Richard I of England Timeline

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8 Sep 1157 CE

Birth of Richard I of England, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine
1173 CE

Future Richard I of England, his brother Henry and Geoffrey, the Count of Brittany engage the support of Louis VII, king of France, and rebel against the Henry II of England
1188 CE - 1189 CE

Future Richard I of England, his brother future King John of England and Philip II of France rebel against Henry II of England
1189 CE - 1199 CE

Reign of Richard I (The Lionheart), king of England.
1189 CE

Richard I of England, with Frederick I Barbarossa and Philip II of France, leads the Third Crusade.
1189 CE - 1192 CE

The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.
1189 CE

Henry II of England is obliged to declare his son Richard as his heir.
2 Sep 1189 CE

Richard I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
5 Dec 1189 CE

The quitclaim of Canterbury is signed between Richard I of England and William I of Scotland returning to Scotland its independence from the English crown.
1190 CE

Richard I of England captures Messina on Sicily during the Third Crusade.
May 1191 CE

Richard I of England captures Cyprus during the Third Crusade.
Jun 1191 CE

The Crusader armies of Philip II of France and Richard I of England arrive at the siege of Acre.
12 Jul 1191 CE

Richard I of England captures Acre during the Third Crusade.
20 Aug 1191 CE

Richard I of England orders the execution of 2,500 Muslim prisoners after the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.
7 Sep 1191 CE

Richard I of England defeats Saladin's army at Arsuf during the Third Crusade.
Jan 1192 CE

The Crusader army led by Richard I of England arrives within sight of Jerusalem but decides not to attack for fear of a counter-attack by Saladin.
Aug 1192 CE

Richard I of England retakes Jaffa from Saladin during the Third Crusade.
Oct 1192 CE

Richard I of England, returning home from the Third Crusade is shipwrecked and eventually imprisoned by the German emperor Henry VI.
1194 CE

Richard I of England, on payment of a ransom, is freed from imprisonment by the German emperor Henry VI.
1194 CE - 1199 CE

Richard I of England campaigns in France against the French king Philip II.
Apr 1194 CE

Richard I of England returns to England and nominates his brother John as his official successor.
1198 CE

Chateau Gaillard in Normandy, France is built by Richard I of England.
6 Apr 1199 CE

Richard I of England is killed while besieging the castle of Châlus in France.
27 May 1199 CE

King John of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.