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• Also Known As : John Lackland (nickname)
• Occupation: King of England Reigned 1199 to 1216.
• Stories and Notes: His concessions did not buy peace for long and the Barons War continued. The barons sought French aid and Prince Louis of France landed in England supported by attacks from the North by Alexander II of Scotland. John fled and according to legend lost most of his baggage and the crown jewels when crossing the tidal estuaries of the Wash. He became ill with dysentery and died at Newark Castle in October 1216.
• Stories and Notes: His repressive policies and ruthless taxation to fund the warin France brought him into conflict with his barons which became known as the Barons War. In 1215 rebel baron leaders marched on London where they were welcomed by an increasing band of defectors from John’s royalist supporters. Their demands were drawn up in a document which became the known as the Magna Carta. John sort peace and met them at Runnymede where on 15th June 1215 he agreed to their demands and sealed the Magna Carta. It was a remarkable document which set limits on the powers of the king, laid out the feudal obligations of the barons, confirmed the liberties of the Church, and granted rights to all freemen of the realm and their heirs for ever. It was the first written constitution.
• Stories and Notes: John was nicknamed Lackland, probably because, as the youngest of Henry II's five sons, it was difficult to find a portion of his father's French possessions for him to inherit. He was acting king from 1189 during his brother Richard the Lion-Heart's absence on the Third Crusade. The legend of Robin Hood dates from this time in which John is portrayed as Bad King John. He was involved in intrigues against his absent brother, but became king in 1199 when Richard was killed in battle in France.
• Stories and Notes: Most of his reign was dominated by war with France. Following the peace treaty of Le Goulet there was a brief peace, but fighting resumed again in 1202. John had lost Normandy and almost all the other English possessions in France to Philip II of France by 1204. He spent the next decade trying to regain these without success and was finally defeated by Philip Augustus at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214. He was also in conflict with the Church. In 1205 he disputed the pope's choice of Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canterbury, and Pope Innocent III placed England under an interdict, suspending all religious services, including baptisms, marriages, and burials. John retaliated by seizing church revenues, and in 1209 was excommunicated. Eventually, John submitted, accepting the papal nominee, and agreed to hold the kingdom as a fief of the papacy; an annual monetary tribute was paid to the popes for the next 150 years by successive English monarchs.
• Stories and Notes: See Notes
• Stories and Notes: See Notes
• To Lady Kathleen: 22 x great grandfather

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His reign saw renewal of war with Phillip II Augustus of France to whom he has lost several continental possesions including Normandy by 1205.

Stories and Notes:
Forced to signed Magna Carta on June 15, 1215 at Runnymede After he came into conflict with his Barons.

Died:
His later repudiation of the charter led to the first barons war 1215-17 during which John died.

Family/Spouse: Suzanne De Warenne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Baron of Chilham Richard Fitzjohn was born in 1186 in Chilham Castle, Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died on 6 Aug 1270.

Family/Spouse: Agatha Ferrers. Agatha (daughter of Earl of Derby William Ferrers and Silbil De Braose) was born in 1168 in Charltey, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joan Plantagenet was born in 1188 in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; died on 2 Feb 1237 in Aberconway, Caernarvon, Wales, United Kingdom.

John married Queen Consort of England Isabella Taillefer on 24 Aug 1200 in Bordeaux, , Aquitaine, France. Isabella (daughter of Count of Angouleme Aymer Taillefer and Alice Courtaney) was born in 1186 in Angouleme, , Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 31 May 1246 in Fonteevrault. Maine-et-Loire, France; was buried in Abbey of Fontevrault, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, , Anjou, , Rhone-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. King of England Henry Plantagenet, III was born on 11 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 16 Nov 1272 in Saint Edmunds, Westminster, , England, United Kingdom; was buried on 16 Nov 1272 in Westminister Abbey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
2. Earl of Cornwall Richard Plantagenet was born on 5 Jan 1209 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 2 Apr 1272 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom.
3. Eleanor Plantagenet was born in 1210; died about 1270.

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• Also Known As : Curtmantle, Fitzempress
• Occupation: Duke of Normandy
• Stories and Notes: King of England 1154–89. The son of Matilda and Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, he succeeded King Stephen (c. 1097–1154). He curbed the power of the barons, but his attempt to bring the church courts under control was abandoned after the murder of Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. The English conquest of Ireland began during Henry's reign. On several occasions his sons rebelled, notably 1173–74. Henry was succeeded by his son Richard (I) the Lionheart. Henry was lord of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and Count of Anjou, Brittany, Poitou, Normandy, Maine, and Gascony. He claimed Aquitaine through marriage to the heiress Eleanor in 1152. Henry's many French possessions caused him to live for more than half his reign outside England. This made it essential for him to establish a judicial and administrative system which would work during his absence. His chancellor and friend, Becket, was persuaded to become archbishop of Canterbury in 1162 in the hope that he would help the king curb the power of the ecclesiastical courts. However, once consecrated, Becket felt bound to defend church privileges, and he was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 1170 by four knights of the king's household. In 1171 Henry invaded Ireland and received homage from the King of Leinster. In 1174 his three sons Henry, Richard and Geoffrey led an unsuccessful rebellion against their father.
• Stories and Notes: Movie Title: Becket Starring: Richard Burton as Thomas a Becket and Peter O'Toole as King Henry II Released: 1964 Production: Paramount
• To Lady Kathleen: 23 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 1154 to 1189; King of England

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Occupation:
First of the Angevin kings. He ruled an empire that stretched from the Tweed to the Pyrenees. In spite of frequent hostitilties with the French King his own family and rebellious Barons (culminating in the great revolt of 1173-74) and hisquarre l with Thomas Becket, Henry maintained control over his possessions until shortly before his death. His judicial andadministrative reforms which increased Royal control and influence at the expense of the Barons were of great constitutional impo rtance. Introduced trial by Jury.

Henry married Princess of Aquitaine Eleanor in 1152 in Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, , Aquitaine, France. Eleanor (daughter of Duke of Aquitaine William, X and Eleanor De Rochefoucauld) was born in 1122 in Bordeaux, , Aquitaine, France; died on 1 Apr 1204 in Abbey of Fontevrault, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, , Anjou, , Rhone-Alpes, France; was buried in Abbey of Fontevrault, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, , Anjou, , Rhone-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Princess, Queen of France, Queen of England, Countess of Saintonge, Angoumois, Limousin, Auvergne, Bordeaux, Agen.
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : Geoffrey V, The Fair
• Occupation: Count of Anjou & Maine & Duke of Normandy 1144-1150.
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Geoffrey married Queen of England (disputed) Matilda on 22 May 1128 in LeMans, Normandy, France. Matilda (daughter of King of England Henry, I and Edith Canmore) was born in 1102 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; died on 10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Matilda the Empress
• To Lady Kathleen: 24 x great grandmother
• Occupation: 1141 - 1148; Queen of England (disputed)

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She was designated Henry's heir, and at his death in 1135, Stephen siezed the throne and Matilda invaded England in 1139 inuagurating a period of inconclusive civil war. She and the second husband Geoffrey captured normandy and in 1152 the Treat y of Wallingford recognised Henry as Stephen's heir.

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• Also Known As : William X, The Toulousan
• Occupation: Duke of Aqutaine
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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Died:
while making a religious pilgrimage, died suddenly of food
poisoning

William married Eleanor De Rochefoucauld in 1121. Eleanor (daughter of Viscount of Chatellerhault Aimery De Rochefoucauld, I and Dangereuse Bouchard) was born in 1103 in Chatellerault, Vienne, France; died in 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Aenor I
• Occupation: Viscount of Chatellerault
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : Fulk V, The Younger
• Occupation: Count of Maine
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent
• Occupation: 1131; King of Jerusalem - Upon the death of his 2nd Father-in-Law

Fulk married Ermengarde, of Maine in 1109. Ermengarde (daughter of Count of Maine Elias, I and Matilda De Chateau De Loire) was born in 1096 in Maine, , Poitou-Charentes, France; died in 1126. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : Beauclerc, Lion of Justice
• Stories and Notes: King of England from 1100. Youngest son of William the Conqueror, he succeeded his brother William II. He won the support of the Saxons by granting them a charter and marrying a Saxon princess, Edith, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland. She was known as Matilda after her marriage, a name more acceptable to the Norman Barons than her Saxon name Edith. Henry's daughter was also called Matilda. He was an able administrator, and established a professional bureaucracy and a system of travelling judges. He was called Beauclerc because of his scholarly interests. In 1101 his elder brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, attempted to seize the crown by invading England. However, after the Treaty of Alton, Robert agreed to recognise his brother Henry as King and returned to Normandy. They fought again in 1106 at Battle of Tinchebrai at which Robert was captured and Henry became Duke of Normandy as well as King of England. Henry's only legitimate son and heir, William, was drowned in 1120 in wreck of the White Ship and Henry tried to settle the succession on his daughter Matilda and her son Henry (later Henry II). However, Matilda widow of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, was unpopular when she re-married into the House of Anjou rival of the House of Normandy. The throne was taken by Henry's nephew Stephen, who, towards the end of his reign, agreed to adopt Matilda's son as his heir. Henry died in Normandy in 1135 of food poisoning according to legend from eating a 'surfeit of Lampreys' (an eel type fish). His body was taken to Rouen and then back to England where he was buried in Reading Abbey. The Abbey was subsequently destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries 1536 to 1541. Plans to try and locate his bones have been announced by the same team who found Richard III's remains in Leicester.
• Web Site: Britannia's Site Page about Henry I, Beauclerc - http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon24.html
• Web Site: Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England
• To Lady Kathleen: 26 x great grandfather
• Occupation: 1100 to 1135; King of England
• Occupation: 1106 to 1135; Duke of Normandy

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His reign is notable for important legal and administrative reforms, and for the final resolution of the investiture controversy. Abroad, he waged several campaigns in order to consolidate and expand his continental possessions. Was so hated b y his brothers that they vowed to disinherit him. In 1106 he captured Robert and held him until he died. He proved to be a hard but just ruler.

Henry married Edith Canmore on 11 Nov 1100. Edith (daughter of King of Scotland Malcolm Canmore, III and St. Margaret, of Scotland) was born in 1080 in Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom; was buried in Westminister Abbey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Edith - Margaret - Matilda - Maud of Scotland
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• Also Known As : William IX, The Troubadour
• Old Address: He erected the Palace of Poictou
• Occupation: Assisted Philip I of France against William the Conqueror.
• Occupation: Duke of Aqutiane
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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Died:
After confering large donations on the Church, he died.

William married Philippa Taillefer. Philippa (daughter of Count of Toulouse William Taillefer, IV and Mathilde) was born in 1073; died in 1117. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Maud
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

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• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

Aimery married Dangereuse Bouchard. Dangereuse was born in 1079 in L'Ile-Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire, France; died in 1119. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As : Dangereuse De L'Isle
• To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent