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Tag Archives: Duke Leopold of Austria

Pirates, shipwreck, and the capture of a king . . . December 1192

On this anniversary of the surrender of Richard the Lionheart to Duke Leopold of Austria on December 20 (or the 21st), I thought I would take a look at the events in the Fall of 1192 and other historical background leading up to that day. The Third Crusade ended with a truce in September. King Richard set sail…

December 20, 2014 in Battle Scars, research.

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