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Coronation of Henry III of England. Year 1216 ( MCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar . Events. By continent. Europe. Spring – First Barons' War: The English army, led by John, King of England ("Lackland"), sacks the town of Berwick-on-Tweed and raids southern Scotland.
- John, King of England
John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was the king of...
- SRM Arms Model 1216
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- John, King of England
- Prince Louis
- King Louis VIII
- Marriage and Issue
Early years
Born 5 September 1187, Louis was the son of Philip II of France and Isabelle of Hainaut. His mother died in 1190, but Louis was not formally invested as Count of Artois. Instead his father allowed him a nominal control over the county to learn about governance. In summer 1195, a marriage between Louis and Eleanor of Brittany, niece of Richard I of England, was suggested for an alliance between Philip II and Richard, but it failed. On 23 May 1200, Louis was married to Blanche of Castile, daugh...
Campaign of 1214
In 1213, Louis occupied two towns in Flanders, St. Omer and Aire, which led to animosity between Louis' father, Philip II, and Count Renaud of Boulogne. By 1214, Philip II of France, was facing an alliance consisting of King John of England, Emperor Otto IV, Count Renaud of Boulogne and Count Ferdinand of Flanders. Facing a two front war, the first attack coming from Flanders led by Otto, Renaud and Ferdinand, supported by the Earl of Salisburywould march south-west, while the other attack fr...
Albigensian crusade as Prince
In April 1215, Louis, fulfilling his father's vow to crusade against the Albigensians, was cautioned by a papal legate not to impede the crusade. At Narbonne, Louis ordered the destruction of the town's fortifications in response to the disagreement between Simon de Montfort and Arnaud Amaury, and forced the viscount and other authorities to swear loyalty to Simon. While at Toulouse, he ordered the city officials to tear down their walls, fill in their moat, and to accept Simon de Montfort as...
Louis succeeded his father on 14 July 1223; his coronation took place on 6 August of the same year in the cathedral at Reims. He gained the county of Toulouse after Amalric of Montfort ceded his claim in 1224. As King, he continued to seek revenge on the Angevins, seizing Poitou (in 1224) and Saintonge.While his campaign in 1226 captured numerous c...
On 23 May 1200, Louis married Blanche of Castile(4 March 1188 – 26 November 1252). They had: 1. Blanche (1205, died shortly after birth). 2. Philip (9 September 1209 – 30 June 1218), betrothed in July 1215 to Agnes of Donzy, who later wed Guy II of Saint-Pol. 3. Alphonse (26 January 1213, died shortly after birth), twin of John. 4. John (26 January...
- 14 July 1223 – 8 November 1226
- Isabelle, Countess of Artois
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The First Barons' War (1215–1217) was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners (commonly referred to as barons) led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against King John of England.
- 1215–1217
- England
Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called Magna Carta or sometimes Magna Charta ("Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
- 1215; 808 years ago
John of England. From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John also called John Lackland (24 December 1166 — 19 October 1216) was the King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He was also the Lord of Ireland from 1177 to 1216 and the Duke of Aquitaine from 1204 to 1216.
