if she told richard to make her nephew king so they can retire early i think he would agre...

Then the nephew might become Richard 2.0. Being forced to be emporer cause your dad(uncle) doesn't want the job.

richard is like that because he's just born a freak

I mean he's a freak yeah but his dad literally only payed attention to him when he wanted to retire so he can chill at his wife's grave. And now richard is the same. He only cares about his wife cause he felt he only exists to allow his dad to retire