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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
County of Ponthieu canonical 7
Count of Ponthieu 1
Ponthieu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal territory
medieval county
borderedBy County of Amiens
County of Artois
County of Boulogne
broughtAsDowryTo Edward I of England
capital Abbeville
contains Abbeville
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Saint-Riquier
contestedDuring Hundred Years' War
country Kingdom of France
earlyRulingFamily House of Ponthieu
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Diocese of Amiens
economy agriculture
maritime trade
textile production
existedFrom 10th century
existedUntil late Middle Ages
feudalStatus vassal of the King of France
frequentlyContestedBy Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
heldBy Edward I of England (jure uxoris)
linked to: Edward I of England

Eleanor of Castile
historicalRegion Ponthieu
incorporatedInto French royal domain
incorporationCentury 14th century
inheritedBy Eleanor of Castile
language Old French
laterRulingFamily House of Castile
House of France
House of Montgommery
linked to: House of Montgomery
locatedIn Picardy
northern France
locatedOn English Channel
militaryRole buffer between Normandy and Flanders
notableCount Guy I of Ponthieu
John I of Ponthieu
William III of Ponthieu
partOf French crown lands
linked to: French royal domain
personalUnionWith Kingdom of England (through Eleanor of Castile)
linked to: Kingdom of England
presentDayCountry France
presentDayLocation Somme department
linked to: Somme (department)
religion Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Count of Ponthieu
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)
linked to: Duchy of Normandy

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County of Boulogne borderedBy County of Ponthieu
House of Montgomery heldTitle Count of Ponthieu
linked to: County of Ponthieu
House of Montgomery heldTerritory Ponthieu
linked to: County of Ponthieu
Joan of Ponthieu associatedWithTerritory County of Ponthieu
Countess of Ponthieu appliesToJurisdiction County of Ponthieu
Countess of Ponthieu partOf County of Ponthieu
Joan of Dammartin heldTerritory County of Ponthieu
Count of Ponthieu associatedWith lordship of Ponthieu
linked to: County of Ponthieu
Count of Ponthieu governs County of Ponthieu
Jeanne de Dammartin associatedWithTerritory County of Ponthieu