Eustace III, Count of Boulogne

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Eustace III, Count of Boulogne, was a prominent 11th–12th century French nobleman and crusader who ruled the strategically important County of Boulogne and was connected by marriage to the Scottish royal family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century person
12th-century person
Count
French noble
crusader
medieval nobleman
activePeriod early 12th century
late 11th century
associatedWith Duchy of Lorraine
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Scotland
birthCentury 11th century
child Matilda I of Boulogne
surface form: Matilda of Boulogne
countryOfOrigin County of Boulogne
deathCentury 12th century
era High Middle Ages
ethnicBackground Franco-Lotharingian nobility
father Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
givenName Eustace the Monk
surface form: Eustace
heldTitle Count of Boulogne
inLaw Alexander I of Scotland
David I of Scotland
Edgar, King of Scotland
Malcolm III of Scotland
St. Margaret of Scotland (associated)
surface form: Saint Margaret of Scotland
language Old French
mother Ida of Lorraine
nobleFamily House of Boulogne
nobleRank count
nobleTitle Count of Boulogne
notableDescendant Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
Stephen of England
surface form: King Stephen of England
notableFor marital alliance with the Scottish royal house
participation in the First Crusade
rule of the County of Boulogne
participatedIn First Crusade
politicalStatus vassal of the King of France
predecessor Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
regionRuled Boulogne-sur-Mer
surface form: Boulogne-sur-Mer and surrounding territory
reignEnd early 12th century
reignStart circa 1087
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sibling Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillon
spouse Mary of Scotland
Edith of Scotland (Matilda of Scotland)
surface form: Matilda of Scotland’s sister Mary
successor Matilda I of Boulogne
surface form: Matilda of Boulogne

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Mary of Scotland, Countess of Boulogne spouse Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
Godfrey of Bouillon sibling Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Eustace III of Boulogne
County of Boulogne notableRuler Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
Matilda I of Boulogne father Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
Baldwin I of Jerusalem sibling Eustace III, Count of Boulogne
this entity surface form: Eustace III of Boulogne