King Richard I of England

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Succeeded this king, his father, in 1189	Henry II
Richard gained this nickname due his reputation as a great military leader	Cœur de Lion
Was an important military commander in this religious war	Third Crusade
... which ended when he signed a peace treaty with this Muslim ruler	Saladin
Imprisoned by Henry VI, leader of this medieval empire, on his way back to England	Holy Roman Empire
... who demanded 150,000 marks as ransom, equal to this weight of silver	100,000 pounds
Richard's mother, an extremely wealthy and powerful duchess, raised the ransom	Eleanor of Aquitaine
He adopted three lions as his coat of arms - which possibly represented these regions of his kingdom	England
	Normandy
	Aquitaine
Richard (possibly) spent just how many months in England during his reign	6
One of Richard's greatest military achievements was the conquest of this Mediterranean island	Cyprus
Following his release, Richard waged war against this French king who had taken part of Normandy during the imprisonment	Philip II
In 1198, Richard took this phrase meaning 'God and my Right' as his motto - still used by the British monarchy today	Dieu et mon Droit
Richard died in 1199, following a wound inflicted by this weapon	Crossbow

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