richard coeur de lion surprised by austrian soldiers I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) King of England 6 July 1189 Duke of No
richard coeur de lion surprised by austrian soldiers I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) King of England 6 July 1189 Duke of Normandy Aquitaine Gascony, Lord of Ireland Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Maine, Nantes, Overlord of Brittany Richard the Lionheart great military leader warrior Saracens called him Melek-Ric or Malek al-Inkitar - King of England. By age 16, Richard was commanding his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father, King Henry II. Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, effectively leading the campaign after the departure of Philip Augustus and scoring considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, but was unable to reconquer Jerusalem. Although only speaking French and spending very little time in England (he lived in his Duchy of Aquitaine, in the southwest of France, preferring to use his kingdom as a source of revenue to support his armies), he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects. He remains one of the very few Kings of England remembered by his epithet, rather than regnal number, and is an enduring, iconic figure in England.
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