Is Coeur de Lion a good brand?
For the GERMAN BRAND AWARD in the LUXURY category Having already won the GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2018 and the GERMAN BRAND AWARD 2019, COEUR DE LION has won a prestigious prize for the third year in a row with the GERMAN BRAND AWARD 2020.
Where is Coeur De Lion jewellery made?
GERMANY
COEUR DE LION QUALITY – HANDMADE IN GERMANY The use and precise working of high-quality materials makes designer jewellery from COEUR DE LION particularly durable. In order to guarantee this, jewellery is handmade in our workshop in Stuttgart, from first drafts to the painstaking final inspections.
What is Coeur de Lion jewellery made of?
A firm feature of COEUR DE LION jewellery is 316L stainless steel. It is a particularly high-calibre material that does not tarnish and is also very hard-wearing. This attractive metal is not only used in necklaces and bracelets but also features in the extension chains, the clasps and our OE seal of quality.
Who is Coeur Lion?
Richard Coeur de Lion is an epithet of Richard I, King of England from 1189 to 1199. Richard Coeur de Lion may also refer to: Richard Coeur-de-lion (opera), a French-language opéra comique by André Grétry first performed in 1784.
When was Coeur de Lion founded?
In 1856, Marochetti had the statue cast in bronze at the workshop that he had established in the early 1850s in Sydney Mews, off Fulham Road.
What does De Lion mean?
Coeur de Lion (French for Lionheart) is a title used to describe several medieval monarchs: Richard I of England.
What does Richard Coeur de Lion mean and who is it referring to?
Richard is known as Richard Cœur de Lion (Norman French: Le quor de lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. Most of his life as king was spent on Crusade, in captivity, or actively defending his lands in France.
Why is there a statue of Richard the Lionheart?
Richard Coeur de Lion is a Grade II listed equestrian statue of the 12th-century English monarch Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, who reigned from 1189–1199. The original idea had been to erect the statue as a memorial to the Great Exhibition.
Was Richard Lionheart a good king?
Why is Richard the Lionheart famous?
Richard I – aka Richard the Lionheart – is remembered for being a chivalrous medieval king; for battling Saladin during the Crusades; and for rebelling against his father, Henry II (1133–89).
Who became king after Richard the Lionheart?
John
Accession to the throne In 1199 the doctrine of representative succession, which would have given the throne to Arthur, was not yet generally accepted, and, following Richard’s death in April 1199, John was invested as duke of Normandy and in May was crowned king of England.