Coat of arms of the county of Boulogne.

The county of Boulogne (Dutch: Bonen) was a historical region in the Low Countries. It consisted of a part of the present-day French département of the Nord (French Flanders), in parts of which there is still a Flemish-speaking minority. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries (see Country) on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse (Maas) rivers. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Extent of Flemish in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk, 1874 and 1972 Nord (French: North) is a département in the north of France. ... Nord (French, the north) is a département in the north of France. ...

In Roman times, Boulogne was situated in the Roman provinces of Belgica and inhabited by Celtic tribes, until Germanic peoples replaced them and made an end to roman imperial rule. Belgica was and is the name of two Belgian research vessels, with a name derived ultimately from the Latin Gallia Belgica. ... A Celtic cross. ... Thor, Germanic thunder god. ... Motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent, c. ...

Its most important city was Boulogne-sur-Mer. Boulogne-sur-Mer is a city and commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

Today the historic county of is an integral part of France.

History

thumb|left|200px|The county of Boulogne. The city of Boulogne-sur-Mer became the centre of the county of Boulogne in the 9th century. The founder of the dynasty of the counts of Boulogne seems to have been Hernequin of Boulogne, the son of Ragnhart. Hernequin married Bertha of Ponthieu around 850. Boulogne-sur-Mer is a city and commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was that century that lasted from 801 to 900. ... Events April 20 - Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne. ...

Later that century it was frequently raided by the Vikings. There is some uncertainly about the early counts. There are number of people called count but the first definite count does not appear until the 11th century. The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...

Boulogne later became influential in the history of England, when Eustace II of Boulogne accompanied William the Conqueror's invasion in 1066. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Eustace II, (d. ... William I of England (c. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned September 20 - Battle of Fulford September 25 - Battle of Stamford Bridge September 29 - William of Normandy lands in England at Pevensey. ...

Boulogne was also a major participant in the First Crusade; Eustace III of Boulogne's brothers, Godfrey of Bouillon and Baldwin of Bouillon, both became king of Jerusalem, and Eustace himself was offered but declined the title. Combatants Christendom, Catholicism West European Christians Turkish people Muslims/Arabs The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims, and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim rule. ... Eustace III, was a count of Boulogne, successor to his father Count Eustace II of Boulogne. ... Godfrey of Bouillon, from a tapestry painted in 1420 Godfrey of Bouillon (c. ... Coronation of Baldwin I. (from: Histoire dOutremer, 13. ... Official language Latin, French, Italian, and other western languages; Greek and Arabic also widely spoken Capital Jerusalem, later Acre Constitution Various laws, so-called Assizes of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 by the First Crusade. ...

Count Renaud of Boulogne joined the imperial side at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214, and was defeated by Philip II of France. The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ... The Battle of Bouvines, July 27, 1214, was the first great international conflict of alliances among national forces in Europe. ... Events Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Philip II Augustus (French: Philippe II Auguste) (August 21, 1165 – July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. ...

Boulogne passed under nominal royal control in 1223 when it was given to Philip II's son Philip Hurepel. Hurepel revolted against Blanche of Castile when Louis VIII of France died in 1226. When Philip died in 1235, for unknown reasons the county passed to Adelaide of Brabant, Matilda's niece, and her husband William X of Auvergne, count of Auvergne, rather than Matilda and Philip's descendants. // Events August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France. ... Blanche of Castile (March 4, 1188 – November 26, 1252), wife of Louis VIII of France. ... Louis VIII the Lion (French: Louis VIII le Lion) (September 5, 1187 – November 8, 1226) reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. ... Events Carmelite Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II calls Imperial Diet of Cremona Births June 21 - King Boleslaus V of Poland (died 1279) Abul-Faraj, Syriac scholar (died 1286) Bar-Hebraeus, Syriac historian and bishop (died 1286) Deaths March 7 - William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English... Events Anglo-Norman invasion of Connacht St. ... This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. ...

Boulogne was attacked numerous times during the Hundred Years' War. In 1477 Bertrand VI of La Tour gave up the county to Louis XI who incorporated it into France, except for a brief period of English rule under Henry VIII of England (see Siege of Boulogne). Combatants France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Bohemia Crown of Aragon Brittany England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainault Aquitaine Luxembourg Holy Roman Empire The Hundred Years War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... Louis XI the Prudent (French: Louis XI le Prudent) (July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483), also informally nicknamed luniverselle aragne (old French for universal spider), or the Spider King, was King of France (1461–1483). ... For other meanings see Henry VIII (disambiguation). ... The Siege of Boulogne took place from 19 July to 18 September 1544, during Henry VIIIs invasion of France. ...

Counts of Boulogne

Uncertain counts

•  ?-? : Hernequin
•  ?-? : Odakar V or Odokar the Great
•  ?-? : Inglebert I
•  ?-? : Odakar VI
•  ?-? : Arnoul II

House of Flanders

• 896-918 : Baldwin I (also count of Flanders)
• 918-935 : Adalolf (son of)
• 935-964 : Arnulf I (son of Baldwin I, also count of Flanders)
• 964-971 : Arnulf II (son of Adalolf)
• 971-990 : Arnulf III (son of)
• 990-1025 : Baldwin II (son of)

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House of Boulogne

• 1032-1049 : Eustace I (son of)
• 1049-1093 : Eustace II (son of)
• 1093-1125 : Eustace III (son of)
• 1125-1151 : Matilda I (daughter of, married to Stephen of Blois, also count of Blois, count of Mortain, Duke of Normandy and king of England)

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events February 2 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Burgundy. ... Events Leo IX becomes pope. ... Eustace I, count of Boulogne, was a son of Count Baldwin II and Adeline of Hollande. ... Events Leo IX becomes pope. ... // Events Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland. ... Eustace II, (d. ... // Events Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland. ... Events May 23 - Lothair of Saxony becomes Holy Roman Emperor on the death of Henry V. War ends between Toulouse and Provence. ... Eustace III, was a count of Boulogne, successor to his father Count Eustace II of Boulogne. ... Events May 23 - Lothair of Saxony becomes Holy Roman Emperor on the death of Henry V. War ends between Toulouse and Provence. ... Events Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Stephen (c. ...

House of Blois

• 1151-1153 : Eustace IV (son of, also count of Mortain)
• 1153-1159 : William I (son of, also count of Mortain and Earl of Surrey)
• 1159-1170 : Mary I (daughter of, married Matthew of Alsace)

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18. ... Events January 6 - Henry of Anjou arrives in England. ... Eustace IV (c. ... Events January 6 - Henry of Anjou arrives in England. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinals are given the right of election of the Pope. ... William of Blois (c. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinals are given the right of election of the Pope. ... Events December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral City of Dublin captured by the Normans According to folklore, the Welsh prince Madoc sailed to North America and founded a colony. ... Marie of Boulogne was the Countess of Boulogne from 1159 to 1170. ...

House of Alsace

• 1170-1173 : Matthew I
• 1173-1216 : Ida (daughter of, married Renaud of Dammartin, count of Dammartine and count of Aumale)
  • 1173-1180 : Matthew II
  • 1181-1182 : Gerard
  • 1183-1186 : Berthold

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House of Dammertin

• 1216-1260 : Matilda II (also queen of Portugal, countess of Mortain, countess of Aumale, and countess of Dammartin, married)
  • 1223-1235 : Philip (also count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis)
  • 1235-1253 : Alphonse (also king of Portugal)

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House of Auvergne

• 1260-1261 : Adelaide (cousin of, married William III, count of Auvergne)
• 1261-1277 : Robert I (son of, also count of Auvergne)
• 1277-1314 : Robert II (son of, also count of Auvergne)
• 1314-1325 : Robert III (son of, also count of Auvergne)
• 1325-1332 : William II (son of, also count of Auvergne)
• 1332-1360 : Joanna I (daughter of, also countess of Auvergne, married)
  • 1338-1346 : Philip II (also count of Auvergne)
  • 1350-1360 : John (also king of France, count of Auvergne)

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House of Burgundy

• 1360-1361 : Philip III (son of, also duke of Burgundy, count of Auvergne, count of Artois and count of Franche-Compté)

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House of Auvergne

• 1361-1386 : John II (son of, also count of Auvergne)

Auvergne, married) Founding of the University of Pavia, Italy. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ...

• 1386-1404 : John III (son of, also count of Auvergne)
• 1404-1424 : Joanna II (daughter of, also countess of
  • 1404-1416 : John IV (also duke of Berry)
  • 1416-1424 : George
• 1424-1437 : Mary II (cousin of, also countess of Auvergne)

Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ... Events June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and the Henry of Lancaster. ... May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ... Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ... // Events foundation of All Souls College, University of Oxford. ...

House of La Tour d'Auvergne

• 1437-1461 : Bertrand I (son of, also count of Auvergne)
• 1461-1497 : Bertrand II (son of, also count of Auvergne)
• 1497-1501 : John V (son of, also count of Auvergne)

After the death of John V, count of Boulogne, the county of Boulogne was integrated into the royal domain. Arms of Godefroy Charles Henri de La Tour dAuvergne, duc de Bouillon, Albret, et Chateau-Thierry (1728-1792) La Tour dAuvergne was a French noble family. ... // Events foundation of All Souls College, University of Oxford. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...