Henry II, Count of Champagne
Count of Champagne from 1181 to 1197, and King of Jerusalem from 1192 to 1197
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He inherited one of medieval Europe's richest counties at fifteen, then gave it up to marry into a kingdom where the previous husband had just been murdered by Assassins — and where he'd rule without ever being crowned.
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Henry was born in 1166, eldest son of the Count of Champagne and Marie of France, whose half-brothers were Philip II of France and Richard I of England. After his father died in 1181, his mother governed Champagne until Henry came of age. In 1190 he joined the Third Crusade, arriving at Acre with troops and supplies that buoyed the besieging Christian forces; the city fell in 1191. The next spring the barons of Jerusalem elected Conrad of Montferrat as their king, but Conrad was killed by Assassins within days of hearing the news — which Henry himself had delivered. The nobles then chose Henry…
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