Eustace II, Count of Boulogne

Eustace II, (c.1015  c.1087), also known as Eustace aux Grenons ("Eustace with long moustaches"), was Count of Boulogne from 1049 to 1087. He fought on the Norman side at the Battle of Hastings, and afterwards received large grants of land forming an honour in England. 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.

Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, a possible depiction of Eustace II inscribed in margin above in Latin: E...TIUS, which may be the Latinised form of his name.
Bornc.1015
Diedc.1087 (aged 72)
Noble familyHouse of Flanders-Boulogne
Spouse(s)Goda of England
Ida of Lorraine
IssueEustace III, Count of Boulogne
Godfrey of Bouillon
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
FatherEustace I of Boulogne
MotherMatilda of Louvain
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