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BOULOGNE, Baldwin II Count of

Male - 1027


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  1. 1.  BOULOGNE, Baldwin II Count of died in 1027.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. BOULOGNE, Count of Boulogne Eustace I Count of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 4 Oct 1049 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. BOULOGNE, Count of Boulogne Eustace I Count of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 4 Oct 1049 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  BOULOGNE, Count of Boulogne Eustace I Count of Descendancy chart to this point (1.Baldwin1) was born in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 4 Oct 1049 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Nobleman and founder of the Boulogne branch of the House of Flanders.

    Eustace married LEUVEN, Matilda of in 1029. Matilda was born in 1006 in Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium; died in 1049 in Boulogne, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. GERNONS, Count of Boulogne Eustace II aux  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1015; died in 1087.
    2. 4. LENS, Lambert II of  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 992 in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 19 Jun 1054.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  GERNONS, Count of Boulogne Eustace II auxGERNONS, Count of Boulogne Eustace II aux Descendancy chart to this point (2.Eustace2, 1.Baldwin1) was born in 1015; died in 1087.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: He is one of the few proven Companions of William the Conqueror. It has been suggested that Eustace was the patron of the Bayeux Tapestry.
    • Name: Eustace aux Gernons (with moustaches)

    Family/Spouse: LORRAINE, Ida of. Ida was born in 1040; died on 13 Apr 1113. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: GODGIFU. (daughter of AETHELRED, II and NORMANDY, Emma of) was born between 1002 and 1014. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. EUSTACE, Geoffrey fitz  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1050 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died in 1101 in Yerushalayim, Israel.

  2. 4.  LENS, Lambert II ofLENS, Lambert II of Descendancy chart to this point (2.Eustace2, 1.Baldwin1) was born in 992 in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died on 19 Jun 1054.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 28 GGF
    • Relation to Me: 29 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Lens
    • Royalty & Nobility: Count of Louvain
    • Name: II Lambert
    • Death: 19 Jun 1054

    Notes:

    Lambert scorned both temporal and spiritual authorities and in 1054 even took up arms against Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. He was defeated and lost his life at Tournai.

    During his reign Brussels began its growth. Lambert arranged to transfer the remains of Saint Gudule to the St. Michael church. This church, thereafter known as Saints-Michel-et-Gudule, developed to become St. Michael and Gudula Cathedral. Lambert also constructed a fortress on the Coudenberg hill.


    Birth:
    Killed at the battle of Lille

    Died:
    Killed At The Battle of Lille

    Lambert married OF NORMANDY, Adelaide in 1053 in Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Adelaide (daughter of NORMANDY, Robert I Magnificent, daughter of NORMANDY, Robert I Magnificent and Living) was born in Normandy, France; died in 1065 in Marcigny, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. OF LENS, Judith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1054 in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died after 1086.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  EUSTACE, Geoffrey fitz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Eustace3, 2.Eustace2, 1.Baldwin1) was born in 1050 in Brabant, Meuse, Lorraine, France; died in 1101 in Yerushalayim, Israel.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    the fact that Gidgifu is Geoffrey's mother is just speculation

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 6.  OF LENS, JudithOF LENS, Judith Descendancy chart to this point (4.Lambert3, 2.Eustace2, 1.Baldwin1) was born in 1054 in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; died after 1086.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Books About: The Winter Mantle by Elizabeth Chadwick
    • Differentiator: Niece of William the Conqueror
    • Relation to Me: 27 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Huntingdon

    Notes:

    Judith founded Elstow Abbey in Bedfordshire around 1078. She also founded churches at Kempston and Hitchin. She had land-holdings in 10 counties in the Midlands and East Anglia. Her holdings included land at:

    Earls Barton, Northamptonshire
    Great Doddington, Northamptonshire
    Grendon, Northamptonshire
    Ashby Folville, Leicestershire
    Lowesby, Leicestershire
    Merton, Oxfordshire
    Piddington, Oxfordshire
    Potton, Bedfordshire
    Sawtry, Huntingdonshire

    The parish of Sawtry Judith in Huntingdonshire is named after the Countess.

    In 1075, Judith's husband Waltheof joined the Revolt of the Earls against William. It was the last serious act of resistance against the Norman conquest of England. Judith betrayed Waltheof to her uncle, who had Waltheof beheaded on 31 May 1076.

    Family/Spouse: NORTHUMBERLAND, Waltheof. Waltheof (son of SIWARD and Living) was born in 1050 in Northumberland, England; died on 31 May 1076. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. DE HUNTINGDON, Adelisa  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1085 in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England; died after 1126.
    2. 9. MAUDE, Countess of Huntingdon Queen  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1074; died in 1130 in Perthshire, Scotland; was buried in 1130 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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