10. The Cyprus Emperor Who Was Removed
Given to: Berengaria, Queen of Navarre
Given by: Richard the Lionheart;
Estimated value: not specified
King The twelfth-century monarch Richard I, popularly referred to as Richard the Lionheart, was skilled at giving unique wedding presents. He spent a large portion of his forty-two-year reign in the Holy Land, spending little time in England. He also met Berengaria of Navarre, his future queen, on the island of Cyprus.
: The Deposed Emporor of Cyprus, @gramhansen13
He stopped to pick up an unexpected gift on the way. After overthrowing the insane tyrant who had been the Emperor of Cyprus, Richard I claimed Cyprus for England. Richard sent the overthrown Emperor a gift for his future bride after he had him wrapped in chains made of gold and silver.
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