 The death of Henry (6 July 1189), however, meant the English contingent came under the command of his successor, King Richard I of England.The elderly German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa also responded to the call to arms, leading a massive army across the Balkans and Anatolia.He achieved some victories against the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, but he drowned in a river on 10 June 1190 before reaching the Holy Land.