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Through the end of the Hundred Years' War, the kings of England at various times ruled Aumale, through their claims to be dukes of Normandy and later, kings of France. The title of Count or Duke of Aumale was granted several times during this period.
Emperor Ferdinand II (1619–1637) stands out as a crucial figure in the Counter Reformation in Central Europe, a leading player in the Thirty Years War, the most important ruler in the consolidation of the Habsburg Monarchy, and the emperor who reinvigorated the office after its decline under his two predecessors.
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu. Joan of Dammartin ( French: Jeanne; c. 1220 – 16 March 1279) was Queen of Castile and León by marriage to Ferdinand III of Castile. She also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu (1251–1279) and Aumale (1237–1279). Her daughter, the English queen Eleanor of Castile, was her successor in Ponthieu.
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. [1] 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.
Her daughter, the English queen Eleanor of Castile, was her successor in Ponthieu. Her son and co-ruler in Aumale, Ferdinand II, Count of Aumale, predeceased her, so she was succeeded by her grandson John I, Count of Aumale, deceased at the Battle of Courtrai, 11 July 1302.
Nov 4, 2023 · Delaroche’s brutal scene from the French Wars of Religion had originally been owned by the duc d’Aumale’s elder brother Ferdinand, before passing to his widow. The duc d’Aumale bought it in 1853 at the sale of Louis-Philippe’s estate for the sum of 52,500 francs.
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Joan of Dammartin (French: Jeanne de Dammartin; c. 1220[1] - 16 March 1279) was Queen consort of Castile and León by marriage to Ferdinand III of Castile. She also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu (1251-1279) and Aumale (1237-1279).
