Person Sheet


Name Avisa[27], 627, F
Father Robert of GLOUCESTER, 630, M
Spouses:
1 John PLANTAGENET, KING OF ENGLAND[27], 621, M
Birth 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
Occupation [reigned 1199-1216]
Death 19 Oct 1216, Newark Castle, England Age: 48
Burial Worcester Cathedral
Father Henry II Plantagenet, KING OF ENGLAND, 637, M (1133-1189)
Mother Rosamond "The Fair" CLIFFORD, 895, F
Marriage Memo marriage annulled so John could marry Isabella
Children: Joan, Princess of, 628, F
Richard Fitz, 629, M
Notes for John PLANTAGENET, (Spouse 1)
A lustful, greedy man, he sired five children out of wedlock and kept mistresses during his two marriages. He was forced by his barons to sign the Magna Charta after inflation and the heavy cost of his wars and attempts to hold onto the Plantagenet domains in France (except Gascony). He lacked the decisive leadership qualities of his father. His nickname "Lackland" derives from the fact he was excluded from the distribution of his father's vast estates.
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