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| Name |
Eustace III |
| Suffix |
Count of Boulogne |
| Birth |
Bef 1058 |
Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
25 Jan 1125 |
Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France [2, 3] |
| Person ID |
I50915 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
26 Apr 2019 |
| Father |
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, b. 1015, Boulogne, France d. 1087 (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Ida of Lorraine, b. 1040, Bass Lorraine, France d. 13 Apr 1113 (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
1057 |
Boulogne-Sur-Mer,Pas-De-Calais,France [1, 2, 4] |
| Family ID |
F17723 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary of Scotland, b. 1082, Dumfermline, Scotland d. 1116 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage |
1102 |
Boulogne, Pas-De-Calais, France [3, 5] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F18938 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Eustace III (died c. 1125) was the count of Boulogne from 1087, succeeding his father Count Eustace II.[1] His mother was Ida of Lorraine.
In 1088, Eustace supported the rebellion against William II of England in favour of Robert Curthose.[2]
Eustace participated in the First Crusade of 1096 along with his brothers Godfrey of Bouillon (duke of Lower Lotharingia) and Baldwin of Boulogne. It is unclear whether he travelled eastward with his brother Godfrey's or Robert Curthose's army. His contingent[3] included Hugh II of Saint-Pol and his son Engelrand, Eustace I Granarius, lord of Sidon and Caesarea, Fulk of Guăines, and Hugh of Robecq (Rebecques), lord of Hebron. Throughout the crusade Eustace assisted Godfrey.[4] Eustace was present at the Siege of Nicaea (May–June 1097), helped rescue Bohemund of Taranto's beleaguered troops at the Battle of Dorylaeum (July 1, 1097), defeated an enemy ambush during the Siege of Antioch and was one of the commanders during the capture of Antioch on June 3, 1098.[5]
Eustace was a member of the council held at Ruj on January 4, 1099, mediating in the conflict over the control of Antioch between Bohemund of Taranto and Raymond IV of Toulouse.[6][7] Early December 1098 Eustace joined Raymond's attack on Maarrat al-Nu'man and an attack on Nablus in July 1099. He gained notoriety for his actions during the Siege of Jerusalem fighting relentlessly from a siege tower along with his brother Godfrey and the warriors they commanded. They were among the first to breach Jerusalem's city walls and participated in the ensuing massacre. Finally Eustace commanded a division of the crusader army during the Battle of Ascalon.[8]
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.[9]
Eustace married Mary, daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland and Saint Margaret of Scotland. Eustace and Mary had one daughter:
Matilda of Boulogne.
When his youngest brother king Baldwin I of Jerusalem died in 1118, the elderly Eustace was offered the throne. Eustace was at first uninterested, but was convinced to accept it; he travelled all the way to Apulia before learning that a distant relative, Baldwin of Bourcq, had been crowned in the meantime. Eustace returned to Boulogne and died about 1125.
On his death the county of Boulogne was inherited by his daughter, Matilda, and her husband Stephen de Blois, count of Mortain, afterwards king of England.
Eustace founded the Cluniac house of Rumilly and was patron of the Knights Templar.[10]
end of biography [2]
- Biography
Husband of Mary (Dunkeld) Scotland — married 1102 in Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France
Wikipedia Entry
Eustace III de Boulogne, Comte de Boulogne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustace_III_of_Boulogne -------------------- Eustace III of Boulogne From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eustace III, was a count of Boulogne, successor to his father Count Eustace II of Boulogne. His mother was Ida of Lorraine. Eustace appeared at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 as an ally of William the Conqueror, and is listed as a possible killer of Harold II; he is also believed to have given William his own horse after the duke's was killed under him by Gyrth, brother of Harold. He succeeded to Count of Boulogne in 1087.[1] He went on the First Crusade in 1096 with his brothers Godfrey of Bouillon (duke of Lower Lotharingia) and Baldwin of Boulogne. He soon returned to Europe to administer his domains. He married Mary of Scotland, daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland, and Saint Margaret of Scotland. Eustace and Mary had one daughter, Matilda of Boulogne. When his youngest brother king Baldwin I of Jerusalem died in 1118, the elderly Eustace was offered the throne. Eustace was at first uninterested, but was convinced to accept it; he travelled all the way to Apulia before learning that a distant relative, Baldwin of Bourcq, had been crowned in the meantime. Eustace returned to Boulogne and died about 1125. On his death the county of Boulogne was inherited by his daughter, Matilda, and her husband Stephen de Blois, count of Mortain, afterwards king of England, and at the death of Matilda in 1151 it was inherited by their son, Eustace IV of Boulogne, later their second son William and ultimately by their daughter Marie of Boulogne, since both sons died without children. [edit]References
^ NORTHERN FRANCE, NOBILITY. Retrieved on 2007-11-04. -------------------- Eustace III, was a count of Boulogne, successor to his father Count Eustace II of Boulogne. His mother was Ida of Lorraine.
Eustace appeared at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 as an ally of William the Conqueror, and is listed as a possible killer of Harold II; he is also believed to have given William his own horse after the duke's was killed under him by Gyrth, brother of Harold.
He succeeded to Count of Boulogne in 1087.[1]
He went on the First Crusade in 1096 with his brothers Godfrey of Bouillon (duke of Lower Lotharingia) and Baldwin of Boulogne. He soon returned to Europe to administer his domains. He married Mary of Scotland, daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland, and Saint Margaret of Scotland. Eustace and Mary had one daughter, Matilda of Boulogne.
When his youngest brother king Baldwin I of Jerusalem died in 1118, the elderly Eustace was offered the throne. Eustace was at first uninterested, but was convinced to accept it; he travelled all the way to Apulia before learning that a distant relative, Baldwin of Bourcq, had been crowned in the meantime. Eustace returned to Boulogne and died about 1125.
On his death the county of Boulogne was inherited by his daughter, Matilda, and her husband Stephen de Blois, count of Mortain, afterwards king of England, and at the death of Matilda in 1151 it was inherited by their son, Eustace IV of Boulogne, later their second son William and ultimately by their daughter Marie of Boulogne, since both sons died without children.
Sources
Note NI3302 !SOURCES: 1. Scottish Kings, Scot. 28, p. 32
2. Scots Peerage, Scot 2b, v. 1, p. 2
3. Burke's Peerage, Eng. P, 1949, pref. p. 252, 286
4. Anderson's Royal Gen., Eng. 132, p. 388, 757
Note: Norman Crusaders
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=009c7bea-4894-4f88-b606-13ea9f80916c&tid=16692088&pid=1146649744
Note: House of Boulogne Coat of Arms
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Note: Eustace (shown with white hair) with his brothers
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Note: Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=930afcaa-fa8f-4273-ae50-890fcf49cefb&tid=16692088&pid=1146649744
end of this biography [3]
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- [S10697] "Eustace II, Count of Boulogne" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Saturday, March 18th, 2017 by.
- [S12331] "Eustace III, Count of Boulogne", Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustace_III,_Count_of_Boulogne, revisited or.
- [S14026] "Eustace (Boulogne) de Boulogne (1059 - 1125)", Ancestors, Descendants & Biography, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boulog.
- [S10699] "Ida of Lorraine" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Saturday, March 18th, 2017 by David A. Henne.
- [S10147] "Malcolm III of Scotland" biography, abstracted, downloaded & published Saturday, December 24th, 2016 by David A. Hennes.
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