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Eustace Grenier

Eustace Grenier (1090-1 September 1131) was the Lord of Tyre from 7 July 1124 to 1 September 1131, succeeding Sheikh Murad of Tyrus and preceding Count Gerard of Tyrus.

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Eustace Grenier was born in 1090 in Beaurain-Chateau in the County of Flanders fief of northern France, and he accompanied Hugh II of Saint-Pol on the First Crusade as a part of Godfrey of Bouillon's retinue. In 1105, he took part in the capture of Ramla from the Fatimid Caliphate, and in 1109 he was present at the siege of Tripoli. On 19 December 1111, he was granted the city of Sidon after Baldwin I of Jerusalem and Sigurd I of Norway conquered it from the Saracens; he would conquer Tyre after building siege engines to seize the city from the Muslims. In 1123, Baldwin II of Jerusalem's capture led to Eustace being elected Constable of Jerusalem as well as regent, and on 29 May 1123 he defeated an Egyptian invasion at Yibneh. He died on 1 September 1131, and his brother Gerard succeeded him as Count of Tyre.

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