Biography of Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne -1125
Paternal Family Tree: Flanders
Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne was born to Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne and Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne.
Before 1047 [his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 32) and Goda Wessex Countess Boulogne (age 42) were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of King Æthelred "Unready" II of England and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England (age 61). He the son of Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne and Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne.
In 1049 [his grandfather] Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne died. His son [his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 34) succeeded II Count Boulogne.
On 22 Feb 1071 Battle of Cassel was fought between uncle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 38) and nephew Arnulf III Count Flanders (age 16), supported by his mother Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault and Philip "Amorous" I King France (age 18), over the succession of Flanders.
Arnulf III Count Flanders (age 16) was killed. His brother Baldwin Flanders II Count Hainault (age 15) succeeded II Count Hainault. Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 38) was appointed I Count Flanders.
William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 51) was killed. His son Roger de Breteuil Fitzosbern 2nd Earl Hereford succeeded 2nd Earl Hereford.
[his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 56) and his son Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne fought for Robert. During the battle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 38) and Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault were captured, and subsequently exchanged for each other.
Before 1087 [his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 72) and [his mother] Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of Godfrey "Bearded" Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine. He the son of Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne and Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne.
Around 1087 Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne and Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne (age 5) were married. She the daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland (age 55) and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland (age 42). He the son of Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 72) and Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne.
Around 1087 [his father] Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 72) died. His son Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne succeeded III Count Boulogne. [his wife] Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne (age 5) by marriage Countess Boulogne.
Around 1093 [his brother-in-law] Ethelred Dunkeld died.
On 13 Nov 1093 the Battle of Alnwick was fought at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map] between the forces of [his father-in-law] Malcolm III King Scotland (age 62) and Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria.
Malcolm III King Scotland (age 62) was killed at The Peth Alnwick [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] Duncan II King Scotland (age 33) succeeded II King Scotland. He died a year minus day later.
Malcolm's son [his brother-in-law] Edward Dunkeld was killed.
Duncan II King Scotland: Around 1060 he was born to Malcolm III King Scotland and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir Queen Consort Scotland. On 12 Nov 1094 Duncan II King Scotland died. His uncle Donald "The Fair White" III King Scotland succeeded III King Scotland.
Edward Dunkeld: he was born to Malcolm III King Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland. On 16 Nov 1093 Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland died three days after her husband Malcolm III King Scotland and her son Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.
Around 1094 [his brother-in-law] Donald Dunkeld died.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1096. In this year held the King William (age 40) his court at Christmas in Windsor; and William Bishop of Durham died there on new-year's day; and on the octave of the Epiphany was the king (age 40) and all his councillors at Salisbury. There Geoffry Bainard challenged William of Ou, the king's (age 40) relative, maintaining that he had been in the conspiracy against the king (age 40). And he fought with him, and overcame him in single combat; and after he was overcome, the king (age 40) gave orders to put out his eyes, and afterwards to emasculate him; and his steward, William by name, who was the son of his stepmother, the king (age 40) commanded to be hanged on a gibbet. Then was also Eoda, Earl of Champagne, the king's (age 40) son-in-law, and many others, deprived of their lands; whilst some were led to London, and there killed. This year also, at Easter, there was a very great stir through all this nation and many others, on account of Urban, who was declared Pope, though he had nothing of a see at Rome. And an immense multitude went forth with their wives and children, that they might make war upon the heathens. Through this expedition were the king (age 40) and his brother, Earl Robert, reconciled; so that the king (age 40) went over sea, and purchased all Normandy of him, on condition that they should be united. And the earl afterwards departed; and with him the Earl of Flanders (age 31), and the Earl of Boulogne, and also many other men of rank123. And the Earl Robert, and they that went with him, passed the winter in Apulia; but of the people that went by Hungary many thousands miserably perished there and by the way. And many dragged themselves home rueful and hunger-bitten on the approach of winter. This was a very heavy-timed year through all England, both through the manifold tributes, and also through the very heavy-timed hunger that severely oppressed this earth in the course of the year. In this year also the principal men who held this land, frequently sent forces into Wales, and many men thereby grievously afflicted, producing no results but destruction of men and waste of money.
Note 123. Literally "head-men, or chiefs". The term is still retained with a slight variation in the north of Europe, as the "hetman" Platoff of celebrated memory.
After 1097 [his brother-in-law] Edmund Dunkeld (age 27) died.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1100. During the harvest of this same year also came the Earl Robert (age 49) home into Normandy, and the Earl Robert of Flanders (age 35), Eustace, Earl of Boulogne, from Jerusalem. And as soon as the Earl Robert (age 49) came into Normandy, he was joyfully received by all his people; except those of the castles that were garrisoned with the King Henry's (age 32) men. Against them he had many contests and struggles.
Around 1105 [his daughter] Matilda Flanders was born to Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne and [his wife] Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne (age 23).
In 1116 [his wife] Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne (age 34) died.
In 1125 Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne died.
In 1125 [his son-in-law] King Stephen I England (age 31) and [his daughter] Matilda Flanders (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne and Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne. He the son of Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres and Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 58). He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Adalulf Flanders I Count Boulogne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnulf Flanders II Count Boulogne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arnulf Flanders III Count Boulogne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders II Count Boulogne
GrandFather: Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing II Count Holland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arnulf Gerulfing Count Holland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegarde Flanders Countess Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelina Gerulfing Countess Boulogne and Ponthieu
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sigfried Luxemburg Ardennes Count Ardennes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Luitgarde Luxemburg Countess Holland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eberhard IV Nordgau
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwig Nordgau
Father: Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginar "Longneck" Reginarids I Duke Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginar II Reginarids II Count Hainault
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginar Reginar III Count Hainault
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lambert "Bearded" Reginar I Count Louvain
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh V Count Equisheim
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Equisheim Countess Hainault
GrandMother: Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Simple" III King West Francia
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gerberga Saxon Ottonian Queen Consort West Francia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gerberga Carolingian Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine
Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wigeric Ardennes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gozlin Ardennes Count Ardennes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cunigunda Unknown
Great x 2 Grandfather: Godfrey "The Prisoner" Ardennes I Count Verdun
Great x 3 Grandmother: Oda Metz
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gothelo Ardennes Duke Lower Lorraine Duke Upper Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hermmann Billung Margrave Billung March
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Billung Countess Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hildegard Westerburg Margrave Billung March
GrandFather: Godfrey "Bearded" Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine
Mother: Ida Ardennes Countess Boulogne