Here is a list of some important canon characters followed by a brief description of their importance as well as the years lived. Remember that all of these characters are historical and have lived during this time, so remember that they will die in whatever chapter and in whatever way that coincides with their historical death. The historical characters are not limited to this list. If you can think of one not on this list, then feel free to use them. Taken canons will be highlighted in Orange.
England & Wales
Henry II: King of England, Count of Anjou, and Duke of Normandy. Husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine. (1133-1189)
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of England, Countess of Anjou, and Duchess of Normandy. Duchess of Aquitaine and Gascony, and Countess of Poitou in her own right. Wife of Henry II. (1122-1204)
Richard of England: Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine's son and future King of England. Later husband of Berengaria of Navarre. (1157-1199)
Matilda of England: Daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Duchess of Saxony. Wife of Henry, Duke of Saxony. (1156-1189)
Eleanor of England: Daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Queen of Castile (in Spain). Wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. (1162-1214)
Joan of England: Daughter of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Queen of Sicily (in Italy). Wife of William II of Sicily. Later Countess of Toulouse. Future wife of Raymond VI of Toulouse. (1165-1199)
John of England: Son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Later King of England. Future husband of Isabel the Countess of Gloucester. Future husband of Isabella of Angoulême. (1166-1216)
Geoffrey Plantagenet: Archbishop of York and illegitimate son of Henry II. (1152-1212)
William Longespée: Illegitimate of Henry II and Ida de Tosny the Countess of Norfolk. Later Earl of Salisbury. Future husband of Ela of Salisbury. (1176-1226)
Ida de Tosny: Daughter of Ralph de Tosny and Margaret de Beaumont. A royal ward and former mistress to Henry II. Mother of Henry II's son, William Longespée. Wife of Roger Bigod. Countess of Norfolk. (Unknown)
Roger Bigod: Earl of Norfolk. Son of Hugh Bigod and Juliana de Vere. Husband of Ida de Tosny. (1144/1150?-1221)
Hugh Bigod: Son of Roger Bigod and Ida de Tosny. Future Earl of Norfolk. Future husband of Maud Marshal. (1182-1225)
William Marshal: Son of John Marshal and Sybilla of Salisbury. Future Earl of Pembroke. Future husband of Isabel de Clare. (1147-1219)
Isabel of Gloucester: Countess of Gloucester. Future wife of John of England. Future Queen of England. Future wife of Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex. Future Countess of Essex. Future wife of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent. Future Countess of Kent. (1173-1217)
Ireland
Isabel de Clare: Daughter of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Aoife of Leinster. Countess of Pembroke and future wife to William Marshal. (1172-1220)
Aoife of Leinster: Daughter of Dermot MacMurrough the King of Leinster and Mor O'Toole Queen of Leinster. Countess Dowager of Pembroke. Sister to Domnall Caemánach Mac Murchada the King of Leinster. (1145-1188)
Scotland
William the Lion: King of Scotland. Husband of Ermengarde de Beaumont. (1143-1214)
Ermengarde de Beaumont: Queen of Scotland. Wife of William the Lion. (1170-1233)
Ada of Huntingdon: Sister of William the Lion. Countess of Holland. Wife of Floris Count of Holland. (1139-1206)
Margaret of Huntingdon: Sister of William the Lion. Duchess Dowager of Brittany. Widowed wife of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. Countess Dowager of Hereford. Widowed wife of Humphrey de Bohun Earl of Hereford. Wife of Sir William fitz Patrick de Hertburn. (1145-1201)
David of Scotland: Brother of William the Lion. Earl of Huntingdom. Future usband of Matilda of Chester. (1144-1219)
Matilda of Chester: Future wife of David of Scotland. Future Countess of Huntingdon. (1171-1223)
France
Constance of Penthièvre: Daughter of Margaret of Huntingdon and Conan IV of Britanny. Duchess of Brittany. Wife of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke of Brittany (d. 1186). Future wife of Ranulph de Blondeville, Earl of Chester. Future Countess of Chester. Future wife of Guy of Thouars. (1161-1201)
Philip II of France: King of France. Husband of Isabella of Hainaut. Future husband of Ingeborg of Denmark. Future husband of Agnes of Merania. (1165-1223)
Isabella of Hainaut: Queen of France. Wife of Philip II of France. (1170-1190)
Marie of France: Sister of Philip II of France. Countess Dowager of Champagne. Widowed wife of Henry I Count of Champagne. (1145-1198)
Henry of Champagne: Son of Marie of France and Henry I of Champagne. Count Dowager of Champagne. (1166-1197)
Spain
Frederick I: Holy Roman Emperor. Widowed Husband of Beatrice of Burgundy. (1122-1190)
Alfonso VIII of Castile: King of Castile. Husband of Eleanor of England. (1155-1214)
Italy
William II of Sicily: King of Sicily. Husband of Joan of England. (1155-1189)
Pope Urban III: Pope of the Catholic Church. (d. 1187)
Byzantium
Agnes of France: Sister of Philip II of France. Dowager Byzantine Empress. Widowed wife of Alexios II Komnenos. Widowed wife of Andronikos I Komnenos Byzantine Emperor. Wife of Theodore Branas. (1171-1204)
Theodore Branas: General for the Byzantine Emperor. Husband of Agnes of France. (Unknown)
Isaac II Angelos: Byzantine Emperor. Husband of Margaret of Hungary. (1156-1204)
Margaret of Hungary: Byzantine Empress. Wife of Isaac II Angelos. (1175-1223)
Holy Land
Saladin: Sultan of Egypt and Syria. (1137/1138?-1193)
Sibylla of Jerusalem: Queen of Jerusalem. Wife of Guy of Lusignan. (1160-1190)
Guy of Lusignan: King of Jerusalem. Husband of Sibylla of Jerusalem. (1150-1194)
Isabella of Jerusalem: Queen of Jerusalem. Future wife of Humphrey IV of Toron. Future wife of Henry II, Count of Champagne. Future wife of Amalric I of Cyprus. (1172-1205)
Baldwin of Ibelin: Crusader Lord. (1130-1186/1188?)
Eschive d'Ibelin: Daughter of Baldwin of Ibelin. Wife of Amalric II of Lusignan. (1160-1196)
Amalric II of Lusignan: Husband of Eshive d'Ibelin. (1145-1205)
Raymond III of Tripoli: Count of Tripoli and Prince of Galilee and Tiberias through his marriage to Eschiva of Bures. (1140-1187)
Gerard of Ridefort: Grand Master of the Knights Templar. (d. 1189)
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