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- One of his sons was Otto, afterwards the emperor Otto IV., and another was Henry (d. 1227) count palatine of the Rhine. Henry was a man of great ambition, and won his surname of “Lion” by his personal bravery.
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Henry the Lion (German: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195), also known as Henry III, Duke of Saxony (ruled 1142-1180) and Henry XII, Duke of Bavaria (ruled 1156-1180), was a member of the Welf dynasty.
On this campaign, Richard acquired the name "the Lion" or "the Lionheart" due to his noble, brave and fierce leadership.
Sep 14, 2019 · He took the heart, still warm, And brought it into the hall, Before the King and all his men. The King sat at dinner on the dais, With dukes and earls, proud in the company. The saltcellar stood on the table. Richard pressed out all the blood, And wet the heart in the salt –. The King and all his men looked on –.
King Henry was defeated in battle and surrendered to Richard. Two days later Henry died and on the July 6th 1189, Richard became King of England, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou. Richard the Lionheart. After his coronation Richard, having already taken the crusader’s vow, set out to join the Third Crusade to free the Holy Land from ...
Jun 28, 2017 · Henry's eldest surviving son, Richard I (reigned 1189-99), fulfilled his main ambition by going on crusade in 1190, leaving the ruling of England to others. After his victories over Saladin at the siege of Acre and the battles of Arsuf and Jaffa, concluded by the treaty of Jaffa (1192), Richard was returning from the Holy Land when he was ...
Richard I of England - New World Encyclopedia. Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was king of England from 1189 to 1199. In his own time, the troubadour Bertran de Born called him Oc-e-Non ( Yes-and-No ), while some later writers referred to him as Richard the Lionheart, Cœur de Lion, as he is still known in France.
May 31, 2018 · They forced Henry—who had indicated a willingness to name John his heir—to acknowledge Richard as heir to the English throne before he died in July 1189. The Crusader King Richard the Lionheart had become King of England; but his heart wasn't in the sceptred isle.
