ROYAL FAMILY TREE

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

Richard of Cornwall
1209 - 1272

Richard of Cornwall
  • Born Mon, 5 January 1209
  • Winchester Castle, Winchester
  • Died Sat, 2 April 1272
  • Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted
  • Buried
  • Hailes Abbey, Winchcombe
Details
Parents
  • King of Germany
  • Richard
  • Lived 63 years, 2 months, 28 days

In 1225, at the age of sixteen, his brother King Henry III gave him Cornwall as a birthday present, making him High Sheriff of Cornwall. Richard's revenues from Cornwall helped make him one of the wealthiest men in Europe

father

  • John
  • 1166 - 1216

mother

  • Isabella of Angoulême
  • 1186 - 1246
Siblings

Brother

Henry III
  • Henry III
  • 1207 - 1272

Sister

Joan of England
  • Joan of England
  • 1210 - 1238

Sister

Isabella of England
  • Isabella of England
  • 1214 - 1241

Sister

Eleanor of England
  • Eleanor of England
  • 1215 - 1275