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Richard I of England

Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 to 6 April 1199. He was known as Richard the Lionheart, or Cœur de Lion even before his accession because of his military reputation. Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade and remains one of the very few Kings of England remembered by reputation, not number.
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Richard I

Noun
1. son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)
(synonym) Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard the Lionheart, Richard the Lion-Hearted
(hypernym) King of England, King of Great Britain
(member-holonym) Plantagenet, Plantagenet line

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