John I, Count of Aumale
John I of Ponthieu (? – Kortrijk, County of Flanders, Kingdom of France, July 11, 1302) was Count of Aumale.
| John I of Ponthieu | |
|---|---|
| Count of Ponthieu | |
| Predecessor | Joan of Dammartin |
| Successor | John II of Ponthieu |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 1302 Kortrijk, County of Flanders, Kingdom of France |
| Spouse | Ida of Meulan |
| Issue | John II of Ponthieu |
| House | Ponthieu |
| Father | Ferdinand of Castile |
| Mother | Laura of Montfort |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
He was son of Ferdinand II, Count of Aumale, and Laura of Montfort.
After the death of his father in 1260, he became co-ruler in the County of Aumale with his grandmother Joan. They reigned together until her death in 1279.
John married Ida of Meulan,[1] and had a son John II (1293–1343), who succeeded him.
John fought as a knight in the French army against the Flemish in the Battle of the Golden Spurs on July 11, 1302 near Kortrijk, and was one of the many nobles killed in the battle.
References
- Power 2004, p. 165.
Sources
- Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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