John, 1199 to 1216
Lackland.
| BORN: | 24 December 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford. |
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| PARENTS: | Henry II (1133 - 1189) Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 - 1204). |
| MARRIED: | (1) Isabelle de Clare (c. 1176 - 1217), 29 August 1189, Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire. (divorced: 1199) (2) Isabelle of Angoulême (c. 1188 - 1246), 24 August 1200, Bordeaux, France. |
| ACCEDED: | 6 April 1199 |
| CROWNED: | 27 May 1199, Westminster Abbey. |
| DIED: | 18 October 1216, Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire. |
| INTERRED: | Worcester Cathedral. |
| CHILDREN: | with Isabelle of Angoulåme:
(1) Henry III (1207 - 72) (2) Richard Earl of Cornwall (1209 - 72) (3) Joan (1210 - 38) (4) Isabelle (Elizabeth) Empress of Germany (1214 - 41) (5) Eleanor (1215 - 75) + 12 illegitimate children |
| COEVAL PERSONS: |
Scottish Crown: William I the Lyon Alexander II the Peaceful Opponent: Earl of Leicester Archbishops of Canterbury: Hubert Walter Reginald John de Gray Stephen Langton Popes: Innocent III Honororius III |
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| NOTABLE EVENTS: |
Peace treaty signed at le Goulet, 22 May 1200. John forfeits Aquitaine, Anjou, Poitou and Normandy, April 1202. Phillipe II of France takes full control of Normandy, June 1204. Castles at Chinon and Loches lost to the French, 1205. John retakes some land in Aquitaine, June 1206. John banishes the Earl of Leicester, 1207. Pope serves interdict on England banning church services, 1208. John excommunicated by the Pope, November 1209. John gives way to the Pope, November 1212. Excommunication lifted, July 1213. Interdict lifted, 29 July 1214. Magna Carta signed at Runnymede, 17 June 1215. Castles built at: Odiham, 1207. |
