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Richard (5 January 1209 [2] – 2 April 1272) was an English prince who was King of the Romans from 1257 until his death in 1272. He was the second son of John, King of England, and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême. Richard was nominal Count of Poitou from 1225 to 1243, and he also held the title Earl of Cornwall since 1225.
- Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire
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5 January 1209 - 2 April 1272. The younger son of King John and Isabella of Angouleme, Richard Earl of Cornwall was born on 5 January 1209 at Winchester Castle and named in honour of his uncle King Richard the Lionheart. Richard Earl of Cornwall. Richard was but six years old when his father died and his elder brother Henry succeeded to the throne.
In May 1233 the younger brother of Henry III, Richard, Earl of Cornwall (1209–72), exchanged three of his manors for a small parcel of land on the north Cornish coast. Stranger still, this land he coveted contained little more than an isolated and inhospitable rocky headland specifically mentioned ...
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Sep 3, 2023 · Sir Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans, Comte de Poitou was born on 5 January 1209 at Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England.11,5,8 He married Isabel Marshal, daughter of Sir William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, Marshal of England, Sheriff of Gloucestershire & Sussex, Constable of Lillebonne and Isabel de Clare, on 30 ...
- Winchester, England
- January 05, 1209
Richard was an English prince who was King of the Romans from 1257 until his death in 1272. He was the second son of John, King of England, and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême. Richard was nominal Count of Poitou from 1225 to 1243, and he also held the title Earl of Cornwall since 1225. He was one of the wealthiest men in Europe and joined the Barons' Crusade, where he achieved success as a ...
Richard, Earl of Cornwall (1209–1272) is a significant figure in the history of Berkhamsted Castle and in European history. Created Earl of Cornwall in 1227, he was the first of a long line of Earls – and then Dukes – associated with Berkhamsted.
Perhaps, when Richard received the Welsh prince Dafydd ap Llywelyn at Tintagel in 1242, he was playing on Arthur’s status as a folk hero throughout western Britain. ARTHUR MANIA Alternatively, Earl Richard may simply have seen Arthur as an archetype of kingly and knightly virtue, celebrated as he was in literature and art throughout western ...
