NameHRH John "Lackland" I, King of England 63, 23G Grandfather, 382, M
Birth24 Dec 1166, Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England63
Death19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England63 Age: 49
Burialabt Oct 1216, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, WorcesterCathedr
FlagsLived in UK
Misc. Notes
JOHN "LACKLAND", born December 24, 1166 at King's Manor House, Oxford, England; died October 19, 1216 at Newark, Nottinghamshire, England; was crowned King of England on May 27, 1199; required to sign the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215; buried at Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England; on August 24, 1200 married ISABELLA, born about 1180 at Angouleme, Charente, France; died May 31, 1246 at Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France and was also buried there; daughter of AYMER TAILLEFER, Count of Angouleme, and ALICE COURTENAY.
King of England, 1199 - 1216, on the death of his brother, Richard, The Lionhearted". He issued the "Magna Charta". He was, by all accounts, a cunning, treacherous and tyrannical King. Another story is that he was forced by his Barons to sign the Magna Carta.
Spouses
Marriage26 Aug 1200, Bordeaux, Gironde, France
ChildrenHenry , 360, M (1206-1272)