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Eustace IV (c. 1129/1131 – 17 August 1153) ruled the County of Boulogne from 1146 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Stephen of England and Countess Matilda I of Boulogne . [ 2 ] When his father seized the English throne on Henry I's death in 1135, he became heir apparent to the English throne but predeceased his father.
At the start of the Civil War the area that would become known as the Black Country in North-West Worcestershire and Birmingham was one of the few places in England that could produce the various military stores of which King Charles I was in dire need.
Eustace was born a younger son of Baudoin Busket, a lord of the county of Boulogne.According to his biography, he went to Toledo, Spain, and studied black magic there. The author of the Histoire des Ducs de Normandie wrote in Eustace's own day, "No one would believe the marvels he accomplished, nor those which happened to him many times."
On Eustace III's death, Matilda and her husband became joint rulers of Boulogne. Two children, a son and a daughter, were born to the countess and count of Boulogne during the reign of King Henry I of England, who had granted them a residence in London. [1] The son was named Baldwin, after Matilda's uncle King Baldwin I of Jerusalem. [1]
Eustace II, (c. 1015 – c. 1087), also known as Eustace aux Grenons ("Eustace with long moustaches"), [2] [3] [4] was Count of Boulogne from 1049 to 1087. He fought on the Norman side at the Battle of Hastings , and afterwards received large grants of land forming an honour in England.
Eustace the Monk once belonged to a monastic order, but he broke his vows and became a pirate along with his brothers and friends. His early successes at this endeavor attracted many lawless men and his pirates became a menace to shipping in the English Channel. [2] The English opponents of Eustace credited the man with "diabolical ingenuity". [3]
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Eustace de Vesci (1169–1216) was an English lord of Alnwick Castle, and a Magna Carta surety. [1] He also held lands in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland as brother in-law to King Alexander II of Scotland. Eustace was a leader during the Barons' War in 1215 and was killed while undertaking a siege of Barnard Castle in 1216.