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 E. King and Homer D. King out the chips at the poker table." King died in his sleep on February 21, 1961. Survivors included his widow, Agnes, and a stepdaughter from a previous marriage, Alice Benham of Los Angeles. Burial was in the family plot in San Jacinto Valley Cemetery. John E. King and Homer D. King John E. King (1870-1938) and Homer D. King (1897-1961) were father-and-son publishers of the newspaper "Hemet News" in Riverside County, California, between 1912 and 1961. John E. King was born in 1870 in Minnesota to Daniel and Mary M. Grisso King. He had a sister, Alice. He was married