Barbarossa drowned, Philip contracted dysentery (though something tells me he may have faked it so he can go home and steal his rival's lands in a style that would make Bowser look like a swell guy), Richard got captured, and Saladin isn't a Crusader.
Barbarossa, if he hadn't been so stubborn and been honest with himself about his age, could have led a successful campaign by delegating command and directing from the rear like a proper fucking emperor.
Phillip is a twit, no comment there.
Richard was a boss-ass-bitch until he was, you know, captured. But until then he was a BOSS.
Saladin -was- a crusader. He waged holy war against enemies of the faith. A rose by another name...
And let's not forget the Crusader Kingdoms---Baldwin IV and his dad were extremely able kings (the latter's ability has been exaggerated in
Kingdom of Heaven, but he
did defeat Saladin at Montgisard at
age 16!!), and Guy de Lusignan -could- have been a decent king if he hadn't been corrupted by Reynauld de Chatillon (and not been so damned foolhardy).
1. The successful one
2. The one where not much happens
3. The exciting one
4. Some sort of weird Venetian revenge fantasy
5. The one that went to Egypt for a bit
6. The one that was mostly negotiations and diplomacy
7. Egypt again but even less successful this time
8. The Tunisian holiday one where everyone got sick
9. The one where Europe realized the weather is much nicer in France than Palestine and went home to work on the Renaissance
Pretty sure Enrico Dandolo was Quentin Tarantino's ancestor...