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Notes about Philippe de COGNAC Philip of Cognac (early 1180s - after 1201) was an illegitimate son of Richard the Lionheart, King of England, by an unidentified mother. Philip had reached adulthood by the end of the 1190s. His father married him to his ward, Amelia, the heiress of Cognac, France, in Charente.
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- Amelia de COGNAC, Amelia
Father: Richard I Plantagenet, Count De Lion, King of England, b. 8 Sep 1157, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England , d. 6 Apr 1199, Chalus, Limousin, France (Age 41 years
Apr 9, 2024 · Richard I (Plantagenet) of England is a member of the House of Plantagenet. Richard "Lionheart" I of England. King Richard I of England on 6 July 1189, crowned 3 September 1189 at Westminster Abbey; styled 'Rex Anglaie, Dux Normanniae et Aquitainaie et Comes Andegavaie'. Richard I "Lionheart" or Coeur de Lion [1] [2] was the son of Henry II ...
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- Berengaria (Navarre) de Navarre
In fiction. William Shakespeare depicted Philip of Cognac as "Philip the Bastard" in his play, The Life and Death of King John (mid-1590s). In this, he is the son of Lady Faulconbridge, widow of Sir Robert Faulconbridge, and learns of his true paternity in the first scene: Madam, I would not wish a better father. May easily win a woman's.
- Parentage and Early Life
- Richard's Appearance and Character
- Reign
- The Third Crusade
- The Last Years of Richard's Life
- Berengaria of Navarre
- Philip of Cognac
- The Heart of Richard I
- The Ancestry of Richard I
Richard was born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, on 8th September, 1157, the third son of Henry II and his French wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine and ex wife of King Louis VII of France. Henry was Eleanor's second husband, she was eleven years his senior and their marriage proved to be a stormy one. Richard the ...
Richard Plantagenet grew to be a tall man of around six feet four inches, a graceful figure with long legs and an athletic build, in later years he had a tendency to grow stouter. He had an abiding appreciation of poetry and music and a love of fine clothing probably inherited from his mother, Queen Eleanor. His hair was red, like his father's, his...
Richard was in open rebellion against Henry II when the latter died in 1189 but on succeeding to the throne he acted generously to William Marshalland to all who had remained loyal to his father and honoured his last wishes. One of his first actions as king was to order the release of his much-loved mother, Queen Eleanor, from the captivity she had...
Richard's attention was captivated by the Third Crusade which he had promised to lead. England seems to have been regarded as little more than a source of revenue. He is reported to have said, "I would sell London itself if only I could find a rich enough buyer." Richard made out a will leaving his nephew, Arthur of Brittanyas heir to the entire An...
The last phase in Richard's life was spent in strengthening the Angevin Empire from the machinations of Phillip Augustus. He built the famed Chateau Gaillard, his "saucy castle " to guard his dominions, on a strategic position, high on a rock at Les Andelys. Richard chose the position of his fortress carefully, it is built on a site where the River...
After Richard's death, his widow Berengaria experienced great difficulties in acquiring the pension owed to her as Queen Dowager from Richard's successor, John. Eleanor of Aquitaine attempted to mediate and the Pope intervened, threatening to place England under an interdict. Berengaria settled at Le Mans, she never remarried, eventually entering t...
Richard left an illegitimate son, Philip of Cognac, born in the early 1180s to an unknown mother. Richard had married him to his ward, Amelia, daughter of Itier V, Seigneur of Cognac and heiress of Cognac in Charente, but she died without issue. Philip is reported to have killed Ademar V, Viscount of Limoges, in 1199 in revenge for his father's dea...
On 2nd March 2013, French scientists revealed the results of a nine-month-long study on the mummified heart of Richard I, which was rediscovered on 31st July 1838, by the local historian Achille Deville. The heart was found in a small lead box, complete with his engraved name, close to the memorial to Richard, beneath the choir in Rouen Cathedral, ...
Henry III Father: King Henry II of England Paternal Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou Paternal Great-grandfather: Fulk of Jerusalem Paternal Great-grandmother: Ermengarde of Maine Paternal Grandmother: Empress Matilda Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry I of England Paternal Great-grandmother: Edith of Scotland Mother: Eleanor of Aqui...
Philip had reached adulthood by the end of the 1190s. However, when she died without issue, Richard kept the castle, and handed it over to his seneschal, Robert of Thornham. The king was mortally wounded during the suppression of a revolt by Viscount Aimar V of Limoges in 1199, and died without legitimate heirs. The chronicler Roger of Howden ...
Philip of Cognac was born in the year 1180, son of Richard I of England and Berengaria of Navarre. He died in the year 1201. This information is part of Family tree Willemse by Frederike Willemse on Genealogy Online.
