John I, Count of Aumale explained

Consort:no
John I of Ponthieu
Succession:Count of Ponthieu
Reign-Type1:Reign
Predecessor1:Joan of Dammartin
Successor1:John II of Ponthieu
Spouse:Ida of Meulan
Issue:John II of Ponthieu
House:Ponthieu-Ivrea
Father:Ferdinand of Castile
Mother:Laura of Montfort
Birth Date:unknown
Death Date:1302
Death Place:Kortrijk, County of Flanders, Kingdom of France

John I of Ponthieu (d. July 11, 1302, Kortrijk, County of Flanders, Kingdom of France) 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 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 fought as a knight in the French army against the Flemish in the Battle of the Golden Spurs on July 11, 1302 near Kortrijk, and was one of the many nobles killed in the battle.

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