King Richard The 1. (Richard Lionheart) of House Plantagenet (Duke of Normandy, Gascony and Aquitaine, Lord of Cypres, Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes)
Richard The 1., known as Richard Lionheart, was born on September 8th, 1157. Richard Lionheart's father was
King Henry The 2. (Henry Curtmantle, Henry FitzEmpress) of House Plantagenet and his mother was
Queen Consort Eleanor of House Ramnulfids. His paternal grandparents were
Count Geoffrey of House Plantagenet and
Empress Mathilda (Empress Maud) of House Normandy. He had two brothers and two sisters, named
Henry The Young King,
John Lackland,
Eleanor and
Joan. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 41 on April 6th, 1199.