1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EUSTACE, the name of four counts of Boulogne. EUSTACE I., a son of Count Baldwin II., held the county from 1046 until his death in 1049. His son, EUSTACE II. (d. 1093), count of Boulogne, was the husband of Goda, daughter of the English king ^Ethelred the Unready, and aunt of Edward the Confessor. Eustace paid a visit to England in 1051, and was honourably received at the Confessor's court. A brawl in which he and his servants became involved with the citizens of Dover led to a serious quarrel between the king and …
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