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 (Australian politician) was member for Gipps' Land in the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council from November 1855 until the Council was abolished in March 1856 and member for Gippsland in the new Victorian Legislative Assembly November 1856 until resigning in September 1857. King died in Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria on 24 January 1895. John King (Australian politician) John King (9 January 1820 – 24 January 1895) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), representative for Gipps' Land in the Victorian Legislative Council and later, for Gippsland in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. King was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, the son of