King John of England

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King of England Plantagenet king human monarch

King John of England was the early 13th-century English monarch whose reign was marked by military failures, heavy taxation, and baronial rebellion that led to the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
John, King of England 17
John of England 5
John Lackland 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of England ⓘ
Plantagenet king ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs King John of England ⓘ
surface form: John Lackland
birthDate 1166-12-24 ⓘ
birthPlace Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England ⓘ
burialPlace Worcester Cathedral ⓘ
child Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke ⓘ
Henry III of England ⓘ
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland ⓘ
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
conflict English barons ⓘ
Philip II of France ⓘ
Pope Innocent III ⓘ
coronationDate 1199-05-27 ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1216-10-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England ⓘ
event First Barons' War ⓘ
father King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form: Henry II of England
fullName John ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the most unpopular English kings ⓘ
house House of Plantagenet ⓘ
knownFor conflict with English barons ⓘ
heavy taxation policies ⓘ
loss of Angevin territories in France ⓘ
military failures in France ⓘ
lostTerritory Anjou ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
Touraine ⓘ
mother Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ
notableEvent Magna Carta ⓘ
surface form: sealed Magna Carta
notableEventDate 1215-06-15 ⓘ
notableEventPlace Runnymede ⓘ
surface form: Runnymede, England
portrayedIn Robin Hood ⓘ
surface form: Robin Hood legends
positionHeld Count of Anjou ⓘ
Duke of Aquitaine ⓘ
Duke of Normandy ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
King of Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Lord of Ireland
predecessor King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form: Richard I of England
regnalName John ⓘ
reignEnd 1216 ⓘ
reignStart 1199 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic ⓘ
spouse Isabella of Angoulême ⓘ
Isabella of Gloucester ⓘ
successor Henry III of England ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

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

John → alsoKnownAs → King John of England ⓘ
John → alsoKnownAs → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Lackland
John → alsoKnownAs → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
King John of England → alsoKnownAs → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Lackland
Runnymede → associatedWith → King John of England ⓘ
John → associatedWithFigure → King John of England ⓘ
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → birthPlaceOf → King John of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Beaumont Palace
Worcester Cathedral → burialPlaceOf → King John of England ⓘ
Eleanor of Aquitaine → child → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Henry II of England → child → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
First Barons' War → commander → King John of England ⓘ
Sheriff of Nottingham → employer → King John of England ⓘ
Robin Hood → enemy → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince John
Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke → father → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Henry III of England → father → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress → father → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → father → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall → father → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Beatrice of England → grandfather → King John of England ⓘ
Magna Carta → grantedBy → King John of England ⓘ
House of Plantagenet → hasMonarch → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of England
Duke of Aquitaine → heldBy → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Shakespeare quartos → includesEditionOf → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King John
Shakespearean tragedies → includesWork → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: King John
First Barons' War → mainBelligerent → King John of England ⓘ
Isabella of Angoulême → monarch → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Isabella of Gloucester → monarchDuringLifetime → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
English barons → negotiatedWith → King John of England ⓘ
Duke of Normandy → notableHolder → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of England
Alexander II of Scotland → opponent → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of England
Philip II of France → opponent → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of England
English barons → opposed → King John of England ⓘ
Henry III of England → predecessor → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Clause 39 → promulgatedBy → King John of England ⓘ
Clause 40 → promulgatedBy → King John of England ⓘ
English barons → rebelledAgainst → King John of England ⓘ
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → residenceOf → King John of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Beaumont Palace
Katherine of England → sibling → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John of England
King Richard the Lionheart → sibling → King John of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard I of England
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Magna Carta → signedBy → King John of England ⓘ
Isabella of Angoulême → spouse → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Isabella of Gloucester → spouse → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
King Richard the Lionheart → successor → King John of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard I of England
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Lord of Ireland → titleHolder → King John of England ⓘ
this entity surface form: John, King of England
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England → usedBy → King John of England ⓘ
subject surface form: Beaumont Palace