William, the duke of Normandy: 1048 to 1060
By submitting to king Henry's demands, you prove yourself the lesser man. From now one, you will not do anything which directly flouts your suzerain's political wishes for Normandy. Any thought you had entertained of marrying Flander's daughter, you can forget about. When you broach the subject, king Henry will steer you in another direction: having Normandy and Flanders allied through marriage would be too threatening to France. History remembers you only as a minor footnote in the grand story of France's rise to European dominance.
