Marie of Ponthieu (17 April 1199 – 21 September 1250) was ''

suo jure ''Suo jure'' is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especi ...

'' Countess of

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and Countess of Montreuil, ruling from 1221 to 1250.

Biography

Marie was the daughter of

William IV of Ponthieu William IV Talvas (1179 – 4 October 1221) was William III, Count of Ponthieu and William IV (of the house of Belleme/Montgomery). He was Count of Ponthieu, ruler of a small province in northern France that fell under the suzerainty of the du ...

and

Alys, Countess of the Vexin Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (4 October 1160 – c. 1218–1220), known in English as "Alice", was a French princess, initially betrothed to Richard I of England. Her engagement was broken in 1190, through negotiations between Richard and h ...

, and granddaughter of King

Louis VII of France Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger or the Young () to differentiate him from his father Louis VI, was King of France from 1137 to 1180. His first marriage was to Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and ...

by his second wife

Constance of Castile Constance of Castile (1136 or 1140 – 4 October 1160) was Queen of France as the second wife of Louis VII of France, Louis VII, who married her following the annulment of his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was a daughter of Alfonso VII o ...

. As her father's only surviving child, Marie succeeded him, ruling as Countess of

and Montreuil from 1221 to 1250.

Marriages and children

Marie married Simon of Dammartin before September 1208. He was the son of Alberic II of Dammartin and Maud de Clermont, daughter of Renaud de Clermont, Count de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis. Marie and Simon had: *

Joan, Countess of Ponthieu Joan of Dammartin (; 1220 – 16 March 1279) was Queen consort of Castile, Queen of Castile and Queen consort of León, León by marriage to Ferdinand III of Castile. She also ruled as Count of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu (1251–1279) and Cou ...

(1220–1278), married 1)

Ferdinand III of Castile Ferdinand III (; 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 Berengaria of Castile. Through his ...

. Mother of

Eleanor of Castile Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I. She was educated at the Castilian court and also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu in her own right () from 1279. After diplomatic efforts to s ...

, the wife of

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...

. Married 2) Jean de Nesle, Seigneur de Falvy et de La Hérelle. * Mathilda of Dammartin (-1279), married John of Châtellerault * Philippe of Dammartin (-1280), married 1)

Raoul II of Lusignan Raoul II of Lusignan (c. 1200 – c. September 1, 1246, buried at the Abbey of Foucarmont) was the son of Raoul I of Lusignan and his wife Alix, Countess of Eu. He became Seigneur d' Exoudun and Count of Eu upon his father death in 1219. He ...

, 2)

Raoul II, Lord of Coucy Raoul II, Lord of Coucy (died 1250) was a son of Enguerrand III and his wife . In 1246 he succeeded his father as lord of Coucy. Raoul died at the Battle of Mansurah in Egypt during the Seventh Crusade. Raoul married Elisabeth, daughter of W ...

, 3)

Otto II, Count of Guelders Otto II, Count of Guelders (c. 1215 – 1 January 1271) was a nobleman from the 13th century. He was the son of Gerard III, Count of Guelders and Margaretha of Brabant. Life After Count William II (1227–1256) was slain in 1256 by Frisians ...

. * Maria of Dammartin, married John II, Count of Roucy Marie secondly married at some time between September 1240 and 15 December 1241, Mathieu de Montmorency, Seigneur d'Attichy, who was killed in battle at Mansurrah on 8 February 1250 during the

Seventh Crusade The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France. Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, it aimed to reclaim the Holy Land by attacking Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Nea ...

, led by King

Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis VI ...

References

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