Richard I, 'The Lionheart' PLANTAGENET, King of England

1157 - 1199  (41 years)

• Name	Richard I, 'The Lionheart' PLANTAGENET  [1]
  Suffix	King of England
  Birth	8 Sep 1157	Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	although born in Oxford, he spoke no English as an adult.
  Gender	Male
  Success1	2 Sep 1189  [6, 7]
  	his father as King of England, Duke of Normandy and Lord of Ireland. He was crowned that same day in Westminster Abbey. Richard spent only 10 months of his 10 year reign in England. He was totally absent for the last five years of his reign. Role: Principal 2
  Success1	2 Sep 1189  [6, 7]
  	his father as King of England, Duke of Normandy and Lord of Ireland. He was crowned that same day in Westminster Abbey. Richard spent only 10 months of his 10 year reign in England. He was totally absent for the last five years of his reign.
  Death	6 Apr 1199	Limousin, France   [2, 8]
  	from an arrow wound during the siege of Chalus.
  Burial	the Abbey of Fontevraud, France   [2]
  Person ID	I66350	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry II PLANTAGENET, King of England,   b. 5 Mar 1133, Le Mans,, France d. 6 Jul 1189, near Tours, France (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Elâeonore, Princess of Aquitaine,   b. 1122, the Ombriere Palace, Bordeaux, France d. 1 Apr 1204, Fontevraud, France (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1152	the Cathedral of Saint Pierre, Poitiers, France   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Berengaria, of Navarre,   b. Abt 1163, Pamplona,, Navarre d. Aft 1230, L-Épau Abbey, near Le Mans, France (Age ~ 68 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1191	the Chapel of St. George, Limassol, Cyprus   [6, 7, 11, 12]
  	Berengaria never set foot on English soil, never spoke English, saw very little of Richard, and bore no children from this marriage
  Family ID	F1457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Joan, De St. Pol
  Children	1. Fulk (?) PLANTAGENET
  Family ID	F35892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 3
  Children	1. Philip PLANTAGENET, Lord of Cognac   d. Aft 1201
  Family ID	F35893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Photos

  royal arms of king richard i Royal Arms of England, used by Richard I, 'The Lionheart', Plantagenet (1157-1199)

  
  

• Sources

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