Count Boulogne is in Counts of France.
In 933 Adalulf Flanders I Count Boulogne [aged 43] died. His son Arnulf succeeded II Count Boulogne.
In 972 Arnulf Flanders II Count Boulogne died. His son Arnulf succeeded III Count Boulogne.
Around 990 Arnulf Flanders III Count Boulogne died. His son Baldwin succeeded II Count Boulogne.
In 1042 Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne succeeded I Count Boulogne. Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne by marriage Countess Boulogne.
Before 1047 Eustace II Count Boulogne [aged 31] and Goda aka Godgifu Countess Boulogne [aged 42] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of King Æthelred II of England and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England [aged 61]. He the son of Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne and Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne. They were half third cousin twice removed.
In 1049 Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne died. His son Eustace [aged 34] succeeded II Count Boulogne.
Before 1087 Eustace II Count Boulogne [aged 71] and Ida of Lorraine Countess Boulogne [aged 46] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. The difference in their ages was 25 years. 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. They were fourth cousins.
Around 1087 Eustace II Count Boulogne [aged 72] died. His son Eustace succeeded III Count Boulogne. Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne [aged 5] by marriage Countess Boulogne.
In 1148 Eustace Blois IV Count Boulogne [aged 18] and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He the son of King Stephen I England [aged 54] and Matilda Flanders [aged 43]. They were third cousin once removed.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Around 1148 William Blois I Count Boulogne [aged 11] and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of William Warenne 3rd Earl of Surrey [aged 29] and Adela Montgomery Countess of Salisbury and Surrey. He the son of King Stephen I England [aged 54] and Matilda Flanders [aged 43]. They were fourth cousins.
On 3rd May 1152 Matilda Flanders [aged 47] died. Her son Eustace [aged 22] succeeded IV Count Boulogne.
On 17th August 1153 King Stephen's eldest son Eustace Blois IV Count Boulogne [aged 23] died at Bury St Edmunds [Map]. Probably from food poisoning, possibly murdered for having sacked the Abbey. His brother William [aged 16] succeeded I Count Boulogne.
In 1159 William Blois I Count Boulogne [aged 22] died. His sister Marie [aged 23] succeeded I Countess Boulogne.
In 1160 Matthew Metz Count Boulogne by marriage Count Boulogne.
In 1173 Matthew Metz Count Boulogne died. His daughter Ida [aged 13] succeeded Countess Boulogne.
In 1190 Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale [aged 25] by marriage I Count Boulogne.
On 13th October 1325 Robert VII Auvergne XII Count Auvergne [aged 43] died. His son William [aged 21] succeeded XII Count Auvergne, II Count Boulogne.
On 29th September 1360 Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France [aged 34] died. Her son Philip [aged 14] succeeded Count Auvergne and Count Boulogne.
On 24th March 1386 John I Count of Auvergne died. His son John succeeded II Count Auvergne and Count Boulogne.
In 1394 John II Count Auvergne died. His daughter Joan [aged 16] succeeded Countess Auvergne and Countess Boulogne.
Around 1424 Joan II Countess of Auvergne Duchess Berry [aged 46] died. Her half first cousin once removed Marie [aged 47] succeeded Countess Auvergne and Countess Boulogne.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 7th August 1437 Marie I Countess Auvergne [aged 60] died. Her son Bertrand [aged 47] succeeded Count Auvergne and Count Boulogne.
Before 1332 William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne and Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne were married. She by marriage Countess Auvergne, Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of Louis I Count Évreux and Margaret Artois Countess Évreux. He the son of Robert VII Auvergne XII Count Auvergne.
Philip Capet Count Boulogne was created Count Boulogne. Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal by marriage Countess Boulogne.
Adalulf Flanders I Count Boulogne was appointed I Count Boulogne.
Baldwin Flanders II Count Boulogne and Adelina Gerulfing Countess Boulogne and Ponthieu were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of Arnulf Gerulfing Count Holland and Luitgarde Luxemburg Countess Holland. He the son of Arnulf Flanders III Count Boulogne. They were third cousins.