Eustace the Monk

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Benedictine monk mercenary naval commander person pirate privateer

Eustace the Monk was a notorious early 13th-century mercenary, pirate, and former Benedictine monk who became a prominent naval commander in the English Channel.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Eustace	1
Eustace Busket	1
Eustace the Black Monk	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monk ⓘ mercenary ⓘ naval commander ⓘ person ⓘ pirate ⓘ privateer ⓘ
alliedWith	Prince Louis of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Eustace the Monk ⓘ surface form: Eustace Busket Eustace the Monk ⓘ surface form: Eustace the Black Monk Eustache le Moine ⓘ
birthPlace	County of Boulogne ⓘ Boulogne-sur-Mer ⓘ surface form: Saint-Pierre, near Boulogne
citizenship	County of Boulogne ⓘ
commanded	French fleet supporting Prince Louis in England ⓘ
deathDate	1217 ⓘ
deathPlace	off Sandwich, Kent ⓘ
enemyOf	English navy ⓘ surface form: English royal navy King John of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
floruit	early 13th century ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Eustace the Monk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eustace
killedBy	forces of Hubert de Burgh ⓘ
killedIn	Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Sandwich
knownFor	changing allegiances between English and French crowns ⓘ naval warfare between England and France ⓘ piracy in the English Channel ⓘ use of galleys and fast ships ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	decapitation ⓘ
memberOf	Benedictines ⓘ surface form: Benedictine Order
notableBattle	Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Sandwich naval actions off the coast of Flanders ⓘ
notableFor	raids on English and Flemish shipping ⓘ use of disguise and trickery ⓘ
occupation	mercenary ⓘ monk ⓘ naval commander ⓘ pirate ⓘ
operatedIn	English Channel ⓘ Strait of Dover ⓘ
participatedIn	First Barons' War ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ
served	King John of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaud de Dammartin ⓘ
subjectOf	medieval chanson de geste "Eustache le Moine" ⓘ various medieval chronicles ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eustace the Monk → alsoKnownAs → Eustace the Monk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eustace Busket

Eustace the Monk → alsoKnownAs → Eustace the Monk ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eustace the Black Monk

Battle of Sandwich (1217) → commander → Eustace the Monk ⓘ

First Barons' War → commander → Eustace the Monk ⓘ

Eustace the Monk → givenName → Eustace the Monk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eustace