King Richard I. The Lionhearted of England^[1]

1157 - 1199  (42 years)

• Name	Richard I. The Lionhearted of England
  Prefix	King
  Born	1157	Beaumont, Oxfordshire, England   [2]
  	The third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine was born at the palace of Beaumont, in Oxfordshire, England in 1157.
  Gender	Male
  Died	Apr 06, 1199	Castle Chaluz (wounded by an arrow)
  Buried	Apr 06, 1199	Abbey of Fontevraud, Maine-et-Loire, France
  	King Richard I of England, died in France in 1199, and was buried at the abbey at Fontrevault in Maine-et-Loirre.  He was age 42.  This burial place also became his mother's burial place in 1204.
  Notes	Richard I, King of England, aka Richard Plantagenet, Count of Poitou Richard was made prisoner in Germany after the disastrous 2nd crusade in 1192, and brought before a court and accused of:      Making and alliance with Tancred of Sicily; of turning the arms of the crusade against the Christian King of Cyprus; of affronting the Duke of Austria before the battle of Acre; of obstructing the progress of the croises by his quarrels with Louis King of France; of assassinating the Marquis Conrad Prince of Tyre; and of concluding a truce with Saladin; and leaving Jerusalem in the hand of Saladin the Saracen emperor.     His mother, Eleanor of Acquitane, learns of his imprisonment, and the German court, following public outcry at his innocence, and pressure from the Pope, Henry of Germany is compelled to the consent of Richard's release, but insists that a heavy fine be paid. Eleanor imposed a tax in England and Normandy to ransom her son's freedom. "The churches and monasteries melted down their gold plate; the bishops, abbots, and nobles contributed a portion of their rents; the inferior clergy pay a tenth of their tithes; and Eleanor took this treasure to Germany and brought back her son to England. ca. 1195
  Person ID	I19379	mykindred
  Last Modified	Feb 13, 2003

  
  

  Father	King Henry II of England, *,   b. Mar 05, 1132, LeMans, France - aka Henry FitzEmpress (Longsword) ,   d. Jul 06, 1189, Chinon, France (age 57)  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England*,   b. 1122, Poitou/Aquitane, France - dtr of Duke Wm 10th ,   d. Mar 03, 1204, Abbey of Fontevraud, Maine-et-Loire, France  (Age 82 years)
  Married	May 18, 1152	Bordeau, France   [3]
  	Shortly after her divorce from King Louis of France, Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II of England on the first day of May 1152 at Bordeaux, France.
  Family ID	F6775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice of France,   b. Aft 1160,   d. Bef 1191, England - at court of Henry I  (Age < 29 years)
  Family ID	F6944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Berengaria of Navarre,   b. 1165, Navarre - dtr of Sancho the Wise ,   d. circa 1230, LeMans, Maine, France ?  (Age 65 years)
  Married	May 1191	Limassol, Cyprus   [4]
  Family ID	F7389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S580] Gedcom - Rein-Shwayder, Carol. [S365] Bloss, C.A. - Heroines of the Crusades publ. 1853, Bloss page 156. [S365] Bloss, C.A. - Heroines of the Crusades publ. 1853, Bloss page 147. [S578] Webster's Biographical Dictionary, Webster's Biog. Dict. page 139.