1186 August 19 - Geoffrey, Count of Brittany falls from a horse in Paris while engaging in a tournament. Although severely injured, he survives. He spends the next year recuperating at Nantes. * April 6 - Richard the Lionhearted dies and is succeeded by Geoffrey as Geoffrey I *of England. * March 16 - Geoffrey dies and is succeeded by his son Arthur as Arthur I of England. Arthur is the rightful heir to Normandy, Anjou, Brittany and Aquitaine. As such, he is the largest landholder in France. * June 1 - Arthur declares to Philip II of France that he will not recognize Philip as his feudal overlord. * August 11 - Arthur, in a private communique with Duke Eudes of Burgundy, offers to give eastern France to Eudes in exchange for the Duke's assistance in fighting Philip for cont