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3 days ago · John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was the king of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th century.
- 27 May 1199 – 19 October 1216
- Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine
3 days ago · His army was caught by a much larger French force at Poitiers, but the ensuing battle was a decisive English victory, resulting in the capture of John II of France. John agreed to a treaty promising the French would pay a four million écus ransom.
- 12th century
- Geoffrey V of Anjou
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6 days ago · The greatly outnumbered English forces not only routed the French, but captured the French king John II and his youngest son, Philip. After a succession of victories, the English held great possessions in France, the French king was in English custody, and the French central government had almost totally collapsed. [109]
- 25 January 1327 – 21 June 1377
- Isabella of France
3 days ago · Eleanor of Aquitaine ( French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; [a] c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, [4] and Queen...
5 days ago · Pope John Paul II shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II as he leaves Buckingham Palace after their historic May 28, 1982, meeting in London. (photo: Ron Bell / AFP via Getty Images) “For the first time in history,” said Pope St. John Paul II after he stepped off the airplane, “a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil.”
5 days ago · John Paul II made teaching and spreading Divine Mercy a keystone of his pontificate. Joseph Pronechen, April 16, 2023. St. John Paul II is truly called the “Mercy Pope.”. He beatified and then canonized St. Faustina Kowalska, who had received the message of Divine Mercy which later spread throughout the world.
2 days ago · A love for music appears to run in Taylor Swift's family — the royal family that is. The 34-year-old international pop star is related to King Louis XIV, the French monarch who built the Palace ...
