County of Ponthieu
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The County of Ponthieu was a medieval feudal territory in northern France, strategically located along the English Channel and frequently contested by French and English rulers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count of Ponthieu | 1 |
| Ponthieu | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal territory
ⓘ
medieval county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Amiens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Artois NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Boulogne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtAsDowryTo | Edward I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Abbeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Abbeville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montreuil-sur-Mer NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Riquier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedDuring | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyRulingFamily | House of Ponthieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalJurisdiction | Diocese of Amiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ textile production ⓘ |
| existedFrom | 10th century ⓘ |
| existedUntil | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | vassal of the King of France ⓘ |
| frequentlyContestedBy |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Edward I of England (jure uxoris)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eleanor of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ponthieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | French royal domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| inheritedBy | Eleanor of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| laterRulingFamily |
House of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of France NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Montgommery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Picardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel ⓘ |
| militaryRole | buffer between Normandy and Flanders ⓘ |
| notableCount |
Guy I of Ponthieu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John I of Ponthieu NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of Ponthieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French crown lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalUnionWith | Kingdom of England (through Eleanor of Castile) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Somme department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | Count of Ponthieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneOf | military operations during the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access point for English intervention in northern France
ⓘ
control of Channel coast routes between Normandy and Flanders ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Duchy of Normandy (at times contested) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ponthieu
this entity surface form:
Count of Ponthieu