Surname: Plantagenet Forename(s): Richard b. 8 September 1157. d. 6 April 1199. Nationality: English. VIAF.
King of England (1189-1199), songwriter, and poet. Third son of Henry II of England
and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Married Berengaria of Navarre on 12 May 1191. Travelled
through Europe and Asia on crusade (1190-1192). Composed poetry while imprisoned in
Germany by Leopold of Austria and Emperor Heinrich VI (1192-1193). Succeeded by his
brother King John. Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)