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How come King John was able to be the king even though he was born 8th in his family?

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i dunno

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King John was the youngest son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood, being born in 1166. It appears that John was the favored son of Henry, and so the king tried to find him large lands to live from.

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