| King John 
 
 youngest son of Henry II;
 King of England from 1199 to 1216;
 succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I;
 lost his French possessions;
 in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
 • Syn:
 John, John Lackland
 • Instance Hypernyms:
 King of England, King of Great Britain
 • Member Holonyms:
 Plantagenet, Plantagenet line
 
 
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