Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu

1220 - 1279  (71 years)

• Name	Jeanne de Dammartin
  	In English, she was Joan, Countess of Ponthieu, and in French she was Jeanne de Dammartin. She was also called Jeanne d'Aumale. [3, 7, 9]
  Birth	Between 1208 and 1220  [6]
  Heir or Heiress	1251 (43 years)  [2, 4, 6]
  In 1251 she became the heiress of Ponthieu and the Countess of Montreuil and Aumale.
  Death	16 Mar 1279	Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France   [3, 4, 6, 8]
  Burial	Aft 16 Mar 1279	Valloires Abbey, Argoules, Hauts-de-France, France Valloires Abbey, Argoules, Hauts-de-France, France   [6]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gilbert, Lord of Mello   d. After 25 Feb 1084  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Stephanie of Marseilles   d. 11 Sep 1095  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2934	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale,   b. About 1180   d. 21 Sep 1239, Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil,   b. 17 Apr 1199, France d. Sep 1250, France (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F2319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon,   b. Jul or Aug 1201, Kingdom of Castile d. 30 May 1253, Seville, Andalusia, Spain (Age 51 years)  Other Partners: Ethisa von Hohenstauffen
  Marriage	1237	Burgos, Castile and León, Spain   [4, 6]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 29 years - He : ~ 35 years and 4 months.
  Notes	Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1227.
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Ferando de Castilla, Count of Ponthieu,   b. 1239   d. Abt 1265 (Age 26 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England,   b. 1240/41, Kingdom of Castile d. 29 Nov 1290, Harby, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 49 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Edward I, King of England   m. 18 Oct 1254     3. Louis,   b. 1243   d. Abt 1275 (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Simon,   b. 1244   bur. Toledo, Castile–La Mancha, Spain  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. John   d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu(1220 – 1279) 2Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale(1180 – 1239) 4Alberic III de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin and Île-de-France(Abt 1138 – 1200) 8Alberic I, Count of Dammartin(1110 – 1183) 16Aubrey de Mello 17Aelis de Dammartin 9Joan Bassett 18Gilbert Bassett(1154 – 1207) 19Edith d'Olly(— – ) 5Mathilda of Ponthieu(1138 – 1200) 10Renaud II, Count of Claremont( – Abt 1162) 20Hugh de Creil, Seigneur de Creil and Mouchy(1030 – 1101) 21Margaret de Roucy 11Clemence of Bar-le-Duc( – 1183) 22Renaud I, Count of Bar-le-Duc(Abt 1060 – 1150) 23Gisela de Vaudemont( – 1127) 3Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1199 – 1250) 6William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1179 – 1221) 12Jean I, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1140 – 1191) 24Gui II de Ponthieu, Comte de Ponthieu( – 1147) 25Ida( – 1180) 13Beatrice of Saint Pol(1160 – ) 26Anselme Candavene, Count of St. Pol( – 1174) 27Eustachie de Champagne 7Alys of France, Countess of Vexin(1160 – 1220) 14Louis VII, King of France(1120 – 1180) 28Louis VI, King of France(1081 – 1137) 29Adelaide of Maurienne(1092 – 1154) 15Constance of Castile( – 1160) 30Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon(1105 – 1157) 31Berengaria of Barcelona(1116 – 1149)

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 1237 - Burgos, Castile and León, Spain Death - 16 Mar 1279 - Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France Burial - Aft 16 Mar 1279 - Valloires Abbey, Argoules, Hauts-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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