Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameEustace III Count Of Boulogne, 28G Grandfather
Birthabt 1050
Deathabt 1125, France
FatherEustace II Count Of Boulogne (-~1087)
MotherSaint Ida Of Lorraine (~1040-1113)
Spouses
1Mary Of Scotland, 28G Grandmother
Birth1082
Death1116
BurialBermondsey Abbey, Southwark, London
FatherMalcom III (Canmore) King Of Scots (1031-1093)
MotherSaint Margaret Of Scotland Queen of Scotland (1045-1093)
ChildrenMatilda I (~1105-1152)
Notes for Eustace III Count Of Boulogne
Participated in the First Crusade of 1096, along with his brothers Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin I of, both of whom became rulers of Jerusalem.
Participated in the Siege of Nicea in 1097
Defeated an enemy ambush at the Siege of Antioch in 1098
Gained notoriety during the Siege of Jerusalem.
Commanded a division of the crusader army in the Battle of Ascalon.
After his brothers had died he was offered the kingdom of Jerusalem. He travelled to Apulia before learning a distance relative had been crowned instead. He returned to Boulogne.
Retired as a monk.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustace_III,_Count_of_Boulogne
Participated in the Siege of Nicea in 1097
Defeated an enemy ambush at the Siege of Antioch in 1098
Gained notoriety during the Siege of Jerusalem.
Commanded a division of the crusader army in the Battle of Ascalon.
After his brothers had died he was offered the kingdom of Jerusalem. He travelled to Apulia before learning a distance relative had been crowned instead. He returned to Boulogne.
Retired as a monk.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustace_III,_Count_of_Boulogne
Notes for Mary Of Scotland (Spouse 1)
Her sister Matilda married Henry I and became Queen of England. Her daughter Matilda married Steven and also became Queen of England. Her cousin Empress Matilda was a claimant to the English throne.