Eustace I of Boulogne
M, b. circa 1004, d. 1049
| Relationship | 30th great-grandfather of Pamela Joyce Wood |
Eustace I of Boulogne was born circa 1004 at
Boulogne, France. He was the son of
Baldwin II Count of Boulogne and
Adelina of Holland.
1,2 Eustace I of Boulogne married
Maud de Louvain, daughter of
Lambert I, Count of Louvain and
Gerberge de Lorraine, circa 1018 at
France. Eustace I of Boulogne died in 1049 at
Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France; Eustace succeeded his father as Count of Boulogne in 1042. He was allied to the ducal house of Normandy by the marriage of his son, Eustance II, to Goda, niece of Ricchard II. This had far reaching alliances to other branches of these families including that of Edward the Confessor, King of England. Under Eustace I the counts of Boulogne rose to great prominence in Northern France.
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