RICHARD I

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• RICHARD I (noun)
  The noun RICHARD I has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: RICHARD I used as a noun is very rare.

• RICHARD I (noun)

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Meaning:

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)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Richard Coeur de Lion; Richard I; Richard the Lion-Hearted; Richard the Lionheart

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

Holonyms ("Richard I" is a member of...):

Plantagenet; Plantagenet line (the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485)