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Why did Richard I offend Leopold V of Austria at Acre?
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Richard I, detail of tomb effigy in the abbey church of Fontevrault-l'Abbaye, France.
At the Third Crusade, Richard I offended Leopold V, Duke of Austria, by tearing down his banner during the occupation of Acre in 1191.12
This act of disrespect occurred amid broader disputes among the Crusader contingents regarding the disposal of areas within the city. Leopold did not forget this slight; consequently, when Richard was shipwrecked and discovered near Vienna while attempting to return home in 1192, he was captured and imprisoned in the duke's castle at Dürnstein.2341