He had three brothers - Henry the Young King (1155–1183), Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany (1158–1186) and John (1167–1216) And three sisters Matilda, Duchess of Saxony (1156–1189), Leonora of England (1161–1214) and Joan Plantagenet (1165–1199)

1168: Richard was invested with the duchy of Aquitaine

1172: Richard was invested with the duchy of Poitiers

1179: Richard took mighty fortress town of Taillebourg in just two weeks due to his skills in siege warfare

1179: Richard argued with his brothers and joined his father King Henry II to subdue Henry the Young King, Geoffrey and the barons

1183: June: Henry the Young King died of dysentery and Richard became heir to the throne of England

1186: July: Geoffrey, son of Henry II dies in a tournament

1187: The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin, the sultan of Egypt

1187: November: Richard takes the Cross as did King Philip Augustus of France and the German emperor, Frederick Barbarossa

1189: King Henry II dies on 6 July 1189 at the Chateau Chinon. King Henry II was buried Fontevraud Abbey. Richard visits the tomb

1189: Queen Eleanor was freed from prison and was to reign until Richard arrived from France

1189: 3rd of September: Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey

1189: 11th of December Richard began planning his Crusade by selling mansions and castles - he reputedly said "If I could have found a buyer I would have sold London itself."

1190: Richard appoints Hugh, Bishop of Durham, and William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex, as regents. William de Mandeville dies and is replaced by Richard's chancellor William Longchamp.

1190: 4th of July: Richard embarks on the Third Crusade first stopping at Sicily

1190: Richard's brother John, furious at his brother's choice of regents starts to plot against Richard

1191: May 6: Richard sails to Cyprus

1191: May 12: Married Queen Berengaria of Navarre (1170 – 1230) first-born daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarre at Limassol. They had no children

1191: June 1: Richard gains control of Cypress

1191: Jun 6 Richard arrived at Tyre and attacked Acre

1191: July 11: Richard gains control of Tyre

1191: July: Richard recovers the city of Acre from the Saracens

1191 - 1192: King Richard remained for longer in the Holy Land than the other leaders. His campaigns against Saladin during this time gained for him the title of "Lion-hearted". But could not capture Jerusalem

1192: September 2: King Richard and Saladin finally concluded a truce by the terms of which Christians were permitted to visit Jerusalem without paying tribute, that they should have free access to the holy places

1192: King Richard on his return from the Holy Land was shipwrecked off the coast of the Adriatic

1192: December - The Ransom of King Richard: Travelling through Austria in disguise, he was captured by the duke of Austria, whom he had offended at the siege of Acre. The king regained his liberty only by paying a ransom equivalent to more than twice the annual revenues of England.

1194: February 4, 1194 The ransom was paid and Richard was finally released

1194: During his absence, John had come close to seizing the throne but Richard forgave him, and even named him as his heir

1199: Date when King Richard the Lionheart died: April 6, 1199 at Chalus, in Limousin and was buried at Fontevraud Abbey