John, King of England of the United Kingdom. John, the youngest of five sons of King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, was at first not expected to inherit significant lands. Following the failed rebellion of his elder brothers between 1173 and 1174, however, John became Henry's favourite child. He was appointed the Lord of Ireland in 1177 and given lands in England and on the continent. John's elder brothers William, Henry and Geoffrey died young; by the time Richard I became king in 1189, John was a potential heir to the throne. John unsuccessfully attempted a rebellion against Richard's royal
John King (bishop of London) converted to their church on his deathbed were denied in a sermon preached by his son, Henry King, the following November. King married Joan Freeman; their eldest son was Henry King, a poet and Bishop of Chichester. The second son John King was a Canon of Windsor and Canon of Westminster. The fifth and youngest son was Philip King. John King (bishop of London) John King (died 30 March 1621) was the Bishop of London in the Church of England from 1611 to 1621. King was born in Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, to Philip King and Elizabeth (née Conquest). After early education