HyperDic: richard_coeur_de_lion

English > 1 sense of the expression Richard Coeur de Lion:
NOUNperson Richard Coeur de Lion, Richard I, Richard the Lionheart, Richard the Lion-Heartedson of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199
English > Richard Coeur de Lion: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningson of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home / home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199).
SynonymsRichard I, Richard the Lionheart, Richard the Lion-Hearted
Instance ofKing of England, King of Great BritainThe sovereign ruler of England
Member ofPlantagenet, Plantagenet lineThe family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
SpanishRicardo Corazón de León

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