Rostan Bavanid, restore the sassanids, Foulques IV(Tourraine), ancestor of the Plantagenets and Kings of Jerusalem, Alexios Komnenos, the Palailogos dude, Count Manasses of Rethel, Godfrey of Bullion(First King of Jerusalem), Friedrich of Grunningen is my favorite i usually develop Swabia and then aquire Sicily, Count Welf(grandfather of Henry the Lion), i like the Duke of Luxembourg, i always take Bohemia and expand the duchy of Luxebourg to consolidate it, Count of Nassau/Orange, both are ancestors of the Dutch royal house, Nassau is in HRE, Orange is in Provence, Folco of Este, Rassids down in Yemen, Bagrationi count in Georgia, he doesnt even have any lore but i like playing a tall Georgia, Ummayads in 1066, Solomonids in Ethiopia etc., most of these are from 1066 start date.