Marie de Ponthieu 1
- Born: 17 Apr 1199
- Marriage (1): Simon de Dammartin before Sep 1208
- Died: 1251 at age 52
Another name for Marie was Marie de Montreuil.
Research Notes:
From Wikipedia - Marie, Countess of Ponthieu :
Marie of Ponthieu (17 April 1199 [1]-1251) was the Countess of Ponthieu and Countess of Montreuil, ruling from 1221 to 1251.
Biography
Marie was the daughter of William IV of Ponthieu and Alys, Countess of the Vexin , and granddaughter of King Louis VII of France by his second wife Constance of Castile. As her father's only surviving child, Marie succeeded him, ruling as Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil from 1221 to 1251.
Marriages and children
She married Simon de Dammartin before September 1208. He was the son of Alberic II de Dammartin and Maud de Clermont, daughter of Renaud de Clermont, Count de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and Clemence de Bar.[2] Simon and Marie had four daughters but only two are recorded. The eldest was Jeanne of Dammartin (1220 - 16 March 1279 ), second wife of Ferdinand III of Castile . Through her granddaughter Eleanor of Castile she is an ancestor of the British royal family. The other daughter was Philippa of Dammartin (died 1277/81) who married firstly Raoul II d' Issoudun, secondly Raoul II de Coucy, and thirdly Otto II, Count Geldern.
Marie married secondly sometime between September 1240 and 15 December 1241, Mathieu de Montmorency, Seigneur d'Attichy, who was killed in battle at Mansurrah on 8 February 1250 during the Seventh Crusade , led by King Louis IX of France.[3]
Noted events in her life were:
• Countess of Ponthieu, 1221-1251.
• Countess of Montreuil, 1221-1251.
Marie married Simon de Dammartin, son of Alberic II de Dammartin and Mathilda of Clermont, Ponthieu & Dammartin, before Sep 1208. (Simon de Dammartin was born in 1180 and died on 21 Sep 1239.)
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