| Name |
Richard Plantagenet |
| Title |
King of England |
| Suffix |
I, the lionhearted |
Relationship | with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
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| Birth |
8 Sep 1157 |
Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Also Known As |
Richard I |
| Also Known As |
Richard I Coeur de Lion |
| Also Known As |
The Lionhearted |
| Occupation |
1189 to 1199 |
| King of England |
- Richard only spend 6 month while he was King in England. He was capture in Austria and was only released by Emporer Henry VI after payment of an enourmous ransom
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| Stories and Notes |
Richard was the third son of Henry II. He twice rebelled against his father before he became King of England in 1189, but based himself in his Duchy in Aquitaine inherited from his mother Eleanor. He spent only six months of his reign in England and spoke only French. He appointed William Longchamp as Chancellor of England during his absence but he was overthrown by Richard’s brother John.
Richard acquired a reputation as a leader and warrior becoming known as Richard ‘The Lion Heart’ or ‘Coeur de Lion’. His experience in warfare came from controlling rebellions in Poitou in the 1170s and against his father, Henry II, in 1183. He took up Henry's plans to recover Jerusalem on his accession in 1189 and set out to establish bases for crusades in Sicily in 1190 and Cyprus, which he took in 1191. Engaging in the siege of Acre, which he brought to a swift conclusion, he set off down the coast to Jaffa, conducting a fighting march against Saladin.
In the third Crusade 1191–92 he won victories at Cyprus, Acre, and Arsuf (against Saladin), but failed to recover Jerusalem. While returning overland he was captured by the Duke of Austria, who handed him over to the emperor Henry VI. He was held prisoner until a large ransom was raised.
On his release he returned briefly to England, where his brother John had been ruling in his stead. His later years were spent in warfare in France, where he was killed by a crossbow bolt while besieging Châlus-Chabrol in 1199. He left no heir.
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| To Lady Kathleen |
23 x great uncle |
| Death |
6 Apr 1199 |
Chalus, Aquitaine, England, United Kingdom |
| Burial |
Abbey of Fontevrault, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, , Anjou, , Rhone-Alpes, France [2] |
| Person ID |
I963 |
Enchanted Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
6 Sep 2020 |
| Father |
King of England Henry Plantagenet, II, b. 25 Mar 1133, LeMans, Normandy, France d. 6 Jul 1189, Chinon / Saumur, France (Age 56 years) |
| Mother |
Princess of Aquitaine Eleanor, b. 1122, Bordeaux, , Aquitaine, France d. 1 Apr 1204, Abbey of Fontevrault, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, , Anjou, , Rhone-Alpes, France (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
1152 |
Bordeaux Cathedral, Bordeaux, , Aquitaine, France |
| Family ID |
F364 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1157 - 1199 (41 years)
