![]() Henry demanded a majestic ransom, and Richard's mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, raised the historic sum-one quarter of the entire wealth of England-and Richard was returned. Forced to make his way home by land through enemy countries, he traveled in disguise, but was eventually captured by Duke Leopold V of Austria, who in turn conveyed him to Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor. ![]() ![]() On his long journey home from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart-one of history's most powerful and romantic figures-was ship-wrecked near Venice in the Adriatic Sea. ![]()
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