Eustace II, count of Boulogne

Also known as Eustace aux Gernons.

Eustace’s participation in William the Conqueror’s invasion of England led to him becoming one of the largest landholders there.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: uncertain.

Murray (p. 29 fn 109) states, “There is no agreement as to the date of death of Eustace II.” The date is given as either soon after 1170 or in 1187.

Relationships

Father: Eustace I, count of Boulogne.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:248), by Murray (p. 28), and by Tanner.

Mother: Matilda of Louvain.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:248) and by Tanner.

Spouse: Gode of England.

This relationship is given by Tanner and by Murray (p. 28).

Spouse: Ida of Bouillon.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (6:248), by Murray (p. 4) and by Tanner.

Children (by Ida):

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Eustace III, count of Boulogne, married Mary of Scotland.

Godfrey IV (about 1060 - 18 July 1100), duke of Lower Lorraine, princeps of Jerusalem. Usually known simply as “Godfrey of Bouillon”, he was regarded in the later Middle Ages as one of the Nine Worthies.

Baldwin I (died 2 April 1118), count of Edessa, King of Jerusalem, married (1) Godechilde of Tosny; married (2) a daughter of Taphnuz, ruler of Marash; married (3) Adelaide of Vasto.

Children (illegitimate):

Guillaume.

Geoffroy married Beatrix de Mandeville. Geoffroy may have been the son of Gode.

Hugh.

References

Andressohn, John C. The Ancestry and Life of Godfrey of Bouillon (Indiana University: 1947).

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Murray, Alan V. The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History. (Prosopographica et Genealogica: 2000).

Tanner, Heather J. “Eustace (II), count of Boulogne (d. c. 1087)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Tanner, Heather J. Families, Friends, and Allies: Boulogne and Politics in Northern France and England c. 879 - 1160. (Brill: 2004).