'John Lackland' definitions:
Definition of 'John Lackland'
noun
Youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216) [syn:
John,
King John, John Lackland]