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Richard I of England

1157 - 1199

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Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Quor de Lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony; Lord of Cyprus; Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes; and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard I of England has received more than 12,270,585 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2019). Richard I of England is the 76th most popular politician (down from 70th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Politician.

Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, was King of England from 1189 until his death. He was the second monarch of the House of Plantagenet, and he spent much of his reign defending his lands in France.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard I of England ranks 76 out of 15,577Before him are Muammar Gaddafi, Ronald Reagan, Frederick the Great, Darius the Great, Murad III, and Ivan the Terrible. After him are Napoleon III, Joe Biden, Ashoka, Hirohito, Selim I, and Trajan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1157, Richard I of England ranks 1After him are Alfonso II of Aragon, Tomoe Gozen, Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders, and Alexander Neckam. Among people deceased in 1199, Richard I of England ranks 1After him are Minamoto no Yoritomo, Stefan Nemanja, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Khaqani, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Geng Ding, Michael the Syrian, and Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard I of England ranks 24 out of 7,765Before him are Agatha Christie (1890), Alan Turing (1912), Margaret Thatcher (1925), Alexander Graham Bell (1847), Mary I of England (1516), and Alfred Hitchcock (1899). After him are Charles Dickens (1812), James Cook (1728), Alexander Fleming (1881), Anne Boleyn (1501), John Maynard Keynes (1883), and Mary, Queen of Scots (1542).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard I of England ranks 7Before him are Elizabeth I of England (1533), Winston Churchill (1874), Queen Victoria (1819), Richard III of England (1452), Margaret Thatcher (1925), and Mary I of England (1516). After him are Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), Mary II of England (1662), John Major (1943), Oliver Cromwell (1599), Alfred the Great (849), and Henry VII of England (1457).