Eustach I. Garnier
Eustach I. Garnier (also Granarius , Grenier , Agrain ; † shortly after June 15, 1123 ) was a crusader , Lord of Caesarea and Count of Sidon , as well as constable and Bailli of the Kingdom of Jerusalem .
He came from Thérouanne in what was then the county of Flanders .
He accompanied Count Hugo II of St. Pol on the First Crusade . After conquering Jerusalem , he stayed in the Holy Land and distinguished himself at the Third Battle of Ramla in 1105 . In 1109 he appeared as the envoy of King Baldwin I and took part in the conquest of Tripoli .
The city of Caesarea was conquered by the Crusaders in 1101. A little later Eustach was enfeoffed with the rule of Caesarea . When Baldwin I had conquered Sidon with the help of the crusade of King Sigurd of Norway , Eustach received the county of Sidon in 1110 .
A little later he married Emelotte (also Emoleta, Emolata, Ermeline, Emme, Emma ), the niece of the Patriarch of Jerusalem Arnulf von Chocques , and received Jericho as a dowry from Arnulf's church property . With her he had two sons, Gerhard Garnier (also known as Eustach I. Garnier ) and Walter I. Garnier .
He took part in the unsuccessful sieges of Shaizar and Tire .
When King Baldwin II was captured in 1123, Eustach was elected constable and Bailli of Jerusalem. As such, on May 29, 1123, he defeated a Fatimid invading army near Ibelin .
He died shortly after June 15, 1123 and was buried in Jerusalem . His sons Gerhard and Walter took over his rule. In the same year his wife married Hugo II von Le Puiset , who was only a little older than their sons.
literature
- Steven Runciman : History of the Crusades. Special edition in one volume without references to sources and literature. CH Beck, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-406-02527-7 , pp. 378, 395, 403, 430, 469, 471, 472, 495
- Hans Eberhard Mayer : History of the crusades (= Kohlhammer Urban pocket books. 86). 8th, improved and enlarged edition. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart et al. 1995, ISBN 3-17-013802-2 , p. 75.
Web links
- Eustach I. Garnier at medieval-genealogie.de
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Lord of Caesarea 1101–1123 |
Walter I. Garnier |
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Count of Sidon 1110–1123 |
Gerhard Garnier |
Hugo Caulis |
Constable of Jerusalem 1123 |
Wilhelm I of Bures |
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Bailli of Jerusalem 1123 |
Wilhelm I of Bures |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Eustach I. Garnier |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eustach Granarius; Eustach Grenier; Eustach Agrain |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Sidon and Caesarea, constable of Jerusalem |
DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
DATE OF DEATH | June 1123 |