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Eustace's death at the 1217 Battle of Sandwich (13th-century illustration by Matthew Paris) Eustace the Monk (Old French: Eustache le Moine; c. 1170 – 24 August 1217), born Eustace Busket, [1] was a mercenary and pirate, in the tradition of medieval outlaws. The birthplace of Eustace was not far from Boulogne.
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]
Eustace was the son of Count Eustace II and Ida of Lorraine. [1] In 1088, he rebelled against William II of England in favour of Robert Curthose. [2] While waiting for Robert Curthose's arrival from Normandy, Eustace and his fellow compatriots were besieged at Rochester castle by William II. [3]
Eustace of Luxeuil (c. 560 – c. 626), also known as Eustasius, was the second abbot of Luxeuil from 611. He succeeded his teacher Columbanus , to whom he had been a favorite disciple and monk . He had been the head of the monastic school.
Eustace the Monk (c. 1170–1217), pirate and mercenary, was a Benedictine monk at Samer Abbey Jean Mouton (c. 1459-30 October 1522), a French composer. Jean-Charles Cazin (1840-1901), French landscape painter, was born at Samer.
Saint Eustace (Latinized Eustachius or Eustathius, Greek Εὐστάθιος Πλακίδας Eustathios Plakidas) [1] is revered as a Christian martyr. According to legend, he was martyred in AD 118, at the command of emperor Hadrian. Eustace was a pagan Roman general, who converted to Christianity after he had a vision of the cross while hunting.
Eustace, also rendered Eustis, (/ ˈ juː s t ɪ s / YOOS-tis) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names: Εὔσταχυς ( Eústachys ) meaning "fruitful", "fecund"; [ 1 ] literally "abundant in grain "; its Latin equivalents are Fæcundus/Fecundus
Eustace was allied to the ducal house of Normandy by the marriage of his son Eustace II to Goda, niece of Richard II. [6] This had far reaching alliances to other branches of these families including that of Edward the Confessor, King of England. [6] Under Eustace the counts of Boulogne rose to great prominence in Northern France. [7]