John Lackland Plantagenet — Chrisman.org People

Parents

Father: Henry II Plantagenet (1133–1189)
Mother: Eleanor de Aquitaine (1123–1204)

Events

Birth: 24 Dec 1166
Death: 19 Oct 1216

Family 1

Spouse: Isabella de Clare (–1217) · m. 29 Aug 1189 · Marlbridge

Family 2

Spouse: Isabella of Angouleme Taillefer (1188–1246) · m. 24 Aug 1200 · Bordeaux

Children:

Henry King Plantagenet (1 Oct 1207–16 Nov 1272)
m. Eleanor Berenger (1223–24 Jan 1291) · 14 Jan 1237 · Canterbury
Children: Edward I Plantagenet (1239–1307); Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet (1245–1295)

Notes

Isabella of Angouleme was his second wife. King of England 1199-1216. Youngest son of Henry II, he had himself declared heir (1191) in Richard I's absence. His probable murder of his nephew Arthur (1203), territorial losses in France (1204-5), and aggressive acts against the church made him extremely unpopular. Excommunicated in 1212, he was forced to submit and enlist the pope's support against his enemies (1213). At Runnymede (1215) he was compelled to accede to his barons' demands in the Magna Carta. Thereupon John attacked his opponents. Civil war ensued, during which John died, possibly poisoned.