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Definition of Richard I
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).
Group relationships: Plantagenet, Plantagenet Line
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Richard I
Literary usage of Richard I
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"RICHARD. I will go. I have still a word with your aunt. ... My dear lord, I do
believe in my heart that I love you, and if so, I RICHARD. I say ..."
2. Biographia juridica. A biographical dictionary of the judges of England from by Edward Foss (1870)
"In the same year, and until 1 Richard I., he was sheriff of Lincolnshire ...
In 1 Richard I., aleo, he was one of the justices itinerant in the counties of ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"In what work can I find the fullest and most trustworthy account of the Crusaders
of the time of Richard I., and especially of the Knights Templar ? ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"Richard I (1189-1199); c. John (1199-1216); d. Henry III (1216-1272); e. ...
From Henry II the crown descended to his eldest son, Richard I, ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"298- 299), but cannot have had time to act in that capacity before, ' hastening
with a great train and full of pride' to meet the new king, Richard I, ..."
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