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 (pirate) John King (pirate) John King (c. 1706/9 – April 26, 1717) was an 18th-century pirate. He joined the crew of Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy while still a juvenile, and is the youngest known pirate on record. On November 9, 1716, Bellamy and his crew, sailing the sloop "Mary Anne" (or "Marianne"), attacked and captured the Antiguan sloop "Bonetta", which was then en route from Antigua to Jamaica. John King, then aged between eight and eleven, was a passenger on the "Bonetta". According to Abijah Savage, the "Bonetta"'s commander, the pirates looted the ship for 15 days, during which time King