Jeanne, Countess of Ponthieu
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Jeanne of Dammartin or Joan of Dammartin (b. 1216 – d. Abbeville, March 16, 1279) Queen consort of Castile and León (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 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)
- Simon (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 |
