John, King of England Normandy and Anjou until 1259, but John's continental losses and the consequent growth of Capetian power in the 13th century proved to mark a "turning point in European history". John's first wife, Isabel, Countess of Gloucester, was released from imprisonment in 1214; she remarried twice, and died in 1217. John's second wife, Isabella of Angoulême, left England for Angoulême soon after the king's death; she became a powerful regional leader, but largely abandoned the children she had had by John. John had five legitimate children, all by Isabella. His eldest son, Henry III, ruled as King of England for the
John King (Australian politician) 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 Phillip Parker King and his wife Harriet, "née" Lethbridge. King was educated in England and returned to Sydney aged 17. King arrived aboard the "Salsette" in Melbourne in January 1841 where he became an auctioneer and commission agent in Elizabeth Street. Later he briefly served as government auctioneer. King