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
Youngest son their father made, as in "Beauty and the Beast". In "The Little Mermaid", it is the youngest daughter of King Triton who falls in love with the prince after she saves him from drowning. In "Diamonds and Toads", the younger-&-least favoured daughter of a widow marries a king (after having passed a 'Test of Character' administered by a fairy in disguise). Sibling rivalry may also spring up in these stories, but usually over the youngest daughter's marriage. They may incite their sister to break the taboo her husband has laid on her, as in "Cupid and Psyche", or make it