# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-i-of-england
# Generated: 2026-08-31T20:02:55.578Z

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name: "Richard I of England"
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description: "A king who barely lived in his kingdom. Richard spent perhaps six months of his ten-year reign in England, treating it as a treasury for his wars abroad while crusading, sitting in captivity, and defending French territories — yet became the enduring symbol of English kingship for four centuries after his death."
tagline: "King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199)"
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birthDate: "1157-09-08"
deathDate: "1199-04-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 8 September 1157, the third of five sons to Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard wasn't expected to inherit the crown until his older brothers died before their father. By 16 he commanded his own army, crushing rebellions in Poitou. He became King of England in 1189 and almost immediately left for the Third Crusade, where he led Christian forces after Philip II of France withdrew and scored victories against Saladin — but never retook Jerusalem. He spent most of his adult life in Aquitaine, spoke French and Occitan, and after his accession devoted his reign to crusading, imprisonment, and defending the Angevin Empire's French lands. He died 6 April 1199, having been seen by contemporaries as the model of chivalry, later dismissed by historians as a king who milked England for cash, and now reconsidered as an iconic figure whose legend outlasted the anachronism.