Rich·ard I 
(rĭchərd) Known as "Coeur de Lion" or or "the Lion-Hearted." 1157-1199.
(rĭchərd) Known as "Coeur de Lion" or or "the Lion-Hearted." 1157-1199. King of England (1189-1199). A leader of the Third Crusade (1190-1192), he was captured in Austria (1192) and held as a prisoner by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI until England ransomed him in 1194.