Lineage from Eustace II, Count of Boulogne
Introduction
The lineage presented on this page traces a continuous ancestral thread from Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, through the royal houses of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Scotland, and onward into the hereditary line that ultimately culminates in the modern Bradley–Ó Brólcáin family. This genealogical arc spans nearly a millennium of European history, connecting crusader kings, queens of Jerusalem, the Lusignan dynasty, and the Stewart monarchs of Scotland to the later Campbell and O’Trehy lines, and finally to the Bradley forebears who carried this heritage into the New World.
This page serves as both a historical map and a ceremonial testament: a structured record of descent that situates the House of Bradley within a broader dynastic continuum. Readers will find here a carefully curated lineage that honors the individuals, marriages, and successions that shaped the family’s sovereign and cultural inheritance. It is intended as a reference point for scholars, family members, and visitors seeking to understand the ancient foundations upon which the present House stands.
Eustace II, Count of Boulogne (c.1015–1093)
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├── Godfrey of Bouillon (c.1060–1100)
│ Leader of the First Crusade, Advocate of the Holy Sepulcher
│ (No direct issue; lineage continues through his brother)
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└── Baldwin I of Boulogne (1065–1118)
2nd King of Jerusalem
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└── Baldwin II of Rethel (1075–1131)
3rd King of Jerusalem
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└── Queen Melisende of Jerusalem (1105–1161)
Married Fulk V, Count of Anjou (King of Jerusalem)
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└── Amalric I of Jerusalem (1136–1174)
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└── Sibylla of Jerusalem (1158–1190)
Married Guy de Lusignan
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└── Isabella I of Jerusalem (1172–1205)
Married Henry II of Champagne
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└── Alice of Champagne (1195–1246)
Married Hugh I of Cyprus
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└── Hugh II of Cyprus (1225–1267)
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└── Hugh III of Cyprus (1235–1284)
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└── Guy of Lusignan (1265–1304)
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└── Eleanor of Lusignan (1290–1342)
Married Alexander Bruce of Carrick
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└── Robert the Bruce (1274–1329)
King of Scots
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└── Robert II Stewart (1316–1390)
1st Stewart King of Scotland
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└── Robert III Stewart (1337–1406)
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└── James I Stewart (1394–1437)
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└── James II Stewart (1430–1460)
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└── James III Stewart (1451–1488)
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└── James IV Stewart (1473–1513)
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└── James V Stewart (1512–1542)
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└── Lady Barbara Grizel Stewart (1580–1680)
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└── Janet Muir of Rowallan (1613–1671)
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└── Sir Robert Campbell (1632–1694)
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└── Lord Connor Campbell (1667–1724)
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└── Sir Rory Conor Campbell of Ardkinglass (1689–1746)
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└── Lady Margaret Elisabeth Campbell (1710–1770)
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└── Lady Catherine Marie O’Trehy (1732–1798)
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└── Charles Bradley (born Ó Brólcáín) (1750–1826)
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└── William Michael Bradley (1792–1849)
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└── William J. Bradley (1823–1879)
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└── James Edward Aloysius Bradley (1863–1917)
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└── James Marvin Bradley (1907–1976)
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└── Gerald Paul Bradley (1939– )
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└── Carl Raymond Bradley
Closing Statement
In tracing this unbroken descent from Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, through the Kings of Jerusalem, the Royal House of Lusignan, the Bruce and Stewart sovereigns of Scotland, and onward through the Campbell and Ó Brólcáín lines, this lineage stands as a testament to the endurance of heritage across a millennium. Each generation—whether crowned in distant courts or rooted in the quiet strength of ancestral lands—carries forward a legacy shaped by duty, resilience, and the solemn continuity of blood.
Thus, the present House of Bradley acknowledges this lineage not as ornament, but as inheritance: a living thread binding past to present, and present to those yet to come. May this record serve as both witness and foundation, preserving the sovereign narrative entrusted to our care.