Jeanne of Dammartin
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Jeanne of Dammartin or Joan of Dammartin (b.1216 – d. Abbeville, 1279) Queen consort of Castile and León (1252–1252), Countess of Ponthieu (1237–1279) and Montreuil.
She was daughter of Simon de Dammartin, Count of Ponthieu (1251–1276) and his wife Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Montreuil (1221–1251). In 1237 she married in Burgos with King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1198/1199–1252).
They had four sons and one daughter:
- Ferdinand (1239–1269), Count of Aumale
- Eleanor, married Edward I of England
- Louis (1243–1269)
- Jimeno (1244), died young and buried in a monastery in Toledo
- John (1245), died young and buried at the cathedral in Córdoba
| Preceded by Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen |
Queen Consort of Castile and Leon 1237–1252 |
Succeeded by Violant of Aragon |
