ROYAL FAMILY TREE

Tracing the family history of the English and Scottish Royal Family back over 1000 years

Richard I
1157 - 1199

Richard I
  • Born Sun, 8 September 1157
  • Beaumont Palace, Oxford
  • Died Tue, 6 April 1199
  • Châlus
  • Buried
  • Fontevraud Abbey, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Details
Parents
    • King of England
    • Thu, 6 July 1189 - Tue, 6 April 1199
    • Crowned Sun, 3 September 1189 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster
    • Reigned 9 years, 9 months
  • King
  • Richard Coeur de Lion
  • Lived 41 years, 6 months, 29 days

Spent less than six months in England as King. Most of his reign was spent on Crusade, in captivity, or defending his lands in France.

father

  • Henry II
  • 1133 - 1189

mother

  • Eleanor of Aquitaine
  • 1122 - 1204
Siblings

Brother

William IX
  • William IX
  • 1153 - 1156

Brother

Henry the Young King
  • Henry the Young King
  • 1155 - 1183

Sister

Matilda of England
  • Matilda of England
  • 1156 - 1189

Brother

Geoffrey II
  • Geoffrey II
  • 1158 - 1186

Sister

Eleanor of England
  • Eleanor of England
  • 1161 - 1214

Sister

Joan of England
  • Joan of England
  • 1165 - 1199

Brother

John
  • John
  • 1166 - 1216
Family

Wife

Berengaria of Navarre
  • Berengaria of Navarre
  • 1165 - 1230
  • Married Sunday, 12 May 1191
  • at Chapel of St. George , Limassol
  • Groom was 33 Bride was 25
  • Marriage lasted 7 years, 10 months, 25 days
  • Ended on death of Husband