John was born on Christmas Eve 1167. His parents drifted apart after his birth and his childhood was divided between his eldest brother Henry's house where he learned the art of knighthood and the house of his father's justiciar, Ranulf Glanvil, where he learned the business of government. As the fourth child, inherited lands were not available to him and this gave rise to his nickname Lackland. His first marriage to Isabella of Gloucester lasted only ten years and was fruitless but his second wife, Isabella of Angouleme, bore him two sons and three daughters one of whom was called Joan, she married Alexander II King of Scotland who was the son of King William I "the Lion.