Isaac Komnenos ruler of Cyprus pleading with King Richard the Lionheart for the return of his daughter following the Third Crusade in 1194. Early in 1191, Berengaria of Navarre and Joan of England, the fiancée and sister of King Richard, were shipwrecked on Cyprus and Isaac Komnenos took them captive. In retaliation, King Richard conquered the island while on his way to Tyre and took Isaac prisoner. His daughter joined the court of King Richard and after the Third Crusade, traveled back to England with Berengaria of Navarre, now queen consort of England.

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Isaac Komnenos ruler of Cyprus pleading with King Richard the Lionheart for the return of his daughter following the Third Crusade in 1194. Early in 1191, Berengaria of Navarre and Joan of England, the fiancée and sister of King Richard, were shipwrecked on Cyprus and Isaac Komnenos took them captive. In retaliation, King Richard conquered the island while on his way to Tyre and took Isaac prisoner. Upon the deposition of her father Isaac, she joined the court of King Richard the Lionheart, and after the Third Crusade, she traveled back to England with the other ladies of his court, including Berengaria of Navarre, now queen consort of England.

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Location: CYPRUS
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