John "Lackland" King of ENGLAND

Birth:
24 Dec 1166
Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Death:
19 Oct 1216
Newark, Nottingham, England
Burial:
Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Marriage:
7 Sep 1200
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
        1. Royal Dau of Engl. p. 158 (GS #13702)

        2. Dict. of Nat'l Biog., p. 402-16 (GS #920.042 D561n vol 29)
        3. Burke's Peerage 99th Ed., prefix p. 253 (GS #942 D22bup)
        4. Also searched without positive results: The Complete Peerage.
        Adjusted by Wells F. Collett, 69 South 400 East, Kaysville, Utah
        84037, 6 July 1967; Doomsday Book (GS #Q942.51 R2je p. 8);
        Burke's Peerage 1883 (GS #942 D33bug p. 196); Derbyshire A
        Archaeological and Natural Hist Society (GS #942.51 B2a (1887)
        vol 9 p. 119)

HISTORICAL NOTES:
        This is King John of the Magna Charta.  The Magna Charta is recognized todayas one of the most important documents in the history of human freedom. Comingnear the end of the Dark Ages, it challenged the "divine right" of kings to rulearbitrarily. King John of England was a tyrant who seized the throne in 1199 byimprisoning and probably murdering young Prince Arthur, the rightful heir. KingJohn threw people into prison at the drop of a hat, confiscated their propertyby heavy taxes and unjust decrees, and despoiled the wives and daughters of hisNobles. His quarrels with the pope caused the pope to excommunicate all Englandfor aperiod of six years. The king had a tiresome habit of forcing the peasantsto build bridges over streams he might wish to cross while hunting, and at onetime hemade the whole of England his own private game preserve, so that none ofthe starving peasantry could kill even a rabbit for supper. The king's Nobles finally refused to fight for him abroad, and as a result he was utterly defeatedat the Battle of Bouvines during the summer of 1214. The king then turned in fury on his Barons at home, but he underestimated the powers arrayed against him. The Barons,assembled in conference by the Archbishop of Canterbury, each took asolemn oathon the high altar that they would stand united and not relinquish their effortsuntil they had either compelled the king to confirm their libertiesor had wagedwar against him to the death. During the winter of 1214-15, the Barons preparedand presented to King John a list of their demands. When the king saw the Articles, he is supposed to have sworn by "God's teeth", his favorite oath, that he would never agree to such demands or any part of them. But the Baronswere not tobe denied. They raised an army and launched a "holy crusade" against the king torecover their rightful liberties. The king was finally forced to surrender at Runnemede on June 15, 1215. After four days of negotiations, the king's seal wasaffixed to all copies of the historic Magna Charta. The Magna Charta is recognized today as a foundation stone of free government and has been referred to as "The Mother of Constitutions". It was an important forerunner of theUnited StatesConstitution. Sections 39 and 40 of the Charter state: "No free man shall be taken, or imprisoned, or dispossessed, or outlawed, or banished, or in any way destroyed...except by the legal judgment of his peers or by the law ofthe land. To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny, or delay, right of justice." The Barons offered to their sub-tenants the same concessions that they were demanding from the king. Section 61 authorized the election of 25 Surety Barons to see thatthe provisions of the Charter were enforced. These Sureties weregiven the rightto distress and harass the king by any means in their power ifhe did not keep his pledges. Seven of these Sueties are included in the royal line pedigree of this book.

SOURCES:
      1. Royal Dau of Engl. p. 158 (GS #13702)
      2. Dict. of Nat'l Biog., p. 402-16 (GS #920.042 D561n vol 29)
      3. Burke's Peerage 99th Ed., prefix p. 253 (GS #942 D22bup)
HISTORICAL NOTES:
      This is King John of the Magna Charta.  The Magna Charta is recognized todayas one of the most important documents in the history of human freedom. Comingnear the end of the Dark Ages, it challenged the "divine right" of kings to rulearbitrarily. King John of England was a tyrant who seized the throne in 1199 byimprisoning and probably murdering young Prince Arthur, the rightful heir. KingJohn threw people into prison at the drop of a hat, confiscated their propertyby heavy taxes and unjust decrees, and despoiled the wives and daughters of hisNobles. His quarrels with the pope caused the pope to excommunicate all Englandfor a period of six years. The king had a tiresome habit of forcing the peasantsto build bridges over streams he might wish to cross while hunting, and at onetime he made the whole of England his own private game preserve, so that none ofthe starving peasantry could kill even a rabbit for supper. The king's Nobles finally refused to fight for him abroad, and as a result he was utterly defeatedat the Battle of Bouvines during the summer of 1214. The king then turned in fury on his Barons at home, but he underestimated the powers arrayed against him. The Barons, assembled in conference by the Archbishop of Canterbury, each took asolemn oath on the high altar that they would stand united and not relinquish their efforts until they had either compelled the king to confirm their libertiesor had waged war against him to the death. During the winter of 1214-15, the Barons prepared and presented to King John a list of their demands. When the king saw the Articles, he is supposed to have sworn by "God's teeth", his favorite oath, that he would never agree to such demands or any part of them. But the Baronswere not to be denied. They raised an army and launched a "holy crusade" against the king to recover their rightful liberties. The king was finally forced to surrender at Runnemede on June 15, 1215. After four days of negotiations, the king's seal was affixed to all copies of the historic Magna Charta. The Magna Charta is recognized today as a foundation stone of free government and has been referred to as "The Mother of Constitutions". It was an important forerunner of theUnited States Constitution. Sections 39 and 40 of the Charter state: "No free man shall be taken, or imprisoned, or dispossessed, or outlawed, or banished, or in any way destroyed...except by the legal judgment of his peers or by the law ofthe land. To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny, or delay, right of justice." The Barons offered to their sub-tenants the same concessions that they were demanding from the king. Section 61 authorized the election of 25 Surety Barons to see that the provisions of the Charter were enforced. These Sureties weregiven the right to distress and harass the king by any means in their power ifhe did not keep his pledges.

      FGRA;PED OF WILLIAM FLOYD BONNER

SOURCES:
      1. Royal Dau of Engl. p. 158 (GS #13702)
      2. Dict. of Nat'l Biog., p. 402-16 (GS #920.042 D561n vol 29)
      3. Burke's Peerage 99th Ed., prefix p. 253 (GS #942 D22bup)
      4. Also searched without positive results: The Complete Peerage. Adjusted byWells F. Collett, 69 South 400 East, Kaysville, Utah 84037, 6 July 1967; Doomsday Book (GS #Q942.51 R2je p. 8); Burke's Peerage 1883 (GS #942 D33bug p. 196); Derbyshire A Archaeological and Natural Hist Society (GS #942.51 B2a (1887) vol 9p. 119)
HISTORICAL NOTES:
      This is King John of the Magna Charta.  The Magna Charta is recognized todayas one of the most important documents in the history of human freedom. Comingnear the end of the Dark Ages, it challenged the "divine right" of kings to rulearbitrarily. King John of England was a tyrant who seized the throne in 1199 byimprisoning and probably murdering young Prince Arthur, the rightful heir. KingJohn threw people into prison at the drop of a hat, confiscated their propertyby heavy taxes and unjust decrees, and despoiled the wives and daughters of hisNobles. His quarrels with the pope caused the pope to excommunicate all Englandfor a period of six years. The king had a tiresome habit of forcing the peasantsto build bridges over streams he might wish to cross while hunting, and at onetime he made the whole of England his own private game preserve, so that none ofthe starving peasantry could kill even a rabbit for supper. The king's Nobles finally refused to fight for him abroad, and as a result he was utterly defeatedat the Battle of Bouvines during the summer of 1214. The king then turned in fury on his Barons at home, but he underestimated the powers arrayed against him. The Barons, assembled in conference by the Archbishop of Canterbury, each took asolemn oath on the high altar that they would stand united and not relinquish their efforts until they had either compelled the king to confirm their libertiesor had waged war against him to the death. During the winter of 1214-15, the Barons prepared and presented to King John a list of their demands. When the king saw the Articles, he is supposed to have sworn by "God's teeth", his favorite oath, that he would never agree to such demands or any part of them. But the Baronswere not to be denied. They raised an army and launched a "holy crusade" against the king to recover their rightful liberties. The king was finally forced to surrender at Runnemede on June 15, 1215. After four days of negotiations, the king's seal was affixed to all copies of the historic Magna Charta. The Magna Charta is recognized today as a foundation stone of free government and has been referred to as "The Mother of Constitutions". It was an important forerunner of theUnited States Constitution. Sections 39 and 40 of the Charter state: "No free man shall be taken, or imprisoned, or dispossessed, or outlawed, or banished, or in any way destroyed...except by the legal judgment of his peers or by the law ofthe land. To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny, or delay, right of justice." The Barons offered to their sub-tenants the same concessions that they were demanding from the king. Section 61 authorized the election of 25 Surety Barons to see that the provisions of the Charter were enforced. These Sureties weregiven the right to distress and harass the king by any means in their power ifhe did not keep his pledges. Seven of these Sueties are included in the royal line pedigree of this book.
                  
Isabella de Taillifer [Queen] ENGLAND
Birth:
Abt 1180
of Angouleme, Charente, France
Death:
31 May 1245
Fontevrault l'Ab, Maine-et-Loire, France
Burial:
Abby Founteurand, Anjou, Isere, France
Notes:
                         "DE TAILLEFER" IS A NICKNAME; PED OF AUGUSTINE H. AYERS
                  
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
1203
of Normandy, France
Death:
4 Mar 1238
London, London, England
Marr:
3 Jul 1221
York, Yorkshire, England 
2
Birth:
10 Oct 1206
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Death:
16 Nov 1272
Westminster, London, England
Marr:
21 Jan 1236
Canterbury, Kent, England 
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
        1. Dict. of Nat'l Biog., Eng. Pub. A, v. 6, p. 597, v. 17, p. 179, 180, v.26, p. 12-31
        2. Royal Dau of Eng., Eng. 120, v. 1, p. 60, 120-29
        3. Scots Peerage, Scot 2b, v. 1, p. 6
        4. Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 31, 46, 51
        5. Burke's Peerage, Eng. P, 1949, pref. p. 253-54
        6. Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116
        7. Espolin (GS #12462 pt 1, p. 98-99)

RESEARCH NOTES:
        1. The claim that the above couple had a dau. Mary cannot be accepted (SeeEng. 120). Possibly this has been misconstrued with the Mary, possible dau. ofEdmund "Crouchback", and therefore granddaughter of Henry III. On the suppositionthat Mary was the dau. of Henry III, she was erroneously sealed to the above couple on 18 May 1933. Ordinance work for a supposed son Robert was also erroneously done, and he was sealed to this couple on 14 Mar 1938; however, there is no positive evidence that Henry III had a son Robert.

SOURCES:
      1. Dict. of Nat'l Biog., Eng. Pub. A, v. 6, p. 597, v. 17, p. 179, 180, v. 26, p. 12-31
      2. Royal Dau of Eng., Eng. 120, v. 1, p. 60, 120-29
      3. Scots Peerage, Scot 2b, v. 1, p. 6
      4. Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 31, 46, 51
      5. Burke's Peerage, Eng. P, 1949, pref. p. 253-54
      6. Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116
      7. Espolin (GS #12462 pt 1, p. 98-99)

RESEARCH NOTES:
      1. The claim that the above couple had a dau. Mary cannot be accepted (See Eng. 120). Possibly this has been misconstrued with the Mary, possible dau. of Edmund "Crouchback", and therefore granddaughter of Henry III. On the suppositionthat Mary was the dau. of Henry III, she was erroneously sealed to the above couple on 18 May 1933. Ordinance work for a supposed son Robert was also erroneously done, and he was sealed to this couple on 14 Mar 1938; however, there is no positive evidence that Henry III had a son Robert.

      FGRA;PED OF WILLIAM FLOYD BONNER

SOURCES:
      1. Dict. of Nat'l Biog., Eng. Pub. A, v. 6, p. 597, v. 17, p. 179, 180, v. 26, p. 12-31
      2. Royal Dau of Eng., Eng. 120, v. 1, p. 60, 120-29
      3. Scots Peerage, Scot 2b, v. 1, p. 6
      4. Tab. Souv. Gen., France 22, Tab. 31, 46, 51
      5. Burke's Peerage, Eng. P, 1949, pref. p. 253-54
      6. Plantagenet Ancestry, Eng. 116
      7. Espolin (GS #12462 pt 1, p. 98-99)
RESEARCH NOTES:
      1. The claim that the above couple had a dau. Mary cannot be accepted (See Eng. 120). Possibly this has been misconstrued with the Mary, possible dau. of Edmund "Crouchback", and therefore granddaughter of Henry III. On the suppositionthat Mary was the dau. of Henry III, she was erroneously sealed to the above couple on 18 May 1933. Ordinance work for a supposed son Robert was also erroneously done, and he was sealed to this couple on 14 Mar 1938; however, there is no positive evidence that Henry III had a son Robert.
                  
3
Birth:
5 Jan 1209
of Winchester, Hampshire, England
Death:
9 Apr 1272
Castle Berkhamstead, Hertford, England
4
Birth:
1214
of Winchester, Hampshire, England
Death:
1 Dec 1241
Foggia, Apulia, Italy
Marr:
3 Aug 1235
Worms, Rhinehessen, Hesse-Darm 
5
Birth:
1215
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Death:
13 Apr 1275
Montargis, Loiret, France
Marr:
14 Jan 1238
 
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John "Lackland" King of England - Isabella de Taillifer [Queen] England

John "Lackland" King of England was born at Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England 24 Dec 1166. His parents were Henry II "Plantagenet" [King of] England and Eléonore Princess of [Queen of England] Aquitaine.

He married Isabella de Taillifer [Queen] England 7 Sep 1200 at Bordeaux, Gironde, France . Isabella de Taillifer [Queen] England was born at of Angouleme, Charente, France Abt 1180 daughter of Aymer de Taillefer Count of Angouleme, (Count) and Alice de Courtenay .

They were the parents of 5 children:
Joane [Princess of] England born 1203.
Henry III [King of] England born 10 Oct 1206.
Richard [Prince of] England born 5 Jan 1209.
Isabella [Empress of] Germany born 1214.
Eleanor Plantagenet England, Princess born 1215.

John "Lackland" King of England died 19 Oct 1216 at Newark, Nottingham, England .

Isabella de Taillifer [Queen] England died 31 May 1245 at Fontevrault l'Ab, Maine-et-Loire, France .