Timeline of King Richard the LionheartBiography of King Richard the Lionheart Timeline of Key Dates: Timeline of King Richard the Lionheart Key eventsr.1189 - 1199: Reigned as King of England: 1189 – 1199 1157: King Richard the Lionheart was born on September 8, 1157 at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England. He was the son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He had three brothers - Henry the Young King (1155–1183), Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany (1158–1186) and John (1167–1216) And three sisters Matilda, Duchess of Saxony (1156–1189), Leonora of England (1161–1214) and Joan Plantagenet (1165–1199)1168: Richard was invested with the duchy of Aquitaine 1172: Richard was invested with the duchy of Poitiers1179: Richard took mighty fortress town of Taillebourg in just two weeks due to his skills in siege warfare1179: Richard argued with his brothers and joined his father King Henry II to subdue Henry the Young King, Geoffrey and the barons 1183: June: Henry the Young King died of dysentery and Richard became heir to the throne of England1186: July: Geoffrey, son of Henry II dies in a tournament 1187: The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin, the sultan of Egypt1187: November: Richard takes the Cross as did King Philip Augustus of France and the German emperor, Frederick Barbarossa 1189: King Henry II dies on 6 July 1189 at the Chateau Chinon. King Henry II was buried Fontevraud Abbey. Richard visits the tomb 1189: Queen Eleanor was freed from prison and was to reign until Richard arrived from France 1189: 3rd of September: Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey 1189: 11th of December Richard began planning his Crusade by selling mansions and castles - he reputedly said "If I could have found a buyer I would have sold London itself." 1190: Richard appoints Hugh, Bishop of Durham, and William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex, as regents. William de Mandeville dies and is replaced by Richard's chancellor William Longchamp.1190: 4th of July: Richard embarks on the Third Crusade first stopping at Sicily1190: Richard's brother John, furious at his brother's choice of regents starts to plot against Richard 1191: May 6: Richard sails to Cyprus 1191: May 12: Married Queen Berengaria of Navarre (1170 – 1230) first-born daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre at Limassol. They had no children 1191: June 1: Richard gains control of Cypress1191: Jun 6 Richard arrived at Tyre and attacked Acre 1191: July 11: Richard gains control of Tyre1191: July: Richard recovers the city of Acre from the Saracens 1191 - 1192: King Richard remained for longer in the Holy Land than the other leaders. His campaigns against Saladin during this time gained for him the title of "Lion-hearted". But could not capture Jerusalem1192: September 2: King Richard and Saladin finally concluded a truce by the terms of which Christians were permitted to visit Jerusalem without paying tribute, that they should have free access to the holy places 1192: King Richard on his return from the Holy Land was shipwrecked off the coast of the Adriatic1192: December - The Ransom of King Richard: Travelling through Austria in disguise, he was captured by the duke of Austria, whom he had offended at the siege of Acre. The king regained his liberty only by paying a ransom equivalent to more than twice the annual revenues of England. 1194: February 4, 1194 The ransom was paid and Richard was finally released1194: During his absence, John had come close to seizing the throne but Richard forgave him, and even named him as his heir1199: Date when King Richard the Lionheart died: April 6, 1199 at Chalus, in Limousin and was buried at Fontevraud Abbey Timeline of King Richard the Lionheart Each section of this Middle Ages website addresses all topics and provides interesting facts and information about these great people and events in bygone Medieval times including the Timeline of King Richard the Lionheart. The Sitemap provides full details of all of the information and facts provided about the fascinating subject of the Middle Ages! Timeline of King Richard the Lionheart- Middle Ages era, period, life, age and times
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