Richard I

my memory is telling me he committed indignities back in his family holdings in france, he was a naughty boy

>>2610265
twas a noble thing.

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>>2610265
Well he fought against his father in at least two rebellions. Had one bastard child(most kings have many more). Other than having a bad temper and being a mamma's boy he was thought of as being a chivalrous knight.

Fun Fact: He was concise in his speech and was known by the nickname 'Yes and No'.

Richard as he appears in Georges Duby's William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry
Richard currently the count of Poitiers pursued his retreating father north. And like always Richy got too excited and forgot his armor. Guarding the rear of Henry's force was William Marshal. When they spotted each other they road out an spoke.
>RP, "By God's legs, Marshal, kill me not, that would be wrong for I am all unarmed."
>WM, "No. Let the Devil kill you for I shall not."
> William spared him, but struck the horse with his lance and killed the animal. The count(R) fell.

Then at Henry II's funeral.
>The barons tell William to flee for Richard had the same Plantagenet temper as his father.
>WM, "It is true that I have killed the horse, nor do I repent of it. --- God nonetheless showed me His great goodness when I was a knight; and to Him I trust myself and my hopes."
>Richard arrived and of those who sided with his father he called upon William Marshal.

>RP, "Marshal, the other day, you sought to kill me, and dead I should surely be if I had not turned your lance aside with my arm. That would have been an evil day for you."
>WM, "Sire, I had no intention of killing you, nor did I ever try to do so. I am still strong enought to direct my lance. If I had wished, I should have struck your body, as I did your horse. If I killed the horse, I did not do so by mistake, nor do I repent doing so."
>RP, "Marshal, I pardon you. Never shall I bear you rancor for it."

>Richard then went on to keep his father's promise to the Marshal wedding him to the second richest heiress in England.

>>2610260
Bohemond was slightly more alpha
>Born with no real claim to the title he eventually caused to be split between him and his half brother
>Joins the First Crusade with the intention of using it to steal Byzantine land
>Pretends to be their ally
>Kills a bunch of Turks
>Becomes Prince of Antioch
>Marries the Princess of France

>>2610710
That's awesome.