John I, Count of Aumale
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John I of Ponthieu is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
, July 11, 1302) was Count of Aumale.
He was son of Ferdinand II, Count of Aumale, and Laura of Montfort.
After the death of his father in 1260, he became co-ruler in the County of Aumale
Aumale
Aumale is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.-Geography:A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Bresle River of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with Picardie. It is around ...
with his grandmother Joan . They reigned together until her death in 1279.
John married Ida of Meulan, and had a son John II (1293–1343), who succeeded him.
John I fought as a knight in the French army against the Flemish in the Battle of the Golden Spurs
Battle of the Golden Spurs
The Battle of the Golden Spurs, known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk in Flanders...
on July 11, 1302 near Kortrijk, and was one of the many knights killed in the battle.