Web Cards April 2016 - Person Sheet
NameBerengaria of NAVARRE 
Birthbet 1165-1170, Navarre
Death23 Dec 1230, Le Mans France
Spouses
Birth8 Sep 1157, Beaumont Palace Oxford
Death6 Apr 1199, Chalus Limousin France
FatherKing Of England Henry 11 PLANTAGANET (1132-1189)
MotherDuchess Of Aquitane Eleanor (~1122-)
Marriage12 May 1191, Chapelry Of St George Limosol
Notes for Richard The Lionheart (Spouse 1)
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was known as Cur de Lion, or Richard the Lionheart, even before his accession, because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. The Saracens called him Melek-Ric or Malek al-Inkitar - King of England.
By the age of sixteen Richard was commanding his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father, King Henry II. Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, effectively leading the campaign after the departure of Philip Augustus and scoring considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, but was unable to reconquer Jerusalem.
Although speaking only French and spending very little time in England (he lived in his Duchy of Aquitaine in the southwest of France, preferring to use his kingdom as a source of revenue to support his armies), he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects. He remains one of the very few Kings of England remembered by his epithet, rather than regnal number, and is an enduring, iconic figure in England. Richard's contemporaneous image was that of a king who was also a knight, and that was apparently the first such instance of this combination. He was known as a valiant and competent military leader and individual fighter: courageous and generous. That reputation has come down through the ages and defines the popular image of Richard. He left an indelible imprint on the imagination extending to the present, in large part because of his military exploits. This is reflected in Steven Runciman's final verdict of Richard I: "he was a bad son, a bad husband and a bad king, but a gallant and splendid soldier." ("History of the Crusades" Vol. III) meanwhile, Muslim writers during the Crusades period and after wrote of him: 'Never have we had to face a bolder or more subtle opponent.' Stubbs, William, "'The Constitutional History of England, vol. 1, pp.550- 551Abbott, Jacob, History of King Richard the First of England, Harper & Brothers 1877 Richard I. by Jacob Abbot, New York and London Harper & Brothers 190 Richard I. by Jacob Abbott, New York and London Harper & Brothers 1902 Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Richard I". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
By the age of sixteen Richard was commanding his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father, King Henry II. Richard was a central Christian commander during the Third Crusade, effectively leading the campaign after the departure of Philip Augustus and scoring considerable victories against his Muslim counterpart, Saladin, but was unable to reconquer Jerusalem.
Although speaking only French and spending very little time in England (he lived in his Duchy of Aquitaine in the southwest of France, preferring to use his kingdom as a source of revenue to support his armies), he was seen as a pious hero by his subjects. He remains one of the very few Kings of England remembered by his epithet, rather than regnal number, and is an enduring, iconic figure in England. Richard's contemporaneous image was that of a king who was also a knight, and that was apparently the first such instance of this combination. He was known as a valiant and competent military leader and individual fighter: courageous and generous. That reputation has come down through the ages and defines the popular image of Richard. He left an indelible imprint on the imagination extending to the present, in large part because of his military exploits. This is reflected in Steven Runciman's final verdict of Richard I: "he was a bad son, a bad husband and a bad king, but a gallant and splendid soldier." ("History of the Crusades" Vol. III) meanwhile, Muslim writers during the Crusades period and after wrote of him: 'Never have we had to face a bolder or more subtle opponent.' Stubbs, William, "'The Constitutional History of England, vol. 1, pp.550- 551Abbott, Jacob, History of King Richard the First of England, Harper & Brothers 1877 Richard I. by Jacob Abbot, New York and London Harper & Brothers 190 Richard I. by Jacob Abbott, New York and London Harper & Brothers 1902 Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Richard I". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.