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Count of Boulogne. Count of Boulogne was a historical title in the Kingdom of France. The city of Boulogne-sur-Mer became the centre of the county of Boulogne during the ninth century. Little is known of the early counts, but the first holder of the title is recorded in the 11th century.
The County of Boulogne was a county within the Kingdom of France during the 9th to 15th centuries, centred on the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was ruled by the counts of Flanders in the 10th century, but a separate House of Boulogne emerged during the 11th century. [1]
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Eustace was the son of Count Eustace II and Ida of Lorraine. In 1088, he rebelled against William II of England in favour of Robert Curthose. While waiting for Robert Curthose's arrival from Normandy, Eustace and his fellow compatriots were besieged at Rochester castle by William II. With provisions running out and the situation becoming dire withi...
Eustace participated in the First Crusade of 1096 along with his brothers Godfrey (duke of Lower Lotharingia) and Baldwin. It is unclear whether he travelled eastward with his brother Godfrey's or Robert Curthose's army, although throughout the journey to Jerusalem, Eustace assisted Godfrey. Eustace was present at the Siege of Nicaea (May–June 1097...
While his brothers stayed in the Holy Land, Eustace returned to administer his domains. To commemorate Eustace's crusading adventures, the mint at Boulogne struck silver coins with a lion above the walls of Jerusalem stamped on the obverse. When his youngest brother Baldwin I of Jerusalem died in 1118, the elderly Eustace was offered the throne. Eu...
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- Eustace II of Boulogne
- c. 1125 (aged about 75), France
- Ida of Lorraine
1 de mar. de 2024 · Eustace IV was the count of Boulogne (from 1150) and eldest son of King Stephen of England and his wife Matilda, daughter and heiress of the previous count of Boulogne (Eustace III). Eustace IV did homage for Normandy (1137) to Louis VII, king of France, whose sister Constance he later married.
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Eustace II (yōō´stĬs), d. 1093, count of Boulogne. He was the brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor of England. Visiting England in 1051, he and his followers became involved in a brawl with the citizens of Dover. Source for information on Eustace II: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.
Built in 1226 by Philippe Hurepel, the Count of Boulogne and the (illegitimate) son of King Philippe-Auguste, it was one of the strongest castles in the region. A castle built for defence. The Count’s Castle in Boulogne-sur-Mer has been remodelled several times and still stands today in fabulous testament to the medieval history of Boulonnais.
30 de ene. de 2023 · Originally known as Baldwin of Boulogne, this king of Jerusalem etched his name in the history of crusades by becoming the head of the first Crusader state of Edessa (present-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey).
