminster Abbey.
(Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean's Yard, London, Greater London SW1P 3PA, England.)

John married Isabella FITZWILLIAM Countess of Gloucester, daughter of William FITZROBERT 2nd Earl of Gloucester and Hawise DE BEAUMONT, on 29 August 1189 in , , Wiltshire, England.¹⁹⁴⁶ (Isabella FITZWILLIAM Countess of Gloucester was born about 1160 in , , , England,¹⁹⁴⁶ died on 14 October 1217 in , , , England ¹⁹⁴⁶ and was buried after 14 October 1217 in , , , England ¹⁹⁴⁶.)

John next married Adela DE WARENNE. (Adela DE WARENNE was born in 1163 in , , Yorkshire, England,¹⁹⁴⁶ died on 1 May 1245 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France ¹⁹⁴⁶ and was buried in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France ¹⁹⁴⁶.)

John next married Isabella TAILLEFER of Angoulême, daughter of Aymer TAILLEFER Count of Angoulême and Alice OF COURTENAY, on 24 August 1200 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France ¹⁹⁴⁵.^,1946 (Isabella TAILLEFER of Angoulême was born on 19 February 1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France ^1290,1291, christened on 19 February 1188 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France,¹²⁹¹ died on 4 June 1246 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France ^1290,1291 and was buried in June 1246 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France ^1290,1291.)