Eustace Grenier

Eustace Garnier (also Grenier , Granarius , Grenarius ) (died June 15, 1123) was an important crusader lord, and Constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem . He was from Beaurain-Château , in Thérouanne in northern France (at the time in the County of Flanders ); he has accompanied Hugues II of St. Pol on the First Crusade , in the retinue of Godfrey of Bouillon . While probably only a minor presence during the crusade itself, he participated in the Battle of Ramlah in 1105, and in 1109 he assisted in the siege of Tripoli . There he was one of the envoys sent by Baldwin I of Jerusalem to negotiate between William-Jordan and Bertrand of Toulouse , who disputed the claim to Tripoli. On December 19, 1111 he was granted the city of Sidon , after it was captured by Baldwin I with the help of Sigurd I of Norway . He was already lord of Caesarea , which had been captured in 1101 and given to him at an unknown date. Soon after this he married Emelota or Emma, the niece of Patriarch Arnulf of Chocques , and was also granted Jericho and its revenue, which was formerly church property. He also took part in the sieges of Shaizar , which was not captured, and Tyre (Lebanon) , which was. At the siege of Tyre he supervised the construction of the siege engines . In 1120 he was present at the Council of Nablus , convened by Baldwin II , where the laws of the kingdom were first written down. When Baldwin II was captured in 1123 by the Ortoqids , Eustace was elected constable of Jerusalem and regent of the kingdom. As regent Eustace defeated an Egyptian invasion at the Battle of Yibneh on May 29, 1123. Eustace died soon after on June 15, 1123, and was replaced as Constable and Regent by William I of Bures . He was buried in Jerusalem at the Abbey of St. With Emelota he was the father of Eustace II and Walter , who succeeded him in Sidon and Caesarea respectively and were important nobles in their own right. His widow Emelota later married Hugh II of Le Puiset . According to Fulcher of Chartres he was "a stout man of honest character," and "a wise and prudent man, with great experience in military matters" according to William of Tyre .

Eustace I Garnier , also known as Eustace Grenier or Eustace Granarius (died on 15 June 1123), was Lord of Caesarea from before 1110, and Lord of Sidon from 1110 to his death. He was a nobleman from the County of Saint-Pol and went to the Holy Land either during the First Crusade or around 1100. He became an influential retainer of King Baldwin I of Jerusalem , who granted Caesarea and Sidon to him. After an Artuqid prince captured Baldwin I's successor, Baldwin II , Eustace was elected constable and bailiff (or regent) in April 1123. Shortly before his death in 1123, he defeated a Fatimid army as the Battle of Yibneh near Ibelin.

Lord of Caesarea, Kingdom of Jerusalem Eustace I Granier , also known as Eustace Grenier or Eustace Garnier , called in Latin Eustachius Granarius in the charters (born around 1070 and died on 15 June 1123), was a Flemish crusader who took part in the First Crusade . He became lord of Caesarea in 1101 and lord of Sidon in 1110. On 18 April 1123, he was elected constable and bailiff of Jerusalem during the captivity of Baldwin II of Jerusalem . Shortly before his death, he defeated a Fatimid army at the Battle of Yibneh near Ibelin. Eustace Grenier is quoted in a text in verse written during his life in honour of the knights of the diocese of Thérouanne who accompanied Baldwin of Boulogne to the Holy Land . Contemporary authors and historians identify Eustace Grenier as a nobleman from the diocese of Thérouanne in the County of Saint-Pol . Murray, historian of the Crusades, writes: "However, his origins can be established with a high degree of certainty. The Versus de viris illustribus diocesis Tarvanensis qui in sacra fuere expeditione identifies him as a Fleming from the diocese of Therouanne".

Lord of Caesarea, Kingdom of Jerusalem Eustace I Granier , also known as Eustace Grenier or Eustace Garnier , called in Latin Eustachius Granarius in the charters (born around 1070 and died on 15 June 1123), was a Flemish crusader who took part in the First Crusade . He became lord of Caesarea in 1101, lord of Sidon in 1110, and in April 1123, was elected constable and bailiff of Jerusalem during the captivity of Baldwin II of Jerusalem . Shortly before his death, he defeated a Fatimid army at the Battle of Yibneh near Ibelin. Grenier is a presumed member of the knights of the diocese of Thérouanne in the County of Saint-Pol who accompanied Baldwin of Boulogne to the Holy Land , as he is quoted in a text written during his life in their honour.