Individual Details
John "Lackland" Plantagenet King of England (1199-1216)
(27 Dec 1166 - 19 Oct 1216)
John was first married to Isabel of Gloucester, 29 August 1189, but had no children by her.
He became king by appointment after the death of his brother Richard.
An alliance of barons took advantage of John's defeat at the Battle of Bouvines in France and John was forced to agree to the humiliating agreement at Runnymede on 19 Jun 1215 - now known as the Magna Carta.
Died of dysentery, 29 Oct 1216, at age 49, apparently brought on by eating peaches and drinking wine.
Events
| Birth | 27 Dec 1166 | Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| King of England | 27 May 1199 - 1216 | ||||
| Marriage | 24 Aug 1200 | Bordeaux, France - Isabella of Angouleme | |||
| Death | 19 Oct 1216 | Newark, England |
Families
| Spouse | Isabella of Angouleme ( - 1246) |
| Child | Henry Plantagenet III, King of England (1216-1272) (1207 - 1272) |
| Child | Sir Richard Plantagenet (1209 - 1272) |
| Father | Henry Plantagenent II, King of England (1154-1189) ( - 1189) |
| Mother | Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 - 1204) |
| Sibling | Henry Plantagent the Young King (1155 - 1183) |
| Sibling | Richard "The Lionheart" Plantagent I, King of England (1189-1199) (1157 - 1199) |
Endnotes
1. Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Kimball G. Everingham, Editor (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 2004), p.9.