John Plantagenet
1166 - 1216 (49 years)
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Name John Plantagenet Born 24 Dec 1166 Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 
Gender Male Died 19 Oct 1216 Newark, Nottinghamshire, England Buried Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Person ID I12402 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 9 Apr 2025
Father Henry Plantagenet, b. 5 Mar 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, Maine, France , d. 6 Jul 1189, Chinon, Indre-Et-Loire, Tours, France (Age 56 years) Relationship natural Mother Eleanor D'Aquitaine, b. Between 1121 and 1122, Chateau, DE Belin, Gironde, France , d. 31 Mar 1204, L'Abbaye Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France (Age 83 years) Relationship natural Family ID F3364 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Agatha de Ferrers, b. Abt 1168, Charltey, Staffordshire, England , d. UNKNOWN Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 Family ID F3419 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Clementina Pinel, b. UNKNOWN, d. UNKNOWN Children 1. Joan Plantagenet, b. Abt 1188, London, England , d. Feb 1237, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales (Age 49 years) [natural]Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 Family ID F3420 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - King John was known as "Lackland" or "Softsword". He was designated Lord of Ireland in 1189 and Earl of Gloucester the same year. He succeeded his brother, King Richard the Lionheart as King of England and Duke of Normandy in 1199. John was a poor king. During his reign he lost most of the continental lands to King Philip of France. His heavy taxation at home to fund his war efforts led to resentment among his people and gave rise to the legend of Robin Hood. In the Robin Hood legend John is remembered as a pretender. While his brother King Richard was away on Crusade to the Holy Land, John styled himself as King of England. Unrest at home eventually led to civil war, finally resulting in the Magna Carta, which stripped John of much of his authority as king and gave greater authority to the barons. John is remembered is vindictive, duplicitous, and untrustworthy; not one of our more glorious ancestors.