John, King of England succession. Henry the Young King had been crowned King of England in 1170, but was not given any formal powers by his father; he was also promised Normandy and Anjou as part of his future inheritance. Richard was to be appointed the Count of Poitou with control of Aquitaine, whilst Geoffrey was to become the Duke of Brittany. At this time it seemed unlikely that John would ever inherit substantial lands, and he was jokingly nicknamed "Lackland" by his father. Henry II wanted to secure the southern borders of Aquitaine and decided to betroth his youngest son to Alais, the
John King (pirate) John King (pirate) John King (c. 1706/9 – April 26, 1717) was an 18th-century pirate. He joined the crew of Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy while still a juvenile, and is the youngest known pirate on record. On November 9, 1716, Bellamy and his crew, sailing the sloop "Mary Anne" (or "Marianne"), attacked and captured the Antiguan sloop "Bonetta", which was then en route from Antigua to Jamaica. John King, then aged between eight and eleven, was a passenger on the "Bonetta". According to Abijah Savage, the "Bonetta"'s commander, the pirates looted the ship for 15 days, during which time King