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Count of Pontheieu
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Gender
Male
Place of death
Ephesus
Family
Mother:
Helie of Burgundy
Father:
William III, Count of Ponthieu
Siblings:
John I
Count of Alençon
Pons
Count of Tripoli
Children:
John I
Count of Ponthieu
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Biography
Guy II of Ponthieu (c. 1120–25 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.
He was succeeded by his son John I of Ponthieu.
Marriage and issue
His wife was called Ida; he had three children with her:
- John I (d. 1191), Count of Ponthieu
- Guido (d. between 1208 and 1218), Lord of Noyelles
- Agnes, abbess in Montreuil
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