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 E. King and Homer D. King John E. King and Homer D. King John E. King (1870-1938) and Homer D. King (1897-1961) were father-and-son publishers of the newspaper "Hemet News" in Riverside County, California, between 1912 and 1961. John E. King was born in 1870 in Minnesota to Daniel and Mary M. Grisso King. He had a sister, Alice. He was married in 1895 to Georgia Duncan, and they had a son, Homer D. (below), and a daughter, Florence Helen. His death on November 26, 1938, was attributed to a "chronic heart and kidney disorder, aggravated by pneumonia." At the age of 11 John E. King