Europe · High and late Middle Ages
County of Boulogne
drawn on the map 1188–1235, 1241–1259
Comté de Boulogne; capital Boulogne-sur-Mer. A small but strategic Channel county. Its ruler Eustace II fathered Godfrey of Bouillon (leader of the First Crusade and first Latin ruler of Jerusalem, 1099) and Baldwin (King of Jerusalem).
- Shown on the map
- 1188–1235, 1241–1259 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 683 km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
Comté de Boulogne; capital Boulogne-sur-Mer. A small but strategic Channel county. Its ruler Eustace II fathered Godfrey of Bouillon (leader of the First Crusade and first Latin ruler of Jerusalem, 1099) and Baldwin (King of Jerusalem). Countess Matilda married King Stephen of England. Eventually absorbed into the French royal domain.
Common questions
- What was the County of Boulogne?
- Comté de Boulogne; capital Boulogne-sur-Mer. A small but strategic Channel county. Its ruler Eustace II fathered Godfrey of Bouillon (leader of the First Crusade and first Latin ruler of Jerusalem, 1099) and Baldwin (King of Jerusalem).
- When is the County of Boulogne shown on the map?
- The border data draws the County of Boulogne 1188–1235, 1241–1259, in 2 separate periods. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the County of Boulogne?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the County of Boulogne covered about 1,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, cross-checked against Encyclopædia Britannica and specialist snippets, and flags entries built on unreliable foundations — the 911 treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte known only from Dudo of Saint-Quentin, and Arnaud Amalric's alleged order at Béziers attested only decades after the fact. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — County of Boulogne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Boulogne
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