William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil

1179 - 1221  (42 years)

• Name	William III Talvas
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1179	France   [1, 2, 3]
  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.   [1, 3]
  Military	From 1202 to 1214 (Age 23)  [3]
  William was an important army commander in the Anglo-French War which lasted from 1202 to 1214.
  Military	27 Jul 1214 (Age 35)  [1, 3]
  As part of the Albigensian Crusade, he commanded the right wing for the French at the Battle of Bouvines on 27 July 1214.
  Death	4 Oct 1221	France   [1, 2, 3]
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil,   b. 1179, France d. 4 Oct 1221, France  (Age 42 years) ▻ Alys of France, Countess of Vexin,  m. 20 Aug 1195   2. Adele de Ponthieu ▻ Thomas de St. Vallery,  m. 1178
  Person ID	I5346	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	17 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Jean I, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil,   b. About 1140   d. 30 Jun 1191, Acre, Holy Land (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Beatrice of Saint Pol,   b. About 1160
  Marriage	by 1177
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 37 years - She : ~ 17 years.
  Family ID	F4153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alys of France, Countess of Vexin,   b. 4 Oct 1160, France d. About 1220 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1195	Meudon, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 16 years and 8 months - She : 34 years and 10 months.
  Children	+ 1. Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil,   b. 17 Apr 1199, France d. Sep 1250, France (Age 51 years)   2. Isabelle   3. Jean
  Family ID	F4151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1179 - France Marriage - 20 Aug 1195 - Meudon, Île-de-France, France Child - Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil - 17 Apr 1199 - France Death - 4 Oct 1221 - France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, William IV, Count of Ponthieu. [S304] Wikipedia, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin.