House de Boulogne

Acheiment Goals

Defnder of the Holy Sepechur. Failed.

Ventian guile: Win a Crusade targeting Byzantium. Failed

Count Eustache's wife inherited Lorraine, then lead a revolt to replace the Emporer. She ended up queen of Lothgarinia.

Won the 1st Crusade, switched to my bastard son Guillaume as Count of Monreal.

The game ended when the Jihad took back Jerusalem.

Ended 1/21/2019

Rulers

Name	From	Until	Cause of end of reign	Relationship with predecessor	Primary Holding
King Eustache			continued to rule Lotharingia		Lotharingia
Count Guillaume		12 October, 1089	died in battle against Khalil Abbasid	kinsman of King Eustache	Monreal
Count Godefroy	12 October, 1089	16 April, 1090	Game Ended	uncle of Count Guillaume	Monreal

Chronicles

1066

This is the Chronicle of House de Boulogne, in which is contained the record of its yearly fortunes, glories and difficulties.
Count Eustache of Boulogne made a pious pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

1067

A strange plague killed thousands of wild rabbits in the county of Boulogne.

1068

People in Boulogne claimed to have seen two suns at the same time.

1069

An uncommonly great number of children were born this year in Boulogne.

1070

Count Eustache of Boulogne was victorious in the battle of Guines against the army of France, commanded by Count Baudouin of Guines.

1071

Villagers saw blood raining from the sky in the county of Boulogne.

1072

A river flooded parts of Boulogne in the spring.

1073

A river flooded parts of Boulogne in the spring.

1074

A dragon was seen in the county of Boulogne.

1075

A ten feet tall woman was crucified in the county of Boulogne.

1076

Duke Boudewijn V of Flanders, the liege Lord of Count Eustache, died bedridden and infirm on 1 July, 1076.

1077

Duchess Ida of Lower Lorraine supported Duchess Ida of Lower Lorraine in war against her enemies.
Duke Eustache of Lower Lorraine was victorious in the battle of Loon against the army of the Holy Roman Empire, commanded by Adolf of Lower Lorrainian Revolt.

1078

King Svend II of Denmark supported King Svend II of Denmark in war against his enemies.

1079

The earth shook for three days in Boulogne, killing two hundred peasants and a priest.

1080

Duke Eustache of Lower Lorraine went to war against Count Robert of Artois.

1081

Duke Eustache of Lower Lorraine successfully led his armies, taking Bethune from the enemy.
Duke Eustache of Lower Lorraine successfully led his armies, taking Arras from the enemy.
Duke Eustache of Lower Lorraine won the war against Count Robert of Artois 'the Hunter'.
Eustache de Boulogne usurped the County of Artois from Robert de Bethune.
Pope Alexander II, leader of all Catholic faithful, died of Cancer on 21 October, 1081.

1082

Duke Boudewijn VI of Flanders, the liege Lord of Duke Eustache, was slain by Duke Eustache of Lower Lorraine in personal combat on 1 July, 1082.

1083

Tens of thousands of crows birds invaded Artois just before the harvest, causing much damage to the farmers's fields.

1084

Eustache of Holy Roman Revolt supported Ida of Holy Roman Revolt in war against her enemies.

1085

Pope Caelestinus II declared a Crusade, wherein all faithful Catholics were called to help conquer Jerusalem from the Shias.

1086

A ten feet tall woman was crucified in the county of Boulogne.

1087

The Crusade declared by Caelestinus ended with the successful conquest of Jerusalem from the Shias.
Sheikh Guillaume of Monreal became a Lord in the new Crusader State. He was granted a copy of the dynasty chronicles by King Eustache of Lotharingia to bring with him to the new state.
Sheikh Guillaume of Monreal married Alexandra, daughter of Baron Basileios of Blachernae.

1088

Countess Alexandra, the wife of Sheikh Guillaume of Monreal, died of Cancer on 11 December, 1088.

1089

Sheikh Guillaume of Monreal married Stefania.
Godefroy de Boulogne married Mechthild, daughter of Hugo Etichonen.
Caliph Al-Muqtadi declared a Jihad, wherein all unfaithful Sunnis were called to conquer Jerusalem from the Catholics.
Sheikh Guillaume of Monreal supported King Vittore of Jerusalem in war against his enemies.
Count Guillaume of Monreal died in battle against Khalil Abbasid on 12 October, 1089. His uncle, Godefroy, succeeded to the throne of the County with a grand ceremony in Monreal.
Count Godefroy of Monreal lost the battle of Safed against the army of Persia, commanded by Sultan Alp Arslan of Persia.

1090

Pope Caelestinus II, leader of all Catholic faithful, died of severe stress on 16 April, 1090.
Manassas, the firstborn son, was born to Count Godefroy of Monreal.
The Jihad declared by Al-Muqtadi Abbasid ended with the successful conquest of Jerusalem from the Catholics.