Noun: Richard the Lion-Hearted
- 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)
- Richard I of England, Richard I, Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard the Lionheart
Type of: King of England, King of Great Britain
Part of: Plantagenet, Plantagenet line
Encyclopedia: Richard the Lion-Hearted