The County of

Ponthieu Ponthieu (, ) was one of six feudal counties that eventually merged to become part of the Province of Picardy, in northern France.Dunbabin.France in the Making. Ch.4. The Principalities 888-987 Its chief town is Abbeville. History Ponthieu play ...

(, ), centered on the mouth of the Somme, became a member of the Norman group of vassal states when Count Guy submitted to William of Normandy after the

battle of Mortemer The Battle of Mortemer was a defeat for Henry I of France when he led an army against his vassal, William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy in 1054. William was eventually to become known as William the Conqueror after his successful invasion and ...

.Dunbabin.France in the Making. Ch.4. The Principalities 888-987 It eventually formed part of the dowry of Eleanor of Castile and passed to the English crown. Much fought-over in the Hundred Years' War, it eventually passed to the French

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, and the title Count of Ponthieu (''comte de Ponthieu'') became a courtesy title for the royal family.

Counts and Countesses of Ponthieu

*Helgaud III, also Count of Montreuil. d. 926 in combat against the Normans. *Herluin II or Herlouin, also Count of Montreuil. (926–945) *Roger or Rotgaire or Notgard, also Count of Montreuil. (dates unknown) *William I, also Count of Montreuil. (dates unknown) *Hildouin, also Count of Montreuil. (dates unknown) * Hugh I, also Count of Montreuil, d. c. 1000. * Enguerrand I, also Count of Montreuil (c. 1000 – c. 1045) * Hugh II, also Lord of Abbeville (c. 1045–1052). Father (by one account) of both Enguerrand II and Guy I. * Enguerrand II (1052–1053). Married Adelaide II daughter of Robert I Duke of Normandy. Succeeded by his brother (or by his son) Guy I: * Guy I, (1053–1100) brother (or son) of Enguerrand II. Succeeded in Ponthieu by his daughter (and only surviving child): * Agnes (1100 – bef. 1105) b. c. 1080 in Ponthieu, France; d by 1103 Married c. 1087

Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury Robert de Bellême ( – after 1130), seigneur de Bellême (or Belèsme), seigneur de Montgomery, viscount of the Hiémois, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Count of Ponthieu, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, and one of the most prominent figures in ...

and

Count of Alençon Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility.L. G. Pine, Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty'' ...

.George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage; or, A History of the House of Lords and all its Members from the Earliest Times'', Vol. XI, ed. Geoffrey H. White (The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., London, 1949), p. 695 Succeeded in Ponthieu by her only child: * William III Talvas (bef. 1105–20 June 1172), also

. During his lifetime, he ceded Ponthieu to his elder son Guy II; Alençon went to his younger son John I (d February 24, 1191) who was married to Beatrice of Anjou, first cousin of

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin king ...

Count of Anjou The Count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Ingelger and his son, Fulk the Red, were viscounts until Fulk assumed the title of Count of Anjou. The Robertians ...

. * Guy II (?–1147). Succeeded by his elder son: * John I (1147–1191) Succeeded by his son: * William IV Talvas (1191–1221), also Count of Montreuil. Succeeded by his daughter: *

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(1221–1251), also Countess of Montreuil. **married

Simon of Dammartin Simon of Dammartin (1180 – 21 September 1239) was a son of Alberic III of Dammartin (Aubry de Dammartin) and his wife Mathildis of Clermont, heiress to the county of Clermont and daughter of Renaud II, Count of Clermont. Biography Simon was th ...

(1213 1239) Succeeded by their daughter: *

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(1251–1279), also Countess of Montreuil. **married

Ferdinand III of Castile Ferdinand III ( es, Fernando, link=no; 1199/120130 May 1252), called the Saint (''el Santo''), was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231. He was the son of Alfonso IX of León and Berenguel ...

(1198/1199–1252) *

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(1279–1290), also Countess of Montreuil. *

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(1290–1325), also Count of Montreuil. *

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(1325–1336), also Count of Montreuil. *''confiscated by Philip VI of France'' *

James I, Count of La Marche James I of Bourbon (1319 – 6 April 1362), was a French '' prince du sang'', and the son of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon and Mary of Avesnes. He was Count of Ponthieu from 1351 to 1360, and Count of La Marche from 1341 to his death. Hundred Y ...

(1351–1360) *''returned by the

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(1360–1369) *''confiscated again'' * Charles VII of France (1403–1422) *''royal domain'' *

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême Charles de Valois (28 April 1573 – 24 September 1650) was an illegitimate son of Charles IX of France and Marie Touchet. He was count of Auvergne, duke of Angoulême, and memoirist. Biography Charles de Valois was born at the Château de Fay ...

(1573–1650) * Louis Emmanuel de Valois, Duke of Angoulême (1650–1653) *''royal domain'' * Charles de Bourbon, Duc de Berry (1710–1714) *''royal domain'' * Charles X of France (1830–1836)

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