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Eustace III (c. 1050 – c. 1125) was the count of Boulogne from 1087 succeeding his father, Eustace II. He joined the First Crusade, being present at Nicaea , Dorylaeum , Antioch , and Jerusalem .
Eustace II of Boulogne accompanied William I of England (the Conqueror) during the Norman Conquest in 1066 and fought on his side at the Battle of Hastings. His son, Eustace III, was a major participant in the First Crusade with his younger brothers: Geoffrey and Baldwin (who later became King of Jerusalem). After Baldwin's death the throne was ...
Along with his brothers Eustace III and Baldwin of Boulogne, Godfrey joined the First Crusade in 1096. He took part in actions at Nicaea , Dorylaeum , and Antioch , before playing a key role during the capture of Jerusalem in 1099.
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 III, Count of Boulogne (1056 † 1125) Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne (1105 † 1152), married in 1125 to Stephen of England Godfrey of Bouillon (1058 † 1099), Duke of Lower Lorraine , a leader of the First Crusade and "Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre"
Fulk probably accompanied Counts Eustace III of Boulogne and Robert II of Flanders on the First Crusade in 1096, along with his three brothers and father. [4] He received the lordship of Beirut after his relative, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem , conquered it , as related in the anonymous short poem, "Verse on the Illustrious Men of the Diocese of ...
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.
King Henry I of England arranges a marriage between his nephew Stephen of Blois and the 20-year-old Matilda, daughter and heiress of Eustace III, count of Boulogne. This gives Stephen control of the County of Boulogne and also lands in England that have belonged to Eustace (who dies on his return from the Holy Land).