Arthas Menethil, Crown Prince of Lordaeron and Knight of the

Silver Hand, was the son of King Terenas Menethil II and heir to
the throne. He was trained as a paladin by Uther the Lightbringer
and became inducted into the Knights of the Silver Hand. Arthas
also had a romantic relationship with the kind sorceress Jaina
Proudmoore. Committed to the protection of his people, Arthas
was determined to stop the plague of undeath infecting
Lordaeron.
Despite his promising beginnings, Arthas became one of the most
powerful and evil beings Azeroth would ever know. Although he
killed the necromancer Kel'Thuzad, he was unable to stop the
spread of the plague and resorted to increasingly desperate
methods such as purging the city of Stratholme. Taking up the
cursed runeblade Frostmourne, Arthas was able to defeat the
undead leader Mal'Ganis, but had lost his soul in doing so.
Becoming a death knight of the Scourge, he led the undead in
destroying Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, and Dalaran. Arthas
afterwards made his way to the Frozen Throne of Icecrown and
merged with the Lich King.
Ruling as the Lich King for years afterwards, Arthas had the last
remnants of his humanity destroyed and was ultimately defeated
in combat by Highlord Tirion Fordring and his champions of the
Light. Cradled by the spirit of his father, Arthas Menethil died,
leaving the mantle of the Lich King to be taken by a noble soul
who would contain the power of the Scourge.