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 Hopton (died 1478) John Hopton (died 1478) John Hopton (about 1405-1478) was an English landowner and administrator with estates in Suffolk and Yorkshire who was active in local government during the reigns of King Henry VI and King Edward IV. He was a son of Thomas Hopton (died before 1428) and his wife Margaret, daughter of William Pert of Terrington (Tiverington in old documents ) and his wife Joan Scrope. His father was the illegitimate child of Joan Hopton, from a gentry family with lands near Swillington, and his paternal grandfather was Sir Robert Swillington, Chamberlain of the Household to John of Gaunt.