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
Peter King, 7th Baron King It was reviewed by Francis Horner in the "Edinburgh Review", and attracted attention, but without any practical result. King published also: King married, on 26 May 1804, Lady Hester Fortescue, daughter of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue, by whom he had (with two daughters) two sons, William King, who was created Earl of Lovelace in 1838, and Peter John Locke King. Peter King, 7th Baron King Peter King, 7th Baron King of Ockham, Surrey (1776–1833) was an English aristocrat, politician and economic writer. Born 31 August 1776, he was eldest son of Peter King, 6th Baron King, by Charlotte, daughter