On 09 Oct 1192 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 35) left the Holy Land for England. Bad weather forced him to land at Corfu. Richard sailed from Corfu but his ship was wrecked at Aquileia from where he travelled overland.

Around 25 Dec 1192 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 35) was captured near Vienna by Leopold V Duke of Austria (age 35) who blamed Richard for the death of his cousin Conrad of Montferrat. Further, Richard had offended Leopold by casting down his standard from the walls of Acre. Leopold imprisoned Richard at Dürnstein Castle. Leopold was excommunicated by Pope Celestine III for having imprisoned a crusader. He, Richard, had travelled from Aquileia which suggests he was taking an easterly route around the Alps rather than travelling westerly through Lombardy, or across the Alps, both of which would have been shorter.

On 28 Mar 1193 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 35) was handed over to Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 27) who imprisoned him in Trifels Castle.