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Duke Leopold kept him prisoner at Dürnstein Castle under the care of Leopold's ministerialis Hadmar of Kuenring.

His mishap was soon known to England, but the regents were for some weeks uncertain of his whereabouts.

While in prison, Richard wrote Ja nus hons pris or Ja nuls om pres (" No man who is imprisoned "), which is addressed to his half-sister Marie de Champagne.

He wrote the song, in French and Occitan versions, to express his feelings of abandonment by his people and his sister.

The detention of a crusader was contrary to public law, and on these grounds Pope Celestine III excommunicated Duke Leopold.