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  1. John I of Castile. John I ( Spanish: Juan I; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was King of Castile and León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II [2] and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile.

  2. king (1379-1390), Castile. John I (born Aug. 20, 1358, Épila, Castile—died Oct. 9, 1390, Alcalá de Henares) was the king of Castile from 1379 to 1390, son of Henry II, founder of the dynasty of Trastámara. In the beginning of his reign John had to contend with the hostility of John of Gaunt, who claimed the crown by right of his wife ...

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  4. Oct 10, 2016 · Aged 48 or 49, the king died at Newark Castle on 19 October 1216. Bad reputation: King John’s tomb, Worcester Cathedral. He is famous for his involvement in Magna Carta, for losing the crown jewels in the Wash and as the villain of the Robin Hood legend. History’s verdict on him has been thoroughly negative and no subsequent English monarch ...

  5. 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.

  6. Oct 18, 2016 · By Greig Watson. It is 800 years since one of England's most reviled monarchs, King John, died from dysentery. BBC News examines how this gut-wrenching condition has claimed the lives of several ...

  7. englishhistory.net › middle-ages › john-iJohn I - English History

    Jan 16, 2022 · King John I was born on December 24, 1167 in Oxford, England. He was the fifth son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. His older brother was Richard the Lionheart. When his father died in 1189, Richard became king and John was made Duke of Normandy. Richard spent most of his reign outside of England fighting in the Crusades ...

  8. John (born c. 1166—died October 18/19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England) was the king of England from 1199 to 1216. In a war with the French king Philip II, he lost Normandy and almost all his other possessions in France. In England, after a revolt of the barons, he was forced to seal the Magna Carta (1215).

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