Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu

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• General Information: In English, she was Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, and in French she was Jeanne de Dammartin. She was also called Jeanne d'Aumale.
• Heir or Heiress: 1251; In 1251 she became the heiress of Ponthieu and the Countess of Montreuil and Aumale.
• Last Full Review: 1 Jun 2020

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Jeanne married Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon in 1237 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. Ferdinand (son of Alfonso IX "el Barboro", King of Léon and Berengaria of Castile) was born in Jul or Aug 1201 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 30 May 1253 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1227.

1. Ferando de Castilla, Count of Ponthieu was born in 1239; died about 1265.
2. Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England was born in 1240/41 in Kingdom of Castile; died on 29 Nov 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried after 29 Nov 1290 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
3. Louis was born in 1243; died about 1275.
4. Simon was born in 1244; was buried in Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain.
5. John died in young; was buried in Cathedral of Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.

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• General Information: He was also the Count of Dammartin, Ponthieu, and Montreuil.

Simon married Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil in Sep 1208. Marie (daughter of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil and Alys of France, Countess of Vexin) was born on 17 Apr 1199 in France; died in Sep 1250 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was also known as Jeanne of Ponthieu.
• Heir or Heiress: 1225; She was the heiress of Ponthieu and Montreuil.

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• General Information: He was also known as Aubry de Dammartin.
• Last Full Review: 15 Mar 2021

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Mother: Weis (1982) states his mother was Clemence of Bar-le-Duc, while Stuart (2002) states she was Joan Basset. I have chosen to follow Stuart.

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Alberic married Mathilda of Ponthieu on Yes, date unknown. Mathilda (daughter of Renaud II, Count of Claremont and Clemence of Bar-le-Duc) was born about 1138; died after Oct 1200. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was the heiress of the County of Clermont. She was also called Maud.
• Last Full Review: 15 Mar 2021

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• General Information: He was William III, Count of Ponthieu, ruler of a small province in northern France that fell under the suzerainty of the dukes of Normandy (later also kings of England) since at least the mid 11th century.
• Military: From 1202 to 1214; William was an important army commander in the Anglo-French War which lasted from 1202 to 1214.
• Military: 27 Jul 1214; As part of the Albigensian Crusade, he commanded the right wing for the French at the Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

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William married Alys of France, Countess of Vexin on 20 Aug 1195 in Meudon, Île-de-France, France. Alys (daughter of Louis VII "the Young", King of France and Constance of Castile) was born on 4 Oct 1160 in France; died about 1220. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Contract of Marriage: Jan 1169; Louis and King Henry II of England signed a contract for the marriage between Alys and Henry's son Richard the Lionheart in January 1169. The 8-year-old Alys was then sent to England as Henry's ward. She was said by some to have been seduced by King Henry II. Richard sent her back to her brother, King Philip II of France, refusing to marry his father's mistress. In 1177, Cardinal Peter of Saint Chrysogonus, on behalf of Pope Alexander III, threatened to place England's continental possessions under an interdict if Henry did not proceed with the marriage. There were widespread rumors that Henry had not only made Alys his mistress,[5] but that she had a child with him. Henry died in 1189. King Richard married Berengaria of Navarre on 12 May 1191, while still officially engaged to Alys. Philip had offered Alys to Prince John, but Eleanor prevented the match.
• Contract of Marriage: Mar 1190; Richard I voided his marriage contract with Alice of France in March 1190. She was then 30 years old.
• Last Full Review: 16 Mar 2021

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• Title(s): 1122; He became the Count of Dammartin.
• Offices Held: say 1130; He was the high chamberlain of France.

Alberic married Joan Bassett. Joan (daughter of Gilbert Bassett and Edith d'Olly) was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1152; He took up the cross of a Crusader.

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Renaud married Clemence of Bar-le-Duc in 1140 in France. Clemence (daughter of Renaud I, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Gisela de Vaudemont) died after 20 Jan 1183. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1154

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• Military: say 1185; Jean fought against the English and was later a Crusader.

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Jean married Beatrice of Saint Pol in by 1177. Beatrice (daughter of Anselme Candavene, Count of St. Pol and Eustachie de Champagne) was born about 1160. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1204; She was living in 1204.

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• Reign: From 1137 to 1180; King of France (House of Capet)
• Crowned: 25 Dec 1137; He was crowned the King of France on 25 December 1137.

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Louis VII was buried in Barbeau Abbey, Fontaine-le-Port, France. His bones were transferred to St. Denis' Abbey in 1817.

Louis married Constance of Castile in 1153/54. Constance (daughter of Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon and Berengaria of Barcelona) died on 4 Oct 1160; was buried in Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]