John was born on Christmas Eve His parents divorced after his birth.His youth was divided between his eldest brother Henry's house, where he learned the art of knighthood.
On 24 June 1200 he married Isabella of Angouleme. From this connection came five children: Henry III Alexander Emperor Frederick
William Marshal Simon de Montfort
When Richard the Lionheart in 1199 died from a wound he had sustained in combat, John Lackland was crowned king.
John died in the midst of invasion from the French in the South and rebellion from his barons in the North.