Fan Casting Leopold V, Duke of Austria in Robin Hood and the House of Plantagenet (TV-Series)

Richard’s embittered rival and the man who eventually captures the "Lionheart." Leopold is a proud, territorial duke who views the Third Crusade as a personal and national insult. During the grueling siege of Acre, he clashes repeatedly with Richard’s overbearing arrogance, leading to a public feud where the English king famously tore down Leopold’s banner. Ostracized and humiliated, Leopold abandons the East early, returning to Austria to nurse his burning resentment. He is a dangerous, vengeful player waiting for his moment. He understands that Richard has made a powerful enemy out of a minor duke, and that in the treacherous journey back from the Holy Land, vengeance is a quiet shadow with a very long memory.