John of england Relationship Chart to Robert Sorrentino John, byname John Lackland, French Jean sans Terre, (born c.1166—died October 18/19, 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England), kingof Englandfrom 1199 to 1216. In a warwith the French king Philip II, he lost Normandyand almost all his other possessions in France. In England, after a revolt of the barons, he was forced to seal the Magna Carta(1215). John was the youngest son of Henry IIand Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry’s plan (1173) to assign to John, his favourite son (whom he had nicknamed Lackland), extensive lands upon his marriage with the daughter of Humbert III, count of Maurienne(Savoy), was defeated by the rebellion the proposal provoked among John’s elderbrothers. Various provisions were made for him in England (1174–76), including the succession to the earldom of Gloucester. He was also granted the lordship of Ireland (1177), which he visited from April to late 1185, committing youthful political indiscretions from which he acquired a reputation for reckless irresponsibility. Henry’s continued favour to him contributed to the rebellion of his eldest surviving son, Richard I(later called Coeur de Lion), in June 1189. For obscure reasons, John deserted Henry for Richard. On Richard’s accession in July 1189, John was made count of Mortain (a title that became his usual style), was confirmed as lord of Ireland, was granted lands and revenues in England worth £6,000 a year, and was married to Isabella, heiress to the earldom of Gloucester. He also had to promise (March 1190) not to enter England during Richard’s absence on his Crusade. But John’s actions were now dominated by the problem of the succession, in which his nephew, the three-year-old Arthur I, duke of Brittany, the son of his deceased elder brother Geoffrey, was his only serious rival. When Richard recognized Arthur as his heir (October 1190), John immediately broke his oath and returned to England, where he led the opposition to Richard’s dictatorial chancellor, William Longchamp. On receiving the news in January 1193 that Richard, on his way back from the Crusade, had been imprisoned in Germany, John allied himself with King Philip IIAugustus of Franceand attempted unsuccessfully to seize control of England. In April 1193 he was forced to accept a truce but made further arrangements with Philip for the division of Richard’s possessions and for rebellion in England. On Richard’s return, early in 1194, John was banished and deprived of all his lands. He was reconciledto Richard in May and recovered some of his estates, including Mortain and Ireland, in 1195, but his full rehabilitation came only after the Bretons had surrendered Arthur to Philip II in 1196. This led Richard to recognize John as his heir. In 1199 the doctrine of representative succession, which would have given the throne to Arthur, was not yet generally accepted, and, following Richard’s death in April 1199, John was invested as duke of Normandyand in May was crowned king of England. Arthur, backed by Philip II, was recognized as Richard’s successor in Anjouand Maine, and it was only a year later, in the Treaty of Le Goulet, that John was recognized as successor in all Richard’s French possessions, in return for financial and territorial concessionsto Philip. The renewal of war in France was triggered by John’s second marriage. His first wife, Isabella of Gloucester, was never crowned, and in 1199 the marriage was dissolved on grounds of consanguinity, both parties being great-grandchildren of Henry I. John then intervened in the stormy politics of his county of Poitouand, while trying to settle the differences between the rival families of Lusignan and Angoulême, himself married Isabella (August1200), the heiress to Angoulême, who had been betrothed to Hugh IX de Lusignan. This politically conceived marriage provoked the Lusignans into rebellion the next year; they appealed to Philip II, who summoned John to appear before his court. In the general war that followed his failure to answer this summons, John had a temporary success at Mirebeau in August 1202, when Arthur of Brittany was captured, but Normandy was quickly lost (1204). By 1206, Anjou, Maine, and parts of Poitou had also gone over to King Philip. These failures, foreshadowed under Henry II and Richard, were brought about by the superiority of French resources and the increasing strain on those of England and Normandy. Nevertheless, they were a damaging blow to John’s prestige, and, equally important, they meant that John resided now almost permanently in England. This factor, coinciding with the death (1205) of the chancellor and archbishop of Canterbury, Hubert Walter, gave his government a much more personal stamp, which was accentuated by the promotion of members of his household to important office. His determination to reverse the Continental failure bore fruit in ruthlessly efficient financial administration, marked by taxation on revenues, investigations into the royal forests, taxation of the Jews, a great inquiry into feudal tenures, and the increasingly severe exploitation of his feudal prerogatives. These measures provided the material basis for the charges of tyrannylater brought against him. James Holt Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, University of Cambridge. Author of King John and others.

I had a really tough time finding Achille.  I knew that this had to be my great grandfather’s name, as my dad’s oldest brother was Achille and his parents followed the Italian naming convention to the letter.    I was searching the Antenati, without luck, and part of my contract with Bella Italian Genealogy was to help find this link.  They came through early last year and found the records below.  Other than knowing from the records that he was an attorney and where he lived, There is not to much to say.  Suffice it to say, I had no clue as to the name of my great grandmother. Birth Record of Achille Sorrentino Basic translation: On Dec 13 1842 Vincenzo Sorrentino age 20 and living at Vico Longo  28 in Naples presented a male named Achille Maria Luccio Aniello from his legitimate wife Maria Michela Longo.  Witnessed by Don Giuseppe  ??? age 52 Doctor of Letters Living at number 78 Vico Luongo a Carbonara and Francesco Di Maria age 41 a servant living at Vico Giganti number 15. Birth Record of Domenica Princi Basic Translation: On Feb 21 1855 Don Francesco Prince age 30 strada??? number 38 presented a female named Giulia Domenica Luisa Arcangela Maria from his legitimate wife Donna Caterina Martre.  Witnessed by Don Guglielmo Carafa of the Dukes of Andrea??  age 40 a property owner living on Strada San Livorno?? 78.  And Don Pasquale ?? age 30 a civil employee  living on Strada ?? number 9 Descendants of Achille Sorrentino and Giulia Domenica Princi Achille Sorrentino Dec

  Alfonso Piromallo is the cousin of both my great grandparents Maria Emilia Caracciolo di Torchiarolo and Nicola Piromallo.  Strange as this sounds, it’s because his father is the brother of my great great grandfather Saverio Giovanni Piromallo, and his mother is the sister of my great great grandfather Filippo Caracciolo di Torchiarolo.  That makes him my 1st cousin 3X removed from both families.  His ancestors, are my 4th cousins.   He married Giovanna De Marteau and they had ten children.   Alfonso Piromallo Giovanna De Marteau Giovanna De Marteau and daughter Birth Card

Ubaldo Sorrentino and Maria Luisa Piromallo Unfortunately I have not been able to find any birth or marriage records on the Antenati so far.  I am hoping that as more records are added for Naples, that they may still pop up.  There are two stories on how they met.  According to my grandfather, who was in the seminary studying to be a priest, my grandmother would come by and flirt with him.  Another story, more likely, is that my grandmother’s carriage broke down near the seminary.  My grand father stopped to help and they gave him a ride.  Apparently, my grandmother’s family was not very happy, based on the difference in social status.  I do not have the record on when my grandfather came, but my grandmother came with her three children at that time in 1915.  They all lived in the same building in NYC where her aunt lived. Ubaldo and his Riccardo had a bridal crown business from the 1920’s through the 1950’s. Ship’s Manifest 1915 Ubaldo Registration Card Ubaldo WWI Draft Card 1915 Census 1930 Census 1940 Census Plainfield NJ City Directories 1920’s

It’s always a struggle to find the right charting tool to display the family, especially if you have found that you have some royal roots.  Most online or software charting tools get cumbersome and it’s very difficult to capture the essence of the family on one page.  During the course of my research I came across Ancestralcharts.com.  Ky and his wife do a spectacular job in creating family lines and are able to place your ancestry roots on one very readable poster, with their authentic coats of arms.  In addition, they highlight things like Saints, Crusaders and Knights.  All well done and suitable for framing.   Below is a photo of the chart that Ky did for me.  Not the greatest photo because of the glare off the glass, however you can see much more on Ky’s site.  In addition to the charts, Ky will also do family history.