Richard Coeur de Lion

Definitions of Richard Coeur de Lion
  1. noun
    son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)
    synonyms: Richard I, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Richard the Lionheart
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    King of England, King of Great Britain
    the sovereign ruler of England
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