Couer De Lion, Richard I
| Birth Name | Couer De Lion, Richard I |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 42 years, 3 months, 5 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Burial | Fontevraud Abbey |
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| Birth | 1157 | Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England |
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| Death | 1199-04-06 | Chalus, Limousin |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Curtmandle, Henry King, II | 1133-03-05 | 1189-07-06 | |
| Mother | Aquitaine, Eleanor of | 1123 | 1204-03-03 | |
| Brother | Curtmandle, William | 1152-08-17 | 1156-04-00 | |
| Brother | Curtmandle, Henry The Young King King Of England | 1155-02-28 | 1183-06-11 | |
| Sister | Curtmandle, Matilda (Maud) | 1156 | 1189-06-28 | |
| Couer De Lion, Richard I | 1157 | 1199-04-06 | ||
| Brother | , Geoffrey Duke of Brittany | 1158-09-23 | 1186-08-19 | |
| Sister | , Eleanor | 1162-10-13 | 1214-10-31 | |
| Sister | Plantagenet, Joan | 1165-10-00 | 1199-09-04 | |
| Brother | Lackland, John King Of England | 1167-12-24 | 1216-10-19 |
Families
| Family of Couer De Lion, Richard I and , Berengaria of Navarre | ||
| Unknown | Partner | , Berengaria of Navarre ( * + ... ) |
Narrative
a.k.a.: Richard the Lion Hearted; Reign: 1189-99; When he was aninfant, Richard was betrothed to a daughter of the French kingLouis VII and in 1172 he was given the duchy of Aquitaine inFrance (his mother's inheritance). When he became king ofEngland, he set out on the Third Crusade with Philip II, king ofFrance (son of Louis VII). The Crusade was a failure. As king,Richard had chosen able ministers to whom he left most mattersof administration. Under his rule, however, England sufferedheavy taxation, levied to support his expeditions. Sometimescruel, sometimes magnanimous, and always courageous, Richard waswell versed in the knightly accomplishments of his age and wasalso a poet. He was to become the hero of many legendary tales.