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King John
Born
24th December 1166, at Beaumont Palace, Oxford.
Parents
Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Married
Isabella, Countess of Gloucester 1189-1199. Isabella, Countess of Angoulême, 1200 -1216.
Coronation
27th May 1199. Reign – May 1199 -19th October 1216.
Claim to the Throne
Younger brother or King Richard I.
Died
19th October 1216, Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire. Cause of death – dysentery.
Buried – Worcester Cathedral.
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