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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: 1166 births, 1166 by country, 1166 deaths, 1166 establishments, 1166 in Europe, 1166 in law, Conflicts in 1166, John, King of England, Saint Rosalia, William I of Sicily, Humphrey IV of Toron, Robert de Chesney, Abdul-Qadir Gilani, Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Lanercost Priory, Theotonius, House of Nemanji, Henry II, Count of Champagne, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi, Robert of Bath, Assize of Clarendon, Henry of Sandomierz, Shunten, Judah Messer Leon, Grigor III Pahlavuni, Stefan Tihomir, William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, List of state leaders in 1166, Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, Albert of Louvain, Battle of Pantino, Arnold of Altena, Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian, Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence, Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex, Assize of darrein presentment, Ludwig III, Count of Wurttemberg, Assize of mort d'ancestor, Assize of novel disseisin, Yasovarman II, Konoe Motozane, William de Hereford, 1166 in Ireland. Excerpt: John (24 December 1166 - 18/19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland or Softsword, was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death. During John's reign, England lost the duchy of Normandy to the French king Philip II, which resulted in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributed to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the signing of the Magna Carta, a document often considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom. John, the youngest of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, was at first not expected to inherit significant lands. Following the failed rebellion of his elder brothers between 1173 and 1174, however, John became Henry's favourite chil...
