Richard, I King of England Duke of Normany Duke of Aquitaine Duke of Gascony Lord of Cyprus Count of Poitiers Anjou Maine and Nan

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Richard I Plantagenet King of England

Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony; Lord of Cyprus; Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes; and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and seemed unlikely to become king, but his two elder brothers predeceased their father. Richard is known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Quor de lion)[1] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior.[2] The troubadour Bertran de Born also called him Richard Oc-e-Non (Occitan for Yes and No), possibly from a reputation for terseness.[3] Richard I Effigy (c. 1199) of Richard I at Fontevraud Abbey, Anjou