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508069654. John PLANTAGENET King of England was born on 24 Dec 1167 in Oxford, England. (402)(1225) (1226) He Appointed Lord of Ireland between 1177 and 1185. (1227) He Ruled England between 1199 and 1216. (1228) John Lackland, youngest son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, succeeded his brother Richard I the Lion Heart as King of England in 1199. He ruled until 1216, and was succeeded by his eldest son Henry III. He died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark, England.(402) (1229) He was buried on 19 Oct 1216 in Shrine of St. Wulfstan, Worcester, England. He was also known as Lackland; King John Soft Sword; Count of Mortain. John Lackland, so-called because he inheritated no lands from his father. Said to have been a "bad son, bad subject, bad husband, bad father, and bad sovereign." John was excommunicated by Pope Innocent. He was forced to sign the Magna Carta at Runnymede, the English declaration of liberty, and died shortly after.

King John (Lackland) had been forced to sign the Magna Charta at Runnymeade (loc.between Windsor and Staines). The English Barons reaffirmed the traditional feudal privileges signed by Henry I. Although he signed the Charta, King John immediately appealed to Pope Innocent III, who issued a bull annulling the charter. King John hired French
mercenaries, who landed in England in January 1216 to fight the Barons. King John came down with dystenry in October 1216, after crushing English resistance in the north of England. He crossed the Wash River and went to Newark Castle, where he died 19 October 1216. Age 38. He was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, who became Henry III. His regent was William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke. (Trager's page 103) It has been suggested that poisan was the cause of the dysentary.
He was married to Daughter of Earl of Warenne. They had natural children and were not married. Illegitamate children were referred to as natural children during this time period.

508069655. Daughter of Earl of Warenne was born about 1175 in England. Children were:

child i. Richard FITZ ROY was born about 1200.
child127017399 ii. Joan LACKLAND Princess of Wales.