King John
Lackland was born on 24 December 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England.
1 He was the son of
King Henry II (?) and
Eleanor (?) of Aquitaine.
1 John, age 21, married first,
Countess Isabella De Clare on 29 August 1189 at Marlebridge Isabella of Gloucester.
John reigned as the King of England, between 1199 and 1216.
1 The marriage of King John Lackland and Countess Isabella
De Clare was annulled on the grounds of consanguinity (a close family relationship). In 1200.
John, age 32, married second,
Isabella (?) of Angouleme, daughter of
Count Aymer Taillefer of Angouleme and
Alice de Courtenay, on 24 August 1200 at Bordeaux.
1 In 1215, King John Lackland was a signator of the Magna Charta at Runnymead.
King John Lackland died on 19 October 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England,, at the age of 48 years, 9 months and 25 days.
1 Research Note: John was a Plantagenet king of the House of Anjou; Reign: 1199-1216; Best known for signing the Magna Charta. John's reign had become increasingly tyrannical. To support his wars he had extorted money, raised taxes and confiscated properties. His barons finally united to force his to respect their rights and privileges. John had little choice but to sign the Magna Charta presented to him by his barons at Runnymede in 1215. This made him subject rather than superior to the law. Shortly afterward John and the barons were at war. Source Notes: CP V:736; CCN 547-548; DNB 26:12, 17:179.