The troubador duke and the murdered would-be king

Today’s historical events, although none of them are really related to my books. On February 10th, 1126, William IX, the Duke of Aquitaine also known as the Troubadour, died. He is remembered today for his often bawdy poetry and for being the grandfather of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Unfortunately I never got to write about him in one of my novels, for he’d definitely have been a colorful character. On Henry and Eleanor’s wedding night in Saints, I have Henry laughing after Eleanor entertains him with some of the more scandalous stories about her grandfather, exclaiming that Abbot Bernard would be sure that between them, they had a family tree rooted in Hell.
Also on February 10th, 1162, Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem, died, and was succeeded by his brother Amaury or Almaric, who was the father of one of my characters in Lionheart, Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem.
Lastly, on February 10th, 1567, Lord Darnley was murdered. He’d not exactly endeared himself to anyone so probably half of Scotland could qualify as suspects. He certainly gave Mary legitimate reasons to want him dead, but while she never met a bad decision she didn’t embrace, I don’t know if she was involved or not; I don’t even have an opinion one way or the other. One of my favorite scenes in the wonderful film from the 1970’s, Mary, Queen of Scots, with Vanessa Redgrave as Mary and the incomparable Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth, has Elizabeth and William Cecil laughing gleefully upon hearing that Mary had married Darnley, falling right into the trap that Elizabeth set for her.