Upon no success he threatens to kill the King of Valencia in front of his queen, luring Isabella out of hiding. To that end he blackmailed Valencia's Princess Isabella to help lure Galavant into a trap.Ī long year of marriage later King Richard conquers the kingdom of Valencia in hopes of retrieving the priceless Jewel of Valencia for his unhappy wife Madalena.

Because of this, Richard decided to put his focus on killing Galavant instead. During this time he grew to despise Galavant, due to his wife's constant habit of unfavorably comparing him to her ex-lover. To please her, he invaded and conquered Valencia simply to acquire a precious gemstone for her. The relationship became further strained due to Madalena's shrewish attitude towards Richard. However, the marriage was unsatisfying, as it was never consummated since Madalena claimed to have taken a vow of chastity. Galavant interrupted the wedding ceremony to reclaim his love, but was shocked when Madalena chose Richard over him. Madalena was taken back to his castle where Richard planned on forcing her to marry him. After his attempts at wooing her failed, he had her kidnapped by Gareth. One day he noticed Galavant's lady Madalena, and was instantly smitten. This affected Richard into adulthood, as he always feels like he is everyone's second choice.Īs he grew into adulthood, his hobbies as King included raising taxes and upsetting the poor people.

Richard was humiliated when Kingsley grabbed the sword instead, just before leaving to conquer his own kingdom. A young squire called Gareth was made his personal guard and the sword of the King was to be given to him to symbolize his rule. Richard was chosen next after he announced his presence to the gathered crowd with a fart. However, Kingsley refused, preferring not to be handed his own rule. When his father passed away he attended a ceremony in which his elder brother Kingsley was going to be sworn in as King. As a child he chose to eat his feelings (along with a lot of bread), resulting in him being overweight. His only friend growing up was an elderly servant named Pearl, whom Richard felt was the only person who ever loved him. When Richard was a child his parents were too busy ruling to pay him any attention.

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