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{{Infobox Monarch | name=Richard I

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| title= By the Grace of God, King of the English<br>and Duke of the Normans and Aquitanians<br>and Count of the Angevins

| image=[[Image:Richard coeurdelion g.jpg|thumb|Richard I. (from a 12th century Codex)]]

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| date1= [[July 6]], [[1189]]

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| date2= [[April 6]], [[1199]]

{{Plantagenets}}

| coronation= [[September 3]], [[1189]]

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| queen= [[Berengaria of Navarre]]<br>(c. [[1165]]/ [[1170]] -[[1230]])

| royal_house= [[Plantagenet]]

| father= [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] ([[1133]]-[[1189]])

| mother= [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] ([[1124]]-[[1204]])

| issue= Died without legitimate posterity

| date_of_birth= [[September 8]], [[1157]]

| place_of_birth= [[Beaumont Palace]], [[Oxford]]

| date_of_death= [[April 6]], [[1199]]

| place_of_death= [[Châlus]], in [[Limousin]]

| place_of_burial= [[Fontevraud Abbey]]

|}}

'''Richard I''' ([[September 8]], [[1157]] &ndash; [[April 6]], [[1199]]) was [[British Monarchs|King]] of [[England]] from [[1189]] to [[1199]]. He was often referred to as '''Richard the Lionheart''', '''Cœur de Lion'''. He was considered a hero in his day by his countrymen and has often been portrayed as one in works of literature.