Full Name: Richard I
Profession: King of England
Nationality:
English
Biography: King of England for ten years from 1189 to 1199.
Born: September 8, 1157
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Star Sign: Virgo
Died: April 6, 1199 (aged 41)
Cause of Death: Infection after being wounded by a crossbow
Articles and Photos
The Most Expensive Divorce in History
Beautiful and rich, Eleanor of Aquitaine had one fault according to the King of France: she had not produced a son. So on this day they were divorced.
March 21, 1152Enter King John – England's Worst-Ever Monarch
Most historians have difficulty finding a good word to say about King John who was born on this day and by general agreement ranks as England’s worst monarch.
December 24, 1167The Queen Who Never Saw Her Realm
Born in Spain, married in Cyprus, died in France, this wife of a warrior king was never to set foot in the land where she was hailed as Queen.
May 12, 1191Lionheart Richard, The Stranger King
Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood’s king is considered one of the great English monarchs. Yet he cost his country a fortune and barely lived there.
April 6, 1199
Married Life
- 1191-05-12 Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus
Historical Events
- 1189-07-06 Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England, upon the death of King Henry II
- 1189-09-03 Richard the Lionheart is crowned in Westminster. 30 Jews are massacred after the coronation - Richard ordered the perpetrators be executed
- 1191-06-08 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade
- 1191-07-12 English King Richard I the Lionheart and Crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine
- 1191-08-20 Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko
- 1191-09-07 Third Crusade: Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the Battle of Arsuf
- 1192-09-02 Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade
- 1192-09-21 English King Richard I the Lion hearted, captured by Leopold V, Duke of Austria
- 1192-10-09 Richard I of England, the Lion Heart, leaves Jerusalem in disguise
- 1192-12-20 Richard the Lionhearted captured in Vienna
- 1194-02-04 100,000 ransom is paid for Richard I, King of England
- 1194-05-02 King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter
- 1199-03-25 King Richard I (the Lion Heart) of England, is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leads to his death on April 6
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