Prince John
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Prince John refers most commonly to the following:
- King John of England (1166-1216), who was known as Prince John during the reigns of his father and older brother.
- Prince John, a primary villain in the Robin Hood stories, who is an exaggerated and fictionalized version of the above. See also Prince John (Disney).
- Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905-1919), the youngest son of King George V, a fragile boy who suffered from epilepsy and near-autism.
Other members of the British royalty known as Prince John include:
- John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316-1336), second son of Edward II
- John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399), third son of Edward III
- John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389-1435), second son of Henry IV
- Prince Alexander John of Wales (1874), third son and youngest child of Edward VII who died shortly after birth
Other uses:
- Prince John was a Canadian railway company, now part of Canadian National Railway.
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