Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files
Richard the Lionheart
Also “Richard Plantagenet”, “Prince Richard”
Poitiers on 1178.10.1
- Culture
- NormanFrankish
- Faith
- Catholicism
- House
- Plantagenet
- Nickname
- the Lionheart
- Born
- 1157.9.8
- Died
- 1199.4.6, aged 41
- History ID
204510
Richard the Lionheart is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Richard Plantagenet and Prince Richard): a man of Norman culture of the Catholicism faith of the house Plantagenet, born 1157.9.8, died 1199.4.6. On the start dates: 1178 — Poitiers (1 county). Playable on the bookmark challenge_character_richard_poitiers (1178.10.1, rated Medium). The game's script names him by ID in 1 place. History ID 204510. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/english.txt.
This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json
Quick answers (3)
- What is Richard the Lionheart's character ID in CK3?
- History ID 204510 — console: hello_history 204510.
- Can you play as Richard the Lionheart in CK3?
- Yes: challenge_character_richard_poitiers, 1178.10.1 (the game rates it Medium).
- Which CK3 start dates is Richard the Lionheart alive on?
- 1178.10.1 (age 21).
Playable · challenge_character_richard_poitiers · 1178.10.1 · Medium (the game's rating)
Born a third son, the vagaries of fate saw Richard seated on the throne of England, and his subsequent campaigns in the Holy Land won him eternal glory as Richard the Lionheart.
Where the game names him
Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Richard the Lionheart by ID — character:204510 — with the lines as written.
On actions (script run on game events) 1
on_game_start
- 1147: character:205730 = { designate_diarch = character:204510 }
- 1189: NEW_DIARCH = character:204510
game/common/on_action/game_start.txt
On the start dates
What history/titles gives Richard the Lionheart on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.
1178 1178.10.1
Age 21
1 title, 1 county in the realm counting vassals
- Poitiers
Vassal of Aliénor Poitiers (1122–1204) (Aquitaine)
Traits and skills
Brave
Ambitious
Arrogant
Comely
Skilled Tactician
Formidable Banneret
Poet
Warrior of the Faithfrom 1187.1.1
6Diplomacy
12Martial
3Stewardship
6Intrigue
–Learning
–Prowess
Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.
Family
From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.
Parents 2
- Henry Curtmantle (father, 1133–1189)
- Aliénor Poitiers (mother, 1122–1204)
Spouses 1
- Berengela Navarra (from 1191.5.1, 1165–1230)
Children 1
- Philip Cognac (1181–1231)
Brothers and sisters 11
- Marie Capet (half, 1145–1198)
- Alix Capet (half, 1151–1195)
- Geoffrey Plantagenet (half, 1152–1212)
- William Plantagenet (1153–1156)
- Henry the Young (1155–1183)
- Matilda Plantagenet (1156–1206)
- Geoffrey Plantagenet (1158–1186)
- Eleanor Plantagenet (1162–1212)
- Joan Plantagenet (1165–1199)
- John Lackland (1166–1216)
- William Longespée (half, 1173–1223)
In his history file
- 1178.1.1Nemesis: Henry the Young (1155–1183)
- 1178.1.1Friend: Aliénor Poitiers (1122–1204)
- 1178.7.1Rival: Geoffrey Plantagenet (1158–1186)
- 1187.1.1Nickname → the Lionheart
Family and house
From game/history/characters/english.txt, history id 204510, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.