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King John 1166–1216 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 December 1166

Birth Location: Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 19 October 1216

Death Location: Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

Father: King Plantagenet*

Mother: Eleanor Princess*

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The story of King John / began in 1166 in Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. King John / passed away in 1216 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

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Biography

  • The story of King John // began in 1166 in Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
  • King John // passed away in 1216 in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.

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King John's Ancestors

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King John
1166–1216
Birth Place: Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
King Henry II Plantagenet*
1133–1189
Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
Eleanor (of Aquitaine\) Princess*
1123–1204
Chateaude Berlin, Guienne, Bordeaux, France
Grandparents
Geoffrey (V Plantagenet\ Count of) Anjou*
1113–1151
Angers, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Matilda (Alice Beauclerc\ Queen of) England*
1102–1167
Sutton Courtenay, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Fulk Anjou*
1092–1143
Ermengarde Maine*
1096–1126
Henry England*
1069–1135
Matilda Dunkeld*
1079–1118
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Count II
William England*
1024–1087
Matilda Flanders*
1031–1083

King John's Timeline

2 Records

1166
24 December 1166
Birth of King John // in Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
1216
19 October 1216
Age 50
Death of King John // in Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 December 1166
    Event Place: Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1216
    Event Place: Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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