Hugh II of Ponthieu was count of Ponthieu and lord of Abbeville, the son of Enguerrand I of Ponthieu. Evidently, Hugh II was the half-brother of Guy, who became the

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; Fulk, who became the abbot of Forest l'Abbaye; and Robert. However, it is possible that both Robert and Hugh II were the sons of Enguerrand's first wife, and Guy and Fulk the sons of a later wife that Enguerrand I married when he was in his forties. Hugh II was married to Bertha of Aumale,

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. They had: *

Enguerrand II Enguerrand II, Lord of Coucy, known as of La Fère or of Marle, was a French nobleman. He was also lord of Marle, La Fère, Crécy (sur-Serre), Vervins, Pinon, Landouzy (la-Ville), Fontaine (lès-Vervins), and of several other places. Unlike ...

who succeeded Hugh II as Count of Ponthieu *Robert *Hugh *Waleran *Beatrice of Ponthieu (1022–1054) was married to

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, the count of

Arques Arques may refer to the following places in France: * Arques, Aude, in the Aude department * Arques, Aveyron, in the Aveyron department * Arques, Pas-de-Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais department * Arques-la-Bataille Arques-la-Bataille () is a com ...

* Guy I (possibly), succeeded Enguerrand II as Count of Ponthieu

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