Guy II of Ponthieu

Guy II of Ponthieu
Spouse(s) Ida
Noble family House of Bellême
Father William III of Ponthieu
Mother Helie of Burgundy
Born c.1120
Died 25 December 1147
Ephesus

Guy II of Ponthieu (c.112025 December 1147) was the son of William III of Ponthieu and Helie of Burgundy.

Life

He succeeded his father as Count of Ponthieu before 1129; this was during William's lifetime. Around 1137, he founded the Cistercian Valloires Abbey.

in 1146, he joined the Second Crusade under King Louis VII of France. He died of a disease on 25 December 1147 in Ephesus.[1]

He was succeeded by his son John I of Ponthieu.

Marriage and issue

His wife was called Ida; he had three children with her:

References

Footnotes

  1. William of Tyre, Historia Rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum, vol.. XVI, chapter XXIV, edited version in: Recueil des historiens des croisades, Historiens occidentaux I, 1844, p. 746
Guy II of Ponthieu
House of Bellême
Born: c.1120 Died: 1147
French nobility
Preceded by
William III
Count of Ponthieu
before 11291147
Succeeded by
John I