John I, Count of Ponthieu

John I, Count of Ponthieu
Born c.1140
Died 1191
Noble family House of Bellême
Spouse(s) Beatrice of Saint-Pol
Father Guy II of Ponthieu
Mother Ida

John I of Ponthieu (c.1140 – 1191) was the son of Guy II of Ponthieu and succeeded him as Count of Ponthieu in 1147.[1]

War with Normandy

John attacked Normandy in 1166 and 1168,[2] in response to King Henry II of England's confiscation of the castles at Alençon, La Roche-Mabile and the Alenconnais.[3] Henry, angry with John's rebellion, led his army on a path of destruction across Vimeu, the south-west part of Ponthieu.[4]

Family

John married Beatrice of Saint-Pol, they had:

  • William IV Talvas
  • Adela married Thomas of Saint-Valéry[5]
  • Marguerite married Enguerrand of Picquigny Vidame d'Amiens
  • Helene married Guillaume of Estouteville

Notes

  1. Holt 1985, p. 61.
  2. Power 2014, p. 154.
  3. Power 2004, p. 397-398.
  4. Power 2004, p. 398.
  5. "NORTHERN FRANCE - AMIENS, MONTREUIL, PONTHIEU". fmg.ac. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

References

  • Holt, James Clarke (1985). Magna Carta and Medieval Government. Hambledon Press.
  • Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.
  • Power, Daniel (2014). "The Preparations of Count John I of Sees for the Third Crusade". In Morton, Nicholas; John, Simon. Crusading and Warfare in the Middle Ages. Ashgate Publishing Limited.


John I, Count of Ponthieu
Born: c.1140 Died: 1191
Preceded by
Guy II
Count of Ponthieu
1147–1191
Succeeded by
William IV Talvas


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