Fan Casting Henry II, Count of Champagne in Robin Hood and the House of Plantagenet (TV-Series)

Son of Marie of France, grandson of Eleanor of Aquitaine, nephew of King Richard, Prince John, Joan, Geoffrey, King Philip, Agnes, Alys, Alix, Margaret and Maire, future husband of Isabella I and lord of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The nephew of both Richard and King Philip II of France, Henry is a powerful, ambitious count operating at the heart of the Crusader politics. Having arrived in the East ahead of his royal uncles, he quickly established himself as a key military leader in the siege of Acre. Though initially aligned with the French faction, Henry is a political opportunist who shifts his loyalty to the "Lionheart" when it serves his interests. After Conrad of Montferrat’s assassination, Henry acts with shocking speed, marrying the widowed Isabella I of Jerusalem within days to seize the crown himself. He is a man who understands that in a war for a kingdom, opportunity is a fleeting mistress, and ruthlessness is the only language that guarantees survival.