King Richard I 'Coeur De Lion' (of England)1,2

M, #5277, b. 13 September 1157, d. 6 April 1199
Father*King Henry II "Curt Mantle" Plantagenet of England1 b. 5 Mar 1133, d. 6 Jul 1189
Mother*Queen Eleanor (of Aquitaine)1 b. 1121/22, d. 31 Mar 1204
Relationship22nd great-granduncle of Robert Michael Damon
Reference8XJ3-VQ

Names and Titles

Titled: King of England (Richard I) from 1189 to 1199.1
King Richard I 'Coeur De Lion' (of England) was born on 13 September 1157 at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.2 He was the son of King Henry II "Curt Mantle" Plantagenet of England and Queen Eleanor (of Aquitaine).1 King Richard I 'Coeur De Lion' (of England) married Berengaria (of Navarre), daughter of King Sancho VI (of Navarre) and Princess Sancha (of Castile), on 12 May 1191 in Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus.2,1 King Richard I 'Coeur De Lion' (of England) died on 6 April 1199 in Chalus, France, at age 41.2 He was buried in Fontevrault L'ab, France.2
He became King of England in 1189 replacing King Henry II "Curt Mantle" Plantagenet of England.1 Richard I 'Coeur De Lion''s father King Henry II "Curt Mantle" Plantagenet of England died on 6 July 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France.3
King Richard I 'Coeur De Lion' (of England) was replaced as King of England by King John "Lackland" (of England) in 1199.1

Family of King Richard I 'Coeur De Lion' (of England) and Berengaria (of Navarre), daughter of King Sancho VI (of Navarre) and Princess Sancha (of Castile),

ChartsEnglish Royalty
English Royalty (Indented)
Last Edited7 Aug 2003

Citations

  1. [S205] The Continenetal Dynasties 1066-1216, online http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/trees/continen.pdf. Hereinafter cited as The Continenetal Dynasties.
  2. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.
  3. [S7] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners, Fourth Edition, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, 2002). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as Royalty for Commoners, 4th Edition.