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Also Known As	Jean sans Terre • John Lackland
Born	c.1166 • Oxford • England
Died	October 18, 1216 or October 19, 1216 • England
Title / Office	king (1199-1216), England
House / Dynasty	house of Plantagenet
Notable Family Members	father Henry II • mother Eleanor of Aquitaine • son Henry III • brother Geoffrey IV • brother Henry the Young King • brother Richard I

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