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Aug 10, 2014 · Coeur de Lion in Captivity. By John Gillingham. Quaestiones Medii Aevi Novae, Vol.18 (2013) Introduction: In December 1192 Richard I was seized near Vienna by Duke Leopold V of Austria. The duke, once he had negotiated terms with Henry VI in February 1193, handed him over to the emperor, and he was then held prisoner in Germany until 4 February ...
Leopold V "the Virtuous", Duke of Austria (1157-31 December 1194) was the Duke of Austria from 1177 to 1194, succeeding Henry II of Austria and preceding Frederick I of Austria. Leopold is most famous for his role in leading the Third Crusade alongside Richard the Lionheart of England and Philip Augustus of France, as well as for capturing Richard after having a feud with him. Leopold was born ...
Leopold V (1157 – 31 December 1194), known as the Virtuous ( German: der Tugendhafte) was a member of the House of Babenberg who reigned as Duke of Austria from 1177 and Duke of Styria within the Holy Roman Empire from 1192 until his death. The Georgenberg Pact resulted in Leopold being enfeoffed with Styria by Roman-German Emperor Frederick ...
Born in 1586, Leopold was the twelfth child of Archduke Charles of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria. Brought up at the strict Catholic court in Graz, the archduke was strongly influenced by his extremely pious mother. A career as a prince of the Church suggested itself, since as a later-born son he had little chance of a throne.
Leopold V (1157 – 31 December 1194), known as the Virtuous (German: der Tugendhafte) was a member of the House of Babenberg who reigned as Duke of Austria from 1177 and Duke of Styria within the Holy Roman Empire from 1192 until his death. The Georgenberg Pact resulted in Leopold being enfeoffed with Styria by Roman-German Emperor Frederick ...
Liutpold (Leopold) von Babenberg was the son of Heinrich II (called "Jasomirgott"), Duke of Austria and his second wife Theodora Komnene. He succeeded his father in 1177 as Leopold V, Duke of Austria. On 12 May 1174 he married Ilona of Hungary, daughter of Geza II, King of Hungary & his wife, Ievfrosina Mstislavna of Kiev ([1158]-25 May 1199).
Richard Lionheart. In December 1192, Richard returned to England from his Third Crusade. He was exhausted from a long power struggle with his father Henry II and from bloody revolts in his French territories. During his battle in the Holy Land, one of his opponents had been Duke Leopold V of Austria. Going back, Richard became shipwrecked at ...
