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County of Ponthieu | |||||||||
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| ~926–1836 | |||||||||
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 County of Ponthieu in 1180 | |||||||||
| Status |
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| Capital | Abbeville | ||||||||
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| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | County | ||||||||
| Count of Ponthieu | |||||||||
• ?-926 | Helgaud III (first) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• First count mentioned | ~926 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1836 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Hauts-de-France | ||||||||
Ponthieu ([pɔ̃.tjø], Latin: Pagus Pontivi) was one of six feudal counties that eventually merged to become part of the Province of Picardy, in northern France.[1] Its chief town is Abbeville.
- ^ Dunbabin.France in the Making. Ch.4. The Principalities 888-987