Characters
18 entries in the Crusader Kings compendium.
Ragnar LothbrokSon of Ragnar Lodbrok, Danish king, and ancestor of Harald Fairhair.SaladinThe chivalrous sultan who unified the faithful against the Franks.Eleanor of AquitaineDuchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France, Queen of England, and mother of kings.Harald BluetoothGorm's son who united Denmark, brought in Christianity and ringed the realm with fortresses.Richard the LionheartA king who spent very little time in England, perhaps as little as six months, but was an important Christian…Joan of ArcA peasant girl who stated she acted under divine guidance, becoming a military leader who gained recognition…Alaric IThe ambassador who carried a papal letter to Abaqa Khan, hoping to forge a Franco-Mongol alliance.Isabella I of CastileThe Catholic Queen who, with Ferdinand, unified Spain through marriage and conquest.Henry II of EnglandThe architect of the Angevin Empire who lost it all to his own flesh and blood.Richard IIIThe controversial Yorkist king who ruled during the final phase of the Wars of the Roses.Cnut the GreatKing of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1019, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035.Baldwin IVA child king crowned to sideline his stepfather, dead within a year of ruling alone.Frederick BarbarossaThe Holy Roman Emperor whose red beard became a lasting moniker.John LacklandA king who lost a continent, defied his barons, and forged the foundation of English liberty.William the ConquerorThe Duke of Normandy crowned King of England on December 25, 1066.Louis IX of FranceThe quintessential Christian monarch who led two crusades and was canonised a saint.Matilda of FlandersThe steadfast consort who crowned a dynasty and secured the Norman throne for generations to come.Basil II the Bulgar-SlayerThe stern emperor who crushed Bulgaria and secured the Roman throne for a golden age.
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