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Richard I, Richard I Richard I Born 1157 Died 1199 English king R ichard I, better known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard the Lion-Hearted, was one of the Mi… Richard Ii, Richard II, 1367–1400, king of England (1377–99), son of Edward the Black Prince.
Richard I. (1157–1199). Richard I, called the Lion-Hearted, reigned as king of England from 1189 to 1199. As his nickname suggests, he was a splendid fighter. He was also a poet, and people loved to hear him sing, but as a king he was too careless about his duties to be called a great ruler. Richard grew up under French rather than English ...
May 21, 2018 · Richard I. Richard I (1157-1199), called the Lion-hearted, reigned as king of England from 1189 to 1199. He is famous for his exploits on the Third Crusade. Born on Sept. 8, 1157, Richard I was the third son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. From an early age he was regarded as his mother's heir and from 1168 lived with her in ...
About Richard I: Richard the Lionheart was the son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and the second king in the Plantagenet line. Richard was far more interested in his holdings in France and in his Crusading endeavors than he was in governing England, where he spent about six months of his ten-year reign.
Jan 12, 2022 · Richard I, called coeur de lion, or ‘Lionheart’, by his people, was one of the most savage and charismatic English kings. He inherited some of his father’s administrative ability, but his true passion was warfare – and he nearly bankrupted his vast empire to support his endless battles. He was the favorite child of his mother, the ...
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Oct 16, 2023 · Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of King Henry II of ...
Mar 5, 2020 · After Henry’s death in July 1189, Richard the Lion-Hearted became king, and Eleanor gained her complete freedom. Her son restored her lands that had been seized after the 1173 rebellion.
