Noun: 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)
- John, John Lackland
Type of: King of England, King of Great Britain
Part of: Plantagenet, Plantagenet line
Encyclopedia: King John