Sons of the Lion - A Richard I Timeline
Richard I
Richard I of England (1157 – 1199) was the king of England from 1189 to 1199. He is sometimes called Richard the Lionheart. Richard was the son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. As the third son and not expected to inherit the throne, he was a replacement child.In 1168 he became Duke of Aquitaine.
Richard was one of the leaders of the Third Crusade against Saladin, which never actually succeeded. During his journey, he conquered Sicily and Cyprus. He fought in the Battle of Acre and the Battle of Arsuf. In the end, as he was unable to win back Jerusalem from the Muslims, he decided to return back home to England. On his way back from the Crusade, Richard was captured by the Germans and the English people had to pay a huge ransom to set him free. He was considered a very brave and noble king, but he did not spend a lot of time in England - only six months of his eleven year reign were spent in his country.
Ida of Boulogne, his wife gave birth to a four sons, (Henry(1192), Geoffrey(1194) and William(1196)) and Stephen the Posthumous(1199) and two daughters, (Alix(1189) and Matilda(1193)), he married Ida of Boulogne instead of his betrothed Alix of France on 1188.
On 1195 he had an arranges for an alliance of England and Aragon against France, on 1196, marrying his niece Berengaria of Castile to Peter II of Aragon, her suitors, Alfonso IX and Conrad of Swabia were compensated, Alfonso IX married Matilda of Brittany(1185) and Conrad of Swabia married Eleanor of Brittany(1184), daughters of his deceased brother Geoffrey of Brittany, this would lead to the Aragonese to acquire Castile on the death of Berengaria’s two brothers.
He died on March of 1199 after being shot with a crossbow during a siege on a castle. His remains were buried at different places. His body was buried at Fontevraud Abbey near Saumur in France, as are his father and mother. His internal organs were buried at Chalus, near Limoges in central France. His heart was buried in the Notre Dame Cathedral at Rouen.
His children would remain on Normandy, Philip would recognize the rights of the children to the lands in France and crown of England, however, John would usurp the Kingdom of England.
Richard I
Richard I of England (1157 – 1199) was the king of England from 1189 to 1199. He is sometimes called Richard the Lionheart. Richard was the son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. As the third son and not expected to inherit the throne, he was a replacement child.In 1168 he became Duke of Aquitaine.
Richard was one of the leaders of the Third Crusade against Saladin, which never actually succeeded. During his journey, he conquered Sicily and Cyprus. He fought in the Battle of Acre and the Battle of Arsuf. In the end, as he was unable to win back Jerusalem from the Muslims, he decided to return back home to England. On his way back from the Crusade, Richard was captured by the Germans and the English people had to pay a huge ransom to set him free. He was considered a very brave and noble king, but he did not spend a lot of time in England - only six months of his eleven year reign were spent in his country.
Ida of Boulogne, his wife gave birth to a four sons, (Henry(1192), Geoffrey(1194) and William(1196)) and Stephen the Posthumous(1199) and two daughters, (Alix(1189) and Matilda(1193)), he married Ida of Boulogne instead of his betrothed Alix of France on 1188.
On 1195 he had an arranges for an alliance of England and Aragon against France, on 1196, marrying his niece Berengaria of Castile to Peter II of Aragon, her suitors, Alfonso IX and Conrad of Swabia were compensated, Alfonso IX married Matilda of Brittany(1185) and Conrad of Swabia married Eleanor of Brittany(1184), daughters of his deceased brother Geoffrey of Brittany, this would lead to the Aragonese to acquire Castile on the death of Berengaria’s two brothers.
He died on March of 1199 after being shot with a crossbow during a siege on a castle. His remains were buried at different places. His body was buried at Fontevraud Abbey near Saumur in France, as are his father and mother. His internal organs were buried at Chalus, near Limoges in central France. His heart was buried in the Notre Dame Cathedral at Rouen.
His children would remain on Normandy, Philip would recognize the rights of the children to the lands in France and crown of England, however, John would usurp the Kingdom of England.
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