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Also Known As Richard the Lionhearted • Richard Coeur de Lion • Richard IV of Normandy • Richard the Lionheart
Born September 8, 1157 • Oxford • England
Died April 6, 1199 (aged 41) • Aquitaine • France
Title / Office king (1189-1199), England
House / Dynasty house of Plantagenet
Notable Family Members father Henry II • mother Eleanor of Aquitaine • brother John • brother Henry the Young King • brother Geoffrey IV
Role In Battle of Arsūf • Battle of Jaffa • Third Crusade

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