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Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne
Heir apparent of King Stephen of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eustace IV (c. 1129/1131 – 17 August 1153) ruled the County of Boulogne from 1146 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Stephen of England and Countess Matilda I of Boulogne.[2] When his father seized the English throne on Henry I's death in 1135, he became heir apparent to the English throne but predeceased his father.
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Eustace IV | |
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Count of Boulogne | |
Reign | 25 December 1146 – 17 August 1153[1] |
Predecessors | Matilda I and Stephen |
Successor | William I |
Born | c. 1130[1] |
Died | 17 August 1153 (aged c. 23) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
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House | Blois |
Father | Stephen, King of England |
Mother | Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne |
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