Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall

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13th-century English politician Earl English prince King of the Romans human medieval nobleman

Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall was a 13th-century English prince, wealthy magnate, and elected King of the Romans who played a significant role in European politics during the reigns of his brother Henry III and beyond.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Richard of Cornwall 4
1st Earl of Cornwall 1
Nicholas of Cornwall 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century English politician ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
English prince ⓘ
King of the Romans ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval nobleman ⓘ
burialPlace Hailes Abbey ⓘ
child Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
Henry of Almain ⓘ
John of Cornwall ⓘ
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nicholas of Cornwall

John of Cornwall ⓘ
surface form: Richard of Cornwall (son of Richard)
coronationDate 1257-05-17 ⓘ
coronationPlace Aachen ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1209-01-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1272-04-02 ⓘ
dynasty House of Anjou ⓘ
surface form: Angevin dynasty
electedAs King of the Romans ⓘ
electionDate 1257-01-13 ⓘ
electionPlace Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
father King John of England ⓘ
surface form: John, King of England
fullName Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Richard of Cornwall
house House of Plantagenet ⓘ
knownFor founding Hailes Abbey ⓘ
immense wealth ⓘ
patronage of religious houses ⓘ
role in European politics during the reign of Henry III of England ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Latin ⓘ
mother Isabella of Angoulême ⓘ
nativeLanguage Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
nobleTitle Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1st Earl of Cornwall
notableEvent mediated between Henry III and rebellious barons ⓘ
participated in the Barons' Crusade (1239–1241) ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Winchester Castle ⓘ
Winchester, Hampshire, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Berkhamsted Castle ⓘ
Berkhamsted ⓘ
surface form: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
positionHeld Count of Poitiers ⓘ
surface form: Count of Poitou

Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
High Sheriff of Berkshire ⓘ
High Sheriff of Cornwall ⓘ
High Sheriff of Devon ⓘ
High Sheriff of Dorset ⓘ
High Sheriff of Somerset ⓘ
High Sheriff of Wiltshire ⓘ
King of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor William II of Holland ⓘ
reignEnd 1272 ⓘ
reignStart 1257 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
royalTitle King of the Romans ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke ⓘ
Henry III of England ⓘ
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland ⓘ
spouse Beatrice of Falkenburg ⓘ
Isabel Marshal ⓘ
Sanchia of Provence ⓘ
successor Rudolf I of Germany ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tintagel Castle → builtBy → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
Isabella of Angoulême → child → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Cornwall
John → child → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
King John of England → child → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall → child → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nicholas of Cornwall
Battle of Lewes → commander → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall → fullName → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Cornwall
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall → nobleTitle → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st Earl of Cornwall
Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke → sibling → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Cornwall
Henry III of England → sibling → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress → sibling → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
Joan of England, Queen of Scotland → sibling → Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Cornwall