First Barons' War

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civil war medieval conflict war of succession

The First Barons' War was a civil conflict in early 13th-century England in which rebellious nobles, backed at times by the French, fought the crown over royal authority and the enforcement of Magna Carta.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
First Barons’ War	2

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ medieval conflict ⓘ war of succession ⓘ
commander	Alexander II of Scotland ⓘ Eustace the Monk ⓘ Hubert de Burgh ⓘ King John of England ⓘ Prince Louis of France ⓘ Robert Fitzwalter ⓘ William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
conflictType	English civil war ⓘ baronial revolt ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime	1217 ⓘ
followedBy	Second Barons' War ⓘ
hasCause	baronial opposition to King John of England ⓘ dispute over enforcement of Magna Carta ⓘ failure to implement terms of Magna Carta ⓘ royal financial exactions and arbitrary rule ⓘ
hasEffect	entrenchment of Magna Carta in English political culture ⓘ strengthening of baronial role in English governance ⓘ
location	Dover ⓘ England ⓘ Lincoln ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London Rochester ⓘ Southwark ⓘ
mainBelligerent	King John of England ⓘ Philip II of France ⓘ surface form: King Philip II of France Prince Louis of France ⓘ rebel English barons ⓘ
opponent	French Capetian forces ⓘ papal forces supporting the king ⓘ royalist forces ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries ⓘ
precededBy	Magna Carta ⓘ surface form: signing of Magna Carta
result	confirmation of Henry III as king of England ⓘ expulsion of French forces from England ⓘ reissue of Magna Carta ⓘ royalist victory ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Lincoln (1217) ⓘ Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ Prince Louis of France proclaimed king in London ⓘ occupation of London by rebel barons ⓘ siege of Rochester Castle ⓘ
significantPerson	Henry III of England ⓘ Pope Innocent III ⓘ Stephen Langton ⓘ William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
startTime	1215 ⓘ
supportedBy	Philip II of France ⓘ surface form: King Philip II of France Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ Prince Louis of France ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander II of Scotland → conflict → First Barons' War ⓘ

Battle of Sandwich (1217) → conflict → First Barons' War ⓘ

French Capetian forces → conflict → First Barons' War ⓘ

House of Plantagenet → conflict → First Barons' War ⓘ

John → conflict → First Barons' War ⓘ

Battle of Lincoln (1217) → conflictIn → First Barons' War ⓘ

John → event → First Barons' War ⓘ

King John of England → event → First Barons' War ⓘ

siege of Rochester Castle → hasCause → First Barons' War ⓘ

Prince Louis of France → militaryConflict → First Barons' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Barons’ War

Battle of Lincoln (1217) → partOf → First Barons' War ⓘ

Battle of Sandwich (1217) → partOf → First Barons' War ⓘ

siege of Rochester Castle → partOf → First Barons' War ⓘ

Robert Fitzwalter → participantIn → First Barons' War ⓘ

Eustace the Monk → participatedIn → First Barons' War ⓘ

Hubert de Burgh → participatedIn → First Barons' War ⓘ

Prince Louis of France → participatedIn → First Barons' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Barons’ War

Second Barons' War → precededBy → First Barons' War ⓘ

Stephen Langton → significantEvent → First Barons' War ⓘ