Richard I 'Lion Hearted' King of England
Richard I 'Lion Hearted' King of was born on September 8th, 1157 in de Beaumont Palace, Oxfordshire, England. Richard I 'Lion Hearted' King of's father was Henry II Curtmantle King of England and his mother was Eleanor of Aquitaine. His paternal grandparents were Geoffrey V Plantagenet Count of Anjou and Matilda 'The Empress' of England; his maternal grandparents were Guillaume X Duc D'aquitaine and Eleanor Chatellerault De Rochfoucauld. He had four brothers and three sisters, named William, Henry Duc De Normandie of, Geoffrey Ii, John I 'Lackland' King of, Matilda of, Eleanor and Joan. He had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named John, William Plantagenet, Morgan of, William '1st Earl of Salsbury', Eleanor Princess of England, Matilda of, Hugh and Ela. He died at the age of 41 on April 6th, 1199 in Chalus, France.General Notes
Richard I 'Coeur de Lion', King of England was born on 8 September 1157 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
He was the son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Eleanor, Duchesse d'Aquitaine.
He married Berengaria de Navarre, daughter of Sancho VI, Rey de Navarre and Sanchia de Castilla, on 12 May 1191 in Chapel of St. George, Limassol, Cyprus.
He died on 6 April 1199 at age 41 in Chalus, Limousin, France.
He was buried in Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud, Berri, France.
Richard I 'Coeur de Lion', King of England gained the title of Duc d'Aquitaine in 1172.
He succeeded to the title of King Richard I of England on 6 July 1189.
He was crowned King of England on 3 September 1189 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England, and styled 'Rex Anglaie, Dux Normanniae et Aquitainaie et Comes Andegavaie.
He spent his youth in France training as a soldier and later fought his father, Henry II, in England.
In fact, he spent only six months of his reign in England.
He married Berengaria of Naverre when on a Crusade in 1191.
During this Crusade he captured Cyprus.
On his way home he was taken prisoner in Austria and held to ransom.
There is a nice legend that his faithful minstrel Blondel went from castle to castle strumming the notes of his master's favourite melody.
Upon reaching the place of the King's imprisonment he was delighted to hear the answering response from his master's harp.
Richard spent only two short periods of his reign in England, the rest of time he was away on Crusades or in France.
He was impetuous, brave and forgiving but had no political aptitude.
Child of Richard I 'Coeur de Lion', King of England and Joan de St. Pol"
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Child of Richard I 'Coeur de Lion', King of England: Philip, Lord de Cognac d. a 1201
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.BET 1033 AND 1043 in Anjou, , France d.14 Apr 1109 in Anjou, , France
- b.1092 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem, Israel
- b.~ 1059 in Of, Montfort, Eure, France d.14 Feb 1117 in , Fontrevault, , France
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.03 Sep 1151 in Chateau Du, , , France
- b.1062 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.11 Jul 1110 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France,
- b.1096 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France1 d.1126 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1055 in Chateau Du, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Mar 1099 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
- b.05 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- b.~ 1004 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandie, France d.06 Aug 1028 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise,Normandy d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville,Rouen,Normandy
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.~ 1050 in Grestain, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, , England d.01 Dec 1135 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1012 d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, , , France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen,Normandy
- b.~ 1009 in France d.08 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in London, Middlesex, , England d.10 Sep 1169 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.1001 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland d.14 Aug 1040 in Elgin, Moray, , Scotland
- b.1031 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
- b.1009 in , Northumberland, , England d.1040 in , , , Scotland
- b.1080 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.1016 in , , Wessex, England d.19 Apr 1057 in London, Middlesex, England , bur St Paul's Cathedral
- b.1046 in Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
- b.1025 in Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany d.13 Jul 1054 in London, Middlesex, , England
- b.08 Sep 1157 in de Beaumont Palace, Oxfordshire, England d.06 Apr 1199 in Chalus, France
- b.1099 d.09 Apr 1137
- b.1121 in Chateau de Belin, Guienne. France d.01 Mar 1204 in Fontevraud Abbey, Berri, France
- b.1103 d.>Mar 1130
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They had a daughter named Phillip Lord of.
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