John Lackland (
http://definr.com/John Lackland)
n : 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,
John Lackland]