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Richard the Lionhearted was fatally wounded 1199

King Richard the Lionhearted was fatally wounded in the shoulder by a crossbow bolt on March 24, 1199.

Richard was laying siege at Chalus-Chabrol in the Limousin region of France. His wound quickly turned septic, killing him on April. 6.

Richard the Lionhearted
800th Death Anniv. of King Richard I of England

800th Death Anniversary of King Richard I of England (1157-1199)
French stamp

The castle of Châlus, which held rebels opposed to his reign, was surrounded by Richard when a crossbow shot from the walls above entered his left shoulder. Despite the fact that the wound was first considered small, gangrene developed, and Richard died on April 6th 1199. He was in his mother’s arms when he died.
Richard the Lionheart’s death and the disastrous succession – History with Henry