Essay Galaxy - Richard The Lion Hearted
Born: 8th September 1157 at Beaumont Palace, Oxford
Died: 6th April 1199 at Chalus, Aquitaine
Buried: Fontevrault Abbey, Anjou
Parents: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Siblings: William, Henry, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleanor, Joan & John
Crowned: 2nd September 1189 at Westminster Abbey, Middlesex
Married: 12th May 1191 at Limassol, Cyprus
Spouse: Berengia daughter of Sancho VI, King of Navarre
Offspring: None
Richard Plantagenet (also known as "Richard the lion hearted") was born on
September 8th in the year 1157 CE. Although born in Oxfordshire England,
Richard was a child of Aquitaine a part of Southern France. His language was
not English and throughout his life he spoke little of it.
He had four brothers and three sisters, the first of....
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