Richard I "Coeur de Lion", King of England

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• History: 1169; A marriage contract was drawn up for Richard to wed Alice, Princess of France, the daughter of Louis VII, King of France and Constance of Castile. In March 1190, Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France.
• Title(s): 1170; He became the Duke of Aquitane.
• History: 1173; In 1173, he joined with his brothers in a revolt against his father, which ended the next year. He then set about establishing his authority in the Aquitaine. In 1177, King Louis demanded that he marry the Princess Alice, and the matter was submitted to arbitration. With his brother, Henry's, death in 1183, he became the heir to the throne of England. Henry II called him to give Aquitaine to his brother John. This lead to another war, which Henry II won. In 1187, King Phillip Augustus lead an army into Barry and besieged John and Richard at Châteauroux. The nobles intervened and prevented an all out battle.
• Reign: From 1189 to 1199; King of England
• Crowned: 3 Sep 1189, Westminster Abbey, London, England
• Military: 11 Dec 1189; On 11 December 1189, Richard left England on the Third Crusade. While he helped defeat the Moslems at the Battle of Arsuf, they were not strong enough to win Jerusalem. He made peace with Saladin and was allowed to visit Jerusalem. On his return from the Crusade, he was imprisoned by the Duke of Austria. In 1194, upon the payment of a large ransom, he was released. He arrived back in England 13 March 1194.
• Married: 12 May 1191, Limassol, Cyprus; Berengara of Navarre, the daughter of Sancho VI, King of Navarre and Sancha, Infanta of Castile. She was born in 1163 in Navarre, Spain. [Berengara, married Richard I, King of England, at age 33] She died in 1230 .

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Angevin king of England

He was also Duke of Normandy; Duke of Aquitaine; and Count of Poitou.