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John surnamed Sansterre or Lackland 1199 John ascended the throne in 1199 after the death of his Brother Richard Arthur Duke of Britanny to whom it lawfully belonged, as being the Son of Geoffrey his eldest Brother disputed it with him, but the young Prince being taken by surprise at Mirebeau in Britanny in 1202, is supposed to have been murdered in prison, Constance the Mother of Arthur implored the assistance of Philipe Augustus who summoned the King of England to appear before him, which John refusing to do, the
