King John "Lackland" England

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John "Lackland" King Of England was known as one of England's worst kings. His barons forced him to grant the famous charter of liberties, Magna Carta, in 1215. He was often cruel, but he showed both administrative and military ability.

John succeeded his brother Richard the Lion-Hearted as king of England and duke of Normandy in 1199. His rule began badly. By inept politics and the murder of his nephew Arthur, he lost the allegiance of many of his French barons. King Philip Augustus of France then declared war. In 1205 John was beaten, and lost all the English holdings in France except Aquitaine.

John persued a policy in England that brought him into conflict with Pope Innocent III. In 1208 the pope placed England under an interdict, which banned church services. The following year John was excommunicated.

The king then showed his capacity for strong rule. He forced Scotland into a subordinate position, kept the Welsh princes in check, and held a firm grip on Ireland. But his foreign favorites, professional troops, and autocratic financial policy stirred up discontent among the English barons. When John failed to reconquer the lost French territories in 1214, most of the barons and many of the clergy revolted. On June 15, 1215, the king was forced to approve the Magna Carta at Runnymede meadow beside the River Thames.

A few months later, John fought the barons. They were aided by Prince Louis of France, heir to Philip Augustus, and appeared certain to win. But John penned his enemies in London and the adjacent counties. He died suddenly in 1216, but his throne was saved for his son, Henry III.

Buried in Worcester Cathedral Concubine at Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Divorced Isabel Fitzrobert 29 August 1189.
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Reference:
"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p J110.
"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 38.

John married Concubine 10 {Unknown} Kings Manor Hous, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. {Unknown} (daughter of Hamelin Plantagenet and Isabel De Warenne) was born Abt 1169, Of, England. [Group Sheet]

John married Isabel Fitzrobert 22 Aug 1189, Marlborough, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; divorced Yes, date unknown. Isabel (daughter of William Fitzrobert and Hawise De Beaumont) was born Abt 1169, Of, Gloucester, England; died 7 Oct 1217, Dsp, Kent, England; was buried Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, England. [Group Sheet]

John married Isabella De Taillefer 19 Aug 1200, , Bordeaux, Gironde, France; divorced Yes, date unknown. Isabella (daughter of Aymer De Taillefer and Alix De Courtenay, Countess) was born 1187, Of, Angouleme, Charente, France; died 24 May 1246, , Fontevrault L'Ab, Maine-Et-Loire, France; was buried Fountevrault Abb, Anjou, Isere, France. [Group Sheet]

1. King Henry III England was born 24 Sep 1206, , Winchester, Hampshire, England; died 9 Nov 1272, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England; was buried 13 Nov 1272, Westminster Abbe, London, Middlesex, England.
2. Richard Prince Of England was born 29 Dec 1208, , Winchester, Hampshire, England; died 26 Mar 1272, Berkhamsteadcast, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England; was buried 6 Apr 1272, Hailes Abbey, Hailes, Gloucestershire, England.
3. Joane Princess Of England was born 15 Jul 1210, , Normandy, France; died 25 Feb 1237, , London, Middlesex, England; was buried , Tarrant Keynstan, Dorsetshire, England.
4. Isabel Empress Of Germany was born 1213, Of, Winchester, Hampshire, England; died 24 Nov 1241, , Foggia, Apulia, Italy; was buried Andria, Bari, Apulia, Italy.
5. Eleanor Princess Of England was born 1214, , Winchester, Hampshire, England; died 6 Apr 1275, , Montargis, Loiret, France; was buried , Montargis, Loiret, France.

John — Matilda Gifford. Matilda was born Abt 1184, Of, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Osbert Gifford was born Abt 1204, Of, Oxfordshire, England.

John married Agatha De Ferrers Unmarried. Agatha (daughter of William De Ferrieres, [Earl of Derby] and Sybil De Braose) was born Abt 1167, Of, Charltey, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Joan, Of England, Princess was born Abt 1187, Of, London, Middlesex, England; died Jan 1237, , Abner, Carnarvonshire, Wales; was buried , Llanvaens, Anglesey, Wales.

John — Hawisa Fitzwarin, [Concubine 1]. Hawisa was born Abt 1166, Of, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Oliver, Of England was born Abt 1186, Of, Westminster, Middlesex, England; died Sep 1219, , Damietta, Egypt; was buried Westminsterabbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

John — {Unknown}, [Concubine 2]. {Unknown} was born Abt 1167, Of, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Geofrey Fitzroy was born Abt 1191; died 1204, , Rochell, Charentemaritime, France.

John — Miss De Warrene, [Concubine 5]. Miss was born Abt 1165, Of, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Richard Fitzroy was born Abt 1185, Of, Chilham Castle, Kent, England; died 30 Jul 1270.
2. Geofrey Fitzroy was born Abt 1191; died 1204, , Rochell, Charentemaritime, France.
3. Isabel La Blanche was born Abt 1191, Of, England; died 1312.
4. John Fitzroy was born Abt 1191, Of, Lincolnshire, England; died Aft 1200.
5. Henry Fitzroy was born Abt 1191, Of, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.
6. Eudo Fitzroy was born Abt 1191, Of, Essex, England; died Bef 1241.
7. Ivo Fitzroy was born Abt 1193, Of, Essex, England.

John — {Unknown}, [Concubine 6]. {Unknown} was born Abt 1167, Of, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Isabel La Blanche was born Abt 1191, Of, England; died 1312.

John — {Unknown}, [Concubine 7]. {Unknown} was born Abt 1167, Of, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. John Fitzroy was born Abt 1191, Of, Lincolnshire, England; died Aft 1200.
2. John Fitzroy was born Abt 1191, Of, Lincolnshire, England; died Aft 1200.

John — {Unknown}, [Concubine 8]. {Unknown} was born Abt 1167, Of, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Henry Fitzroy was born Abt 1191, Of, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England.

John — {Unknown}, [Concubine 9]. {Unknown} was born Abt 1167, Of, Essex, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Eudo Fitzroy was born Abt 1191, Of, Essex, England; died Bef 1241.
2. Ivo Fitzroy was born Abt 1193, Of, Essex, England.

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Henry II "Curt Mantel," Duke of Normandy, Count of Maine and Anjou, King Of
England became king in 1154. At the height of his power, Henry ruled England
and almost all western France. His marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most
famous woman of the age, brought the duchy of Aquitaine under his control.
Henry also claimed to rule Scotland, Wales, and eastern Ireland.

Henry II carried on his grandfather's policy of limiting the power of the
nobles. He also tried to make the Roman Catholic Church in England submit to
his authority. This policy brought him into conflict with Thomas a Becket,
Archbishop of Canterbury. Four of the king's knights murdered Becket while he
was at vespers in his cathedral.

Henry made Anglo-Saxon common law, rather than the revised Roman law, the
supreme law of the land. He introduced trial by jury and circuit courts. In
his later years, Henry's sons often rebelled against him. Two of them, Richard
the Lion-Hearted and John, became the next two kings of England.
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Reference:
"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p H178.
"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 37-38.

Henry married Eleanore Princess Of Aquitaine, [queen Of Englan 4 May 1152, , Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Eleanore (daughter of Guillaume X Duke Aquitaine and Eleanor De Chatellerault) was born 1120/1121, Chateau de Belin, Gironde, France; died 24 Mar 1204, Mirabell Castle, Tarn-et-Garonne, France; was buried FontevraultAbbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France. [Group Sheet]

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Marriage annulled with Louis VII on the grounds of consanguinity 11 March 1152
Buried in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France.
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Reference:
"Burke's Guide to the Royal Family", 1973, p 194.
"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 38.

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Goeffrey V Plantagent, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou usually wore on his
helmet a sprig of the broom and the French words for this (plante and genet)
became the English name Plantagenet.

Stuart has marriage with Matilda as 7 June 1128.
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Reference:
"The Illustrated Home Library Encyclopedia", 1957, 3929.
"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 37.

Geoffrey married Matilda (Maud) Princess England, Empress 15 May 1127, , Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Matilda (daughter of Henry I "Beauclerc" England, [King] and Matilda "Atheling" Princess Scotland) was born Bef 29 Jul 1102, , London, Middlesex, England; died 3 Sep 1169, Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France; was buried Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Eure, France. [Group Sheet]

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Matilda (Maud) Princess Of England, Empress of Germany.
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Guillaume X Duke Of Aquitaine, Count of Poitou.

Guillaume married Eleanor De Chatellerault 1120, Of, France. Eleanor (daughter of Aimeri I Viscount Chatellerault and Dangereuse D' Isle Bouchard) was born Abt 1102, , Chatellerault, Vienne, France; died Aft Feb 1130. [Group Sheet]

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Foulques V "le Jeune" (the younger), Count Of Anjou, King of Jerusalem, 1131;
Crusader.
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"Royalty for Commoners", Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 37.

Foulques married Ermengarde (Ermentrude) Du Maine, [Countess] 4 Jul 1110, , France. Ermengarde (daughter of Elias (Helie), Count Maine and Matilde De Chateau Du Loire, [Countess]) was born Abt 1095, Maine, France; died 1125, Maine, France. [Group Sheet]

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Countess of Anjou, Heiress of Maine.
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Henry I "Beauclerc" King Of England succeeded his brother, William II, in 1100.
Henry helped unite the Saxons and Normans in England. To gain the favor of his
Saxon subjects, he married Matilda, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland and his
Saxon wife Margaret.

During his reign, Henry worked to restrain the growing power of the barons. He
promoted the Norman system of centralized rule and gave the royal courts greater
authority. His wars against rebellious nobles in France helped start a feeling
of English nationalism.
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Reference:
"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p H178.

Henry married Matilda "Atheling" Princess Scotland 4 Nov 1100, Westminster, London, Middlesex, England. Matilda (daughter of Malcolm III, King Scotland and Margaret "Atheling", Princess England, [Queen]) was born Abt 1078/1079, , Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland; died 24 Apr 1118, , Westminster, Middlesex, England; was buried May 1118, Church of St Pet, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet]

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Matilda "Atheling" Princess Of Scotland
Buried Church of St Peter, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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Guillaume VII (IX), Duke Of Aquitaine was divorced from Ermengarde in 1089.

Guillaume married Philippa (Mathilde) (Maude) Toulouse, [Countess] 1093, France. Philippa (daughter of Guillaume IV Count Toulouse and Emma De De Mortaigne) was born Abt 1072, , France; died 21 Nov 1117. [Group Sheet]

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Philippa (Mathilde Or Maude), Countess Of Toulouse

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Aimeri I Viscount Of Chatellerault.

Aimeri — Dangereuse D' Isle Bouchard. Dangereuse (daughter of Barthelemy De L' Isle Bouchard and Gerberge) was born 1078, Of, Isle Bouchard, France. [Group Sheet]

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Dangereuse (also known as) Maubergeonne De L' Isle Bouchard.