What's the most horrible thing you've done in this game?

[Polskers]

Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria, faced a Mongolian invasion in the late 13th century and ended up going on to kill the Mongol ruler in battle, capture three of his sons, and then imprisoned two of his wives and four of his daughters. Kept them imprisoned, wifed up two of the daughters, and then went on a murder spree of every one of Genghis Khan's descendants until, 31 years later, I did it, and wiped them off the map.

Also executed a reigning empress via imprisonment-through-siege so a more palatable and friendly male ruler became emperor, married his daughter after the resulting peace, inherited (as England to France).

Also castrated loads of males as a Greek ruler.

Also as the Ottomans, every time a new Sultan took over, executed any males that posed a threat to my reign. Historically based, so, no problem.

 

[Dravin84]

I'm playing my very first campaign (started as Munster in 1066). I've been struggling to first get male children for my current ruler and secondly to keep them alive. After a happy and wonderful marriage of some 30 years I said screw it and went on a seduction spree to get some breathing male heirs. A handful of legitimized bastards later I had male heirs and a wife that, to put it mildly, doesn't like me. I kinda feel bad about it but realize after reading this thread that such is only a rookie league move, I've got a ways to go before I can play with the big boys.

 

[Knotz]

Once while I was playing my favorite start I was married to Basil and he was assassinated. This was insulting on a variety of levels because 1) I was the spymaster so this person embarrassed me 2) this nobody count just killed the father of (some of my) children and 3) I'm usually the one to kill Basil when I think it's time. So I killed him and then I worked my way through his younger and younger children. Afterwards, for good measure I killed his wife too. She watched her husband and all her children die before she was found.

In retrospect I should've left the count for last.