Hugh I of Ponthieu
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Hugh I of Ponthieu son of Hildouin III de Ponthieu and Hersende la Pieuse de Ramerupt, countesse of Arcis. He was also known as Hugo Miles.
He was chosen by Hugh Capet
, duke of France
(not yet king), to be "advocate of the abbey of Saint-Riquier
and castellan of Abbeville
". He also received Hugh Capet's daughter, Gisela, in marriage.
Hugh's origins are unknown, and the date which he received his fief is only "ascertainable within broad limits" as c.980
. He is not known to have ever styled himself Count of Ponthieu
.
Gisèle Capet
, daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine
. Enguerrand I of Ponthieu
was first to take the comital title after killing Arnold II of Boulogne
in battle, sometime between 1024 and 1027, and marrying his widow. Thus, the counts of Ponthieu, who figure prominently in early Norman
history, were even newer to their status as landed lords than the Normans. Guy of Ponthieu was also his son.
of Bishop Guy of Amiens
, edited by Catherine Morton and Hope Muntz, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1972.
He was chosen by Hugh Capet
Hugh Capet of France
Hugh Capet , called in contemporary sources "Hugh the Great" , was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death.-Descent and inheritance:...
, duke of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(not yet king), to be "advocate of the abbey of Saint-Riquier
Saint-Riquier
Saint-Riquier is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Abbeville, on the D925 and D32 crossroads.-Abbey:...
and castellan of Abbeville
Abbeville
Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...
". He also received Hugh Capet's daughter, Gisela, in marriage.
Hugh's origins are unknown, and the date which he received his fief is only "ascertainable within broad limits" as c.980
980
Year 980 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine.* The Viking ring castle of Trelleborg is constructed in Denmark....
. He is not known to have ever styled himself Count of Ponthieu
Ponthieu
Ponthieu was one of six feudal counties that eventually merged together to become part of the Province of Picardy, in northern France. Its chief town is Abbeville.- History :...
.
Family
He married ca. 994994
Year 994 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Sweyn Forkbeard marries Sigrid the Haughty.* Otto III reaches his majority and begins to rule Germany in his own right....
Gisèle Capet
Gisèle Capet
Gisèle Capet was the daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine. She was married to Hugh I of Ponthieu around 994.Her children by the Count of Ponthieu included Enguerrand I of Ponthieu and Guy of Ponthieu....
, daughter of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine
Adelaide of Aquitaine
Adbelahide or Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine was the daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of Rollo of Normandy....
. Enguerrand I of Ponthieu
Enguerrand I of Ponthieu
Enguerrand I was the son of Hugh I count of Ponthieu.He was apparently married twice. By his first wife Adelaide, daughter of Arnulf, Count of Holland he had his heir, count Hugh II, and possibly a son named Robert...
was first to take the comital title after killing Arnold II of Boulogne
Arnold II of Boulogne
Arnold II is a Count of Boulogne identified by Morton and Muntz as the one slain in battle by Count Enguerrand I of Ponthieu. Frank Barlow prefers to retain the traditional identification of the slain count as Baldwin I of Boulogne...
in battle, sometime between 1024 and 1027, and marrying his widow. Thus, the counts of Ponthieu, who figure prominently in early Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
history, were even newer to their status as landed lords than the Normans. Guy of Ponthieu was also his son.
Sources
The Carmen de Hastingae ProelioThe Carmen de Hastingae Proelio
The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio is an early written source for the Norman invasion of England from September to December 1066, in Latin; attributed to Bishop Guy of Amiens, uncle to Count Guy of Ponthieu, who figures rather prominently in the Bayeux Tapestry as the vassal of Duke William of...
of Bishop Guy of Amiens
Guy Bishop of Amiens
Guy, Bishop of Amiens was an eleventh century churchman, in what is now the north-east of France.Although the genealogy of early Ponthieu and Boulogne is scanty , it is most likely that Guy, the Bishop of Amiens, was the uncle Guy, Bishop of Amiens (d.1075) was an eleventh century churchman, in...
, edited by Catherine Morton and Hope Muntz, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1972.