General Notes

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Of England
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 8XJ4-1K
Too late to be known as John the first, he's sure to be kno
wn as John the worst.
John I Lackland, King of England -
Reigned 1199-1216.  Signed Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede
.  His reign saw renewal of war with Phillip II Augustus o
f France to whom he has lost several continental possession
s including Normandy by 1205.  He came into conflict with h
is Barons and was forced to Sign the Magna Carta.  His late
r repudation of the charter led to the first barons war 121
5-17 during which John died.  Burke says he was born in 116
0.  King of Ireland 1177,  Count of Mortain 1189, Earl of G
loucester.
John I Lackland, King of England -
Reigned 1199-1216.  Signed Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede
.  His reign saw renewal of war with Phillip II Augustus o
f France to whom he has lost several continental possession
s including Normandy by 1205.  He came into conflict with h
is Barons and was forced to Sign the Magna Carta.  His late
r repudation of the charter led to the first barons war 121
5-17 during which John died.  Burke says he was born in 116
0.  King of Ireland 1177,  Count of Mortain 1189, Earl of G
loucester.
May 27, 1199 crowned in Westminster Abbey
1177 designated as King of Ireland
1189 created Count of Mortain
Blood Royal--T. Anna Leese
Title: Plantagenet Ancestry by Faris
May 27, 1199 crowned in Westminster Abbey
1177 designated as King of Ireland
1189 created Count of Mortain
Blood Royal--T. Anna Leese
Title: Plantagenet Ancestry by Faris
Kin John was not a good king... A. A.  Milne
Reddish hair
John 1199-1216 Younger son of Henry II. Called "Lackland" b
ecause he was the third son and should not have inherited a
nything. But his two elder brothers died without issue (wel
l, brother Geoffrey did have a son, but he died at a tende
r age. Uncle John's complicity in this was never proven). J
ohn was a sleeze in many ways, but he did try to curb baron
ial and ecclesiastical power, which brought about civil war
. Forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215, which limited th
e powers of the king (and had a lot to do with the Englis
h monarchy surviving into the 20th century.)
Reigned 1199-1216. Signed Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede.
His reign saw renewal of war with Phillip II Augustus of Fr
ance to whom he has
lost several continental possesions including Normandy by 1
205. He came into
conflict with his Barons and was forced to Sign the Magna C
arta. His later
repudiation of the charter led to the first barons war 1215
-17 during which
John died. Burke says he was born in 1160.
King of Ireland 1177, Count of Mortain 1189, Earl of Glouce
ster.
Kin John was not a good king... A. A.  Milne
Reddish hair
John 1199-1216 Younger son of Henry II. Called "Lackland" b
ecause he was the third son and should not have inherited a
nything. But his two elder brothers died without issue (wel
l, brother Geoffrey did have a son, but he died at a tende
r age. Uncle John's complicity in this was never proven). J
ohn was a sleeze in many ways, but he did try to curb baron
ial and ecclesiastical power, which brought about civil war
. Forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215, which limited th
e powers of the king (and had a lot to do with the Englis
h monarchy surviving into the 20th century.)
Reigned 1199-1216. Signed Magna Carta in 1215 at Runnymede.
His reign saw renewal of war with Phillip II Augustus of Fr
ance to whom he has
lost several continental possesions including Normandy by 1
205. He came into
conflict with his Barons and was forced to Sign the Magna C
arta. His later
repudiation of the charter led to the first barons war 1215
-17 during which
John died. Burke says he was born in 1160.
King of Ireland 1177, Count of Mortain 1189, Earl of Glouce
ster.
1  CORO
2  DATE 27 MAY 1199
2  PLAC Westminster Abbey
2  NOTE Crowned by Hubert Walter
2  SOUR S1079
3  TEXT pg 25
2  SOUR S1080
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