PONTHIEU Enguerrand b. Bef 1025 d. 25 Oct 1053 Arques, Normandie: Freeman-Smith Family Tree

Bef 1025 - 1053 (> 28 years)

Name	PONTHIEU Enguerrand
Birth	Bef 1025
Gender	Male
Death	25 Oct 1053	Arques, Normandie
Notes	Enguerrand was born before 1025 (estimated to facilitate a timeline). Marriage and Children He married (as her first husband) ADELAIS de Normandie, illegitimate daughter of ROBERT II Duke of Normandy & his mistress --- (-[1081/86]). Robert de Torigny names "Aeliz" as the daughter of Duke Robert II "de alia concubina" from Herleve. The foundation charter of Saint-Martin d’Auchy names “Engueranni consulis qui filius fuit Berte supradicti Guerinfridi filie et Adelidis comitisse uxoris sue sororis…Willelmi Regis Anglorum”. She retained the title Comtesse d'Aumâle after her first marriage. Enguerrand and Adelais had three children: Guy (d. 1100) Adelaide Helissende Note: This is inconsistent with the Chronique de Saint Riquier which records that "comte Gui fils du comte Hugues" succeeded after "Angelran son frère" was killed by the Normans and possessed the county of Ponthieu and the avouerie of Saint-Riquier. [1] Per Project Medlands:[2] The foundation charter of Saint-Martin d’Auchy names “Engueranni consulis qui filius fuit Berte supradicti Guerinfridi filie et Adelidis comitisse uxoris sue sororis…Willelmi Regis Anglorum”. Comte de Montreuil. Orderic Vitalis records that “tempore Rodberti ducis Gislebertus comes Brionniæ” invaded “in pagum Vimmacensem” [Vimeu] but was repulsed by “Ingelrannus Pontivi comes”. Le Prévost dates this event to “antérieure à 1034, époque présumée de la fondation du Bec”. Seigneur d'Aumâle. Comte d’Abbeville: Guillaume of Jumièges records that “Willelmum Archacensem” rebelled against Guillaume II Duke of Normandy, helped by Henri I King of France, and that “Ingelrannus Abbatisvillæ comes...ac Hugo cognomento Bardulfus” were killed by the duke’s forces during the attack on his castle of Arques. Death Enguerrand was with Henry I of France when, on 25 Oct 1053, he was killed when the Normans feigned a retreat in which Enguerrand and his companions followed and were ambushed Sources ↑ Chronique de l'abbaye de Saint-Riquier, IV.XXII, p. 250. ↑ Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). *See also: WikiTree's source page for MedLands. See also: Wikipedia:Enguerrand_II,_Count_of_Ponthieu. Richardson, D. Royal Ancestry. Vol. I, 2013, p. 208-211. Geni profile: Enguerrand de Ponthieu, II.
Person ID	I59977	Freeman-Smith
Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

Father	PONTHIEU Hugues d. 20 Nov 1052, France
Relationship	natural
Mother	AUMALE Berthe, b. Abt 1000, Normandy, France d. 1052, Ponthieu, Somme, Picardie, France (Age 52 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F26629	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family NORMANDIE Adelais, b. Bef 1035, Falaise Castle, Falaise, Basse-Normandie, France d. Bef 1096, Gournay Sur Marne, Seine Saint Denis, Ile De France, France (Age < 61 years)

Marriage 1048

Children

	1. PONTHIEU Guy, b. Alençon, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France d. 13 Oct 1101, Ponthieu, Somme, Picardie, France [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. PONTHIEU Helissende, b. Bef 1053, Ponthieu, Somme, Picardie, France d. 1128, France (Age > 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. LENS Judith, b. Abt May 1054, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France d. Abt 1090, Fotheringay, Northamptonshire, England (Age 35 years) [Father: Stepchild] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F26628 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Jan 2026