King Richard I

Richard I, Lionheart King of England

1189-1199

Coeur de Lion

Born: 8 Sep 1157, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England
Father: FitzEmpress, Henry II Curtmantle, King of England
Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine
Acceded: 3 Sep 1189, Westminster Abbey, London, England
Died: 6 Apr 1199, Chalus,Limousin,France
Interred: Fontevraud Abbey, France

Reigned 1189-1199. Prisoner in Germany 1192-1194.  Joined the 3rd  crusade in 1189 and conquered Messina and Cyprus before arriving in the Holy Land. His victory at Arsuf gained Joppa (1191). On his way home he was captured in Austria and was only released by Emperor Henry VI after payment of an enormous ransom (1194).He returned briefly to England but died in France.

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