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 p ...

(, ), centered on the mouth of the

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, became a member of the Norman group of vassal states when Count Guy submitted to

William the Conqueror William the Conqueror (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was D ...

, Duke of Normandy after the

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.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

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, 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 battle 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 Robert I may refer to: * Robert I, Duke of Neustria (697–748) *Robert I of France (866–923), King of France, 922–923, rebelled against Charles the Simple * Rollo, Duke of Normandy (c. 846 – c. 930; reigned 911–927) * Robert I Archbishop o ...

Duke of Normandy. Succeeded by his brother Guy I: * Guy I, (1053–1100) son of Hugh 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 ...

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 () was King of England The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with the ...

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. * Guy II (?–1147). Succeeded by his elder son: *

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(1147–1191) Succeeded by his son: * William IV Talvas (1191–1221), also Count of Montreuil. Succeeded by his daughter: * Mary (1221–1251), also Countess of Montreuil. **married Simon of Dammartin (1213 1239) Succeeded by their daughter: * Joan (1251–1279), also Countess of Montreuil. **married

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(1198/1199–1252) *

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

Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...

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

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

Philip VI of France Philip VI (; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (), the Catholic (''le Catholique'') and of Valois (''de Valois''), was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign w ...

'' * James I, Count of La Marche (1351–1360) *''returned by the Peace of Brétigny'' *

(1360–1369) *''confiscated again'' *

Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious () or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a ''de facto'' end of the English claims to ...

(1403–1422) *''royal domain'' * Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême (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 Charles X (Charles Philippe; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother of reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported th ...

(1830–1836)

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