Capture and Release of Richard I

Name: Capture and Release of Richard I
Start: 1192
End: 1194

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 1192–1194

After the Third Crusade, Richard I was captured in Austria by Leopold V in December 1192 and handed to Emperor Henry VI;…

Timeline

1192Ebersdorf · AustriaRichard I was captured in Austria by Leopold V while traveling home in disguise. Leopold had a grudge against Richard from the siege of Acre and accused him of involvement in the murder of Conrad of Montferrat.
1193Dürnstein · AustriaHoly Roman Emperor Henry VI took custody of Richard from Leopold on grounds of violating vassal obligations, imprisoned him in an imperial castle, and demanded a ransom of about 100,000 marks.
1193–1194London · EnglandRegent Queen Mother Eleanor and Chief Justiciar Hubert Walter levied special taxes, sold offices, and confiscated church treasures in England to raise the ransom, while resisting the usurpation plots of Prince John and King Philip II of France.
1194Speyer · Holy Roman EmpireAfter England paid a ransom of about 100,000 marks, Henry VI released Richard at Speyer. Richard immediately crossed back to England, quickly suppressed John's rebellion, and recovered his French territories.

Richard the Lionheart — John Gillingham (1999)
The Imprisonment of Richard I — Ralph V. Turner https://www.jstor.org/stable/3678908