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| father = [[Baldwin II, Count of Boulogne]]
| father = [[Baldwin II, Count of Boulogne]]
| mother = [[Adelina of Holland]]
| mother = [[Adelina of Holland]]
| spouse = [[Maud of Boulogne (wife of Eustace I of Boulogne)|Maud of Boulogne]]
| spouse = Matilda of Louvain
| birth_date =
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| birth_place =
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| death_date = 1049
| death_date = 1047
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* [[Eustace II of Boulogne]]<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>
* [[Eustace II of Boulogne]]
* Godfrey, Bishop of Paris<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>
* Godfrey, Bishop of Paris
* [[Lambert II, Count of Lens]]
* [[Lambert II, Count of Lens]]<ref>George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant'', Vol. I, ed. Vicary Gibbs (The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., London, 1910), p. 352 n. (a)</ref>
* Gerberga<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>
* Gerberga
}}
}}


'''Eustace I''', [[Count of Boulogne]], was a nobleman and founder of the Boulogne branch of the [[House of Flanders]]. He held the [[county of Boulogne]] from 1024 until his death in 1049.
'''Eustace I''', [[Count of Boulogne]], was a nobleman and founder of the Boulogne branch of the [[House of Flanders]]. He held the [[county of Boulogne]] from 1024 until his death in 1047.


==Life==
==Life==
Eustace was the elder son of Count [[Baldwin II of Boulogne]] and [[Adelina of Holland]]. He succeeded his father as count of Boulogne in 1024.{{sfn|Tanner|1992|p=262}} Eustace was also the count of Lens.{{sfn|Tanner|2004|p=61}} In 1028 Eustace confirmed the foundation of a college of canons in his castle at Lens{{sfn|Tanner|2004|p=61}} and despite accounts of Lens passing to Baldwin V of Flanders circa 1036 it was still held by Eustace and was passed to his son Lambert at his death.{{sfn|Tanner|2004|p=97}}


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During the minority of [[Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders]], Eustace's grandfather, [[Arnulf III, Count of Boulogne]] had broken free of Flanders and operated as an independent prince, as did Eustace's father and Eustace himself.{{sfn|Tanner|1992|p=251}} In 995, having attained his majority, Baldwin IV attempted to recover several of the independently held castles and to expand the Flemish borders.{{sfn|Tanner|1992|p=251}} This had caused considerable animosity between Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders and Eustace's father, but when Baldwin IV's son [[Baldwin V, Count of Flanders|Baldwin V]] succeeded him in 1035 Eustace and Baldwin V of Flanders cooperated on several ventures including several charters and in limiting the powers of the [[Advocatus|Castellan-advocates]] of several abbeys including the [[Abbey of Saint Bertin]] in Flanders.{{sfn|Tanner|2004|p=83}}
He was the elder son of Count [[Baldwin II of Boulogne]] and [[Adelina of Holland]]. Eustace succeeded his father as count of Boulogne in 1024.<ref>''The Expansion of the Power and Influence of the Counts of Boulogne under Eustace II'', Heather J. Tanner, ''Anglo-Norman Studies:XIV. Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1991'', ed. Marjorie Chibnall, (The Boydell Press, 1992), 262.</ref><ref name="ESIII4-621">Detlev Schwennicke, ''[[Europäische Stammtafeln|Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten]]'', Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, Marburg, Germany, 1989), Tafel 621</ref> Eustace I was also the count of Lens.<ref name="FFA61">Heather J. Tanner, ''Family, Friends and Allies; Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160'' (Brill, 2004), p. 61</ref> In 1028 Eustace I confirmed the foundation of a college of canons in his castle at Lens<ref name="FFA61"/> and despite accounts of Lens passing to Baldwin V of Flanders circa 1036 it was still held by Eustace I and was passed to his son Lambert at his death.<ref>Heather J. Tanner, ''Family, Friends and Allies; Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160'' (Brill, 2004), p. 97</ref>


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Eustace was allied to the ducal [[house of Normandy]] by the marriage of his son [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne|Eustace II]] to [[Goda of England|Goda]], niece of [[Richard II, Duke of Normandy|Richard II]].{{sfn|Tanner|2004|p=113}} This had far reaching alliances to other branches of these families including that of [[Edward the Confessor]], King of England.{{sfn|Tanner|2004|p=113}} Under Eustace the counts of Boulogne rose to great prominence in Northern France.{{sfn|Andressohn|1947|p=9}} Eustace I died in 1047.{{sfn|Tanner|1992|p=255}}
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During the minority of [[Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders]], Eustace's grandfather, [[Arnulf III, Count of Boulogne]] had broken free of Flanders and operated as an independent prince, as did Eustace's father and Eustace himself.<ref name="ANS251">Heather J. Tanner, The Expansion of the Power and Influence of the Counts of Boulogne under Eustace II', ''Anglo-Norman Studies XIV: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1991'', Ed. Marjorie Chibnall (The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, UK, 1992), p. 251</ref> In 995, having attained his majority, Baldwin IV attempted to recover several of the independently held castles and to expand the Flemish borders.<ref name="ANS251"/> This had caused considerable animosity between Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders and Eustace's father, but when Baldwin IV's son [[Baldwin V, Count of Flanders|Baldwin V]] succeeded him in 1035 Eustace I and Baldwin V of Flanders cooperated on several ventures including several charters and in limiting the powers of the [[Advocatus|Castellan-advocates]] of several abbeys including the [[Abbey of Saint Bertin]] in Flanders.<ref>Heather J. Tanner, ''Family, Friends and Allies; Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160'' (Brill, 2004),p. 83</ref>


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Eustace was apparently a patron of [[Samer]] Abbey near [[Calais]] and he is said to have been buried there.{{sfn|Tanner|2004|p=118}}
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Eustace I was allied to the ducal [[house of Normandy]] by the marriage of his son [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne|Eustace II]] to [[Goda of England|Goda]], niece of [[Richard II, Duke of Normandy|Richard II]].<ref name="FFA113">Heather J. Tanner, ''Family, Friends and Allies; Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160'' (Brill, 2004),p. 113</ref> This had far reaching alliances to other branches of these families including that of [[Edward the Confessor]], King of England.<ref name="FFA113"/> Under Eustace I the counts of Boulogne rose to great prominence in Northern France.<ref>John Carl Andressohn, ''The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon'' (Indiana University Press, 1947), p. 9</ref> Eustace I died in 1049.<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>

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He was apparently a patron of [[Samer]] Abbey near [[Calais]] and he is said to have been buried there.<ref>Heather J. Tanner, ''Family, Friends and Allies; Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160'' (Brill, 2004),p. 118</ref>


==Family and children==
==Family and children==


He was married to Matilda of Leuven,{{efn|Matilda was a direct descendant of Charlemagne<ref name="ESIII4-621"/><ref>Detlev Schwennicke, ''[[Europäische Stammtafeln|Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten]]'', Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 1</ref> and in terms of rank descendants of Charlemagne were among the most prestigious brides.<ref>Judith A. Green, ''The Aristocracy of Norman England'' (Cambridge: The Cambridge University Press, 1997), pp. 353-54</ref> Noble families of the eleventh and twelfth centuries sought to trace their descent specifically into the Carolingian line.<ref>''Motherhood, Religion, and Society in Medieval Europe, 400 - 1400'', eds. Conrad Leyser, Lesley Smith (Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2011), p. 28</ref>}} daughter of [[Lambert I of Leuven|Lambert I]], [[Counts of Leuven|Count of Leuven]] and [[Gerberga of Lower Lorraine]] and had four children:<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>
Eustace married Matilda of Louvain,{{sfn|Bridgeford|2009|p=xiii}}{{efn|Matilda was a direct descendant of Charlemagne{{sfn|Bridgeford|2009|p=xii-xiii}} and in terms of rank descendants of Charlemagne were among the most prestigious brides.{{sfn|Green|1997|p=353-354}} Noble families of the eleventh and twelfth centuries sought to trace their descent specifically into the Carolingian line.{{sfn|Leyser|Smith|2011|p=28}}}} daughter of [[Lambert I of Louvain|Lambert I]] of [[Counts of Louvain|Louvain]] and [[Gerberga of Lower Lorraine]]{{sfn|Bridgeford|2009|p=xiii}} and had:


* [[Eustace II of Boulogne]].<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>
*[[Eustace II of Boulogne]].{{sfn|Bridgeford|2009|p=xiii}}
* Godfrey, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris|Bishop of Paris]] (1061–1095).<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>
*Godfrey, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris|Bishop of Paris]] from 1061 to 1095{{sfn|Tanner|1992|p=255}}
*[[Lambert II, Count of Lens]].{{sfn|Tanner|1992|p=255}}
* [[Lambert II, Count of Lens]].<ref>George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant'', Vol. I, ed. Vicary Gibbs (The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., London, 1910), p. 352 n. (a)</ref>
* Gerberga, married [[Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine]].<ref name="ESIII4-621"/>
*Gerberga, married [[Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine]]{{sfn|Tanner|1992|p=255}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist|3}}

==Sources==
*{{cite book |first=John Carl |last=Andressohn |title=The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=1947 }}
*{{cite book |title=1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry |first=Andrew |last=Bridgeford |publisher=Bloomsbury |year=2009 |page=xiii}}
*{{cite book |first=Judith A. |last=Green |title=The Aristocracy of Norman England |publisher=The Cambridge University Press |year=1997 }}
*{{cite book |title=Motherhood, Religion, and Society in Medieval Europe, 400 - 1400 |editor-first1= Conrad |editor-last1=Leyser |editor-first2=Lesley |editor-last2=Smith |publisher=Ashgate |year=2011 }}
*{{cite journal |first=Heather J. |last=Tanner |title=The Expansion of the Power and Influence of the Counts of Boulogne under Eustace II |journal=Anglo-Norman Studies - XIV.Proceeding of the Battle Conference 1991 |editor-first=Marjorie |editor-last=Chibnall |publisher=The Boydell Press |year=1992 |page=251-286 }}
*{{cite book |first=Heather J. |last=Tanner |title=Family, Friends and Allies; Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160 |publisher=Brill |year=2004 }}


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Latest revision as of 11:37, 20 December 2024

Eustace I, Count of Boulogne
Died1047
Noble familyHouse of Flanders
House of Boulogne (founder)
Spouse(s)Matilda of Louvain
Issue
FatherBaldwin II, Count of Boulogne
MotherAdelina of Holland

Eustace I, Count of Boulogne, was a nobleman and founder of the Boulogne branch of the House of Flanders. He held the county of Boulogne from 1024 until his death in 1047.

Life

[edit]

Eustace was the elder son of Count Baldwin II of Boulogne and Adelina of Holland. He succeeded his father as count of Boulogne in 1024.[1] Eustace was also the count of Lens.[2] In 1028 Eustace confirmed the foundation of a college of canons in his castle at Lens[2] and despite accounts of Lens passing to Baldwin V of Flanders circa 1036 it was still held by Eustace and was passed to his son Lambert at his death.[3]

During the minority of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders, Eustace's grandfather, Arnulf III, Count of Boulogne had broken free of Flanders and operated as an independent prince, as did Eustace's father and Eustace himself.[4] In 995, having attained his majority, Baldwin IV attempted to recover several of the independently held castles and to expand the Flemish borders.[4] This had caused considerable animosity between Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders and Eustace's father, but when Baldwin IV's son Baldwin V succeeded him in 1035 Eustace and Baldwin V of Flanders cooperated on several ventures including several charters and in limiting the powers of the Castellan-advocates of several abbeys including the Abbey of Saint Bertin in Flanders.[5]

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] Eustace I died in 1047.[8]

Eustace was apparently a patron of Samer Abbey near Calais and he is said to have been buried there.[9]

Family and children

[edit]

Eustace married Matilda of Louvain,[10][a] daughter of Lambert I of Louvain and Gerberga of Lower Lorraine[10] and had:

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Matilda was a direct descendant of Charlemagne[11] and in terms of rank descendants of Charlemagne were among the most prestigious brides.[12] Noble families of the eleventh and twelfth centuries sought to trace their descent specifically into the Carolingian line.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Tanner 1992, p. 262.
  2. ^ a b Tanner 2004, p. 61.
  3. ^ Tanner 2004, p. 97.
  4. ^ a b Tanner 1992, p. 251.
  5. ^ Tanner 2004, p. 83.
  6. ^ a b Tanner 2004, p. 113.
  7. ^ Andressohn 1947, p. 9.
  8. ^ a b c d Tanner 1992, p. 255.
  9. ^ Tanner 2004, p. 118.
  10. ^ a b c Bridgeford 2009, p. xiii.
  11. ^ Bridgeford 2009, p. xii-xiii.
  12. ^ Green 1997, p. 353-354.
  13. ^ Leyser & Smith 2011, p. 28.

Sources

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  • Andressohn, John Carl (1947). The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon. Indiana University Press.
  • Bridgeford, Andrew (2009). 1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry. Bloomsbury. p. xiii.
  • Green, Judith A. (1997). The Aristocracy of Norman England. The Cambridge University Press.
  • Leyser, Conrad; Smith, Lesley, eds. (2011). Motherhood, Religion, and Society in Medieval Europe, 400 - 1400. Ashgate.
  • Tanner, Heather J. (1992). Chibnall, Marjorie (ed.). "The Expansion of the Power and Influence of the Counts of Boulogne under Eustace II". Anglo-Norman Studies - XIV.Proceeding of the Battle Conference 1991. The Boydell Press: 251-286.
  • Tanner, Heather J. (2004). Family, Friends and Allies; Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879-1160. Brill.


Eustace I, Count of Boulogne
House of Boulogne
Born: unknown Died: 1047
Preceded by Count of Boulogne
1024–1047 		Succeeded by
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