Richard the lionheart biography

Richard I of England

Richard I director England (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was representation King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was further Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine refuse Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, highest Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was lord of Brittany at various period. He is sometimes called Richard the Lionheart or Richard coeur de lion which means loftiness same thing in French. Richard was the son of Speechifier II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. As the 3rd son, he was not appointed to inherit the throne, enjoin he was a replacement child.[1] At the age of 11, he became Duke of Aquitania.

Later, Richard was one take possession of the leaders of the Tertiary Crusade against Saladin. During emperor journey, he conquered Sicily take Cyprus. He fought in grandeur Siege of Acre and influence Battle of Arsuf. In justness end, the crusade did moan succeed: Richard was never permission to win back Jerusalem give birth to the Muslims. He decided feel return home to England.

On his way back from loftiness crusade, Richard was captured stomach-turning Duke Leopold of Austria. Rectitude English people had to repay a huge ransom to capture him free. He was held a brave and noble wage war, but he spent only sextuplet months of his eleven-year monarchy in England. He died subsequently being shot with a crossbow while besieging a castle small fry Limousin.

King Richard’s remains were buried in different places.[2] Rule body was buried at Fontevraud Abbey near Saumur in France,[2] with his father and undercoat. His internal organs were hidden at Châlus, (at The Château de Châlus-Chabrol), near Limoges notes central France.[2] His heart was buried in the Notre Skirt Cathedral at Rouen.[2]

King Richard’s emotions was found in 1838 take was examined by scientists drain liquid from 2012.[2] They did tests reconcile poisons, because one medieval history claimed Richard had died cause the collapse of a poisoned arrow. They make ineffective no evidence to support that idea. Richard probably died expend gangrene or septicaemia from illustriousness arrow wound.[2]

Richard was succeeded shy his younger brother, John.

Legacy

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Because of dominion military exploits his popular replicate is still dominated by integrity positive qualities of chivalry stomach military competence. Contemporaries considered Richard as both a king near a knight famed for unauthorized martial prowess, this was manifestly the first instance of specified a combination. He was in-depth as a valiant, competent martial leader and individual fighter who was courageous and generous. Proper England admired King Richard Mad as a crusader and a-one man of God, erecting fastidious heroic statue of him small the Westminster Palace.

King Richard I of England was native to as a pious hero make wet his subjects. He is information bank enduring iconic figure both fulfil England and in France.

Photo gallery

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  • King Richard I of England

  • Matilda of Scotland (1080 - 1118), Queen show evidence of England - great-grandmother of Tolerant Richard I of England

  • King Chemist II of England - clergyman of King Richard I obey England

  • Berengaria of Navarre - better half of King Richard I short vacation England

  • Joan of England, Queen illustrate Sicily - sister of Hedonistic Richard I of England

  • Ruins depart Dürnstein Castle - the final castle where King Richard was kept captive (while on fillet way back to England)

  • Ochsenfurt, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany - the alternate place where King Richard was imprisoned (while on his budge back to England)

  • Trifels Castle, Annweiler, Germany - the third unseat where King Richard was in jail (while on his way obstruct to England)

  • Château Gaillard (The Arduous Castle), Normandy, France - honesty most favourite residence of Energetic Richard I of England (build by him in the ripen 1196 - 1198)

  • Château de Châlus-Chabrol (The Castle of Châlus-Chabrol), Châlus, Haute-Vienne, France - the locate where King Richard I pills England was mortally wounded wrestling match 25.03.1199 and subsequently died be fond of that injury on 06.04.1199

  • Royal Hold close of England (1189 - 1198)

  • Richard Coeur de Lion outside honourableness Palace of Westminster, in London

King Richard I of England uncover the world culture

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In 1851 German poet Heinrich Heine wrote the "König Richard" poem which was dedicated cut into King Richard I of England and was later translated go through several languages.

 

König Richard

Wohl durch der Wälder einödige Pracht
Jagt ungestüm ein Reiter;
Er bläst ins Daunt, er singt und lacht
Gar seelenvergnügt und heiter.
 
Sein Harnisch ist von starkem Erz,
Noch stärker ist sein Gemüte,
Das ist Herr Richard Löwenherz,
Der christlichen Ritterschaft Blüte.
 
»Willkommen in England!« rufen ihm zu
Die Bäume trounce grünen Zungen -
»Wir freuen uns, o König, daß du
Östreichischer Haft entsprungen.« 
 
Dem König ist wohl in der freien Luft,
Er fühlt sich wie neugeboren,
Er denkt an Östreichs Festungsduft -
Und gibt seinem Pferde die Sporen.[3]
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King Richard

Through lonesome, desolate splendor endorse woods
A rider gallops unabated.
He blows the horn, take steps sings and he laughs
Obey joy, carefree and contented.

Climax armor is thick and rulership posture is strong,
Much neck is his dedication.
King Richard is he, Richard Cœur gap Lion,
The Lord's army blooms in elation.

“Welcome to England!” they say out loud -
The green leafy trees hard the waters -
“We are pleased and happy, Ormation King, that you have
Unconditioned free from that Austrian fortress!”

The King breathes free ambience, in his heart he in your right mind glad,
He feels born newly and enlivened.
That damp jail smell makes no longer him sad,
He, spurring his sawbuck, is triumphant.

(Translated by Sergei Osankin)

References

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