The two sons of William V, Margrave of Montferrat who travelled to Jerusalem to wed two successive queens (Sibylle and Isabelle) both came to rather unfortunate ends (William died of malaria (although I could swear somewhere foul play was suspected) leaving the field open for Guy de Châtillon; while Conrad was murdered (with the supposed complicity of Richard Coeur de Lion and Henri of Champagne).
So I propose two possible independent PODs to see where this goes:
1) William of Montferrat survives his malarial attack and thus DENIES Guy the chance to get into bed with Sibylle and take a stab at Hierosalemite politics (at least from such a position of influence).
Or
2) Conrad/Corrado manages to escape his attackers (maybe his wife comes home on time that they have dinner together or the bishop of Beauvais hasn't eaten and thus the margrave stays for supper either way avoiding the Hashshashin) or at least they can't get a fatal blow in. And he survives to rule Jerusalem.
What difference would it make to the kingdom's future if Guy never manages to take control or Corrado survives (he was in talks with Saladin when he died, and was a potentially formiddable king cut down in his prime)? IDK if either could SAVE Jerusalem's monarchy but they COULD potentially delay the fall, surely?
So I propose two possible independent PODs to see where this goes:
1) William of Montferrat survives his malarial attack and thus DENIES Guy the chance to get into bed with Sibylle and take a stab at Hierosalemite politics (at least from such a position of influence).
Or
2) Conrad/Corrado manages to escape his attackers (maybe his wife comes home on time that they have dinner together or the bishop of Beauvais hasn't eaten and thus the margrave stays for supper either way avoiding the Hashshashin) or at least they can't get a fatal blow in. And he survives to rule Jerusalem.
What difference would it make to the kingdom's future if Guy never manages to take control or Corrado survives (he was in talks with Saladin when he died, and was a potentially formiddable king cut down in his prime)? IDK if either could SAVE Jerusalem's monarchy but they COULD potentially delay the fall, surely?