Richard Lionheart
King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. Named Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Corfu | "Disguised as a Knight Templar, Richard sailed from Corfu with four attendants" | |
| Dubrovnik | "In the bay of Dubrovnik is the 72-hectare wooded island of Lokrum, where according to legend, Richard the Lionheart was cast ashore after being shipwrecked in 1192." (Wiki) | |
| Loire Valley | Crossed Tours with his army | |
| Old City of Acre | Landed 1191 | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | He spent three months at the abbey of Vézelay in 1190. – It was in the church Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand in Poitiers that in June 1172, Richard the Lionheart received from the hands of the local bishop and the archbishop of Bordeaux the insignia of ducal power. – In 1193, Richard the Lionheart visited the tomb of Saint Leonard, situated in the Saint Leonard Church in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | |
| Vézelay | Spent three months at the abbey in 1190 | |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | Prisoner at Duernstein | |
| Westminster | Crowned |
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