Ponthieu

Ponthieu (; ; ) was one of six feudal counties that eventually merged to become part of the Province of Picardy, in northern France. Its chief town is Abbeville.

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Former country.native_name: Ponthiu (Picard)
Former country.conventional_long_name: County of Ponthieu
Former country.common_name: Ponthieu
Former country.era: Middle Ages
Former country.empire: Kingdom of France
Former country.government_type: County
Former country.event_start: First count mentioned
Former country.year_start: ~926
Former country.year_end: 1836
Former country.p1: West Francia
Former country.s1: Kingdom of France
Former country.image_coat: Armoiries Ponthieu.svg
Former country.image_map: Cartecomtedeponthieu1180.png
Former country.image_map_caption: County of Ponthieu in 1180
Former country.capital: Abbeville
Former country.religion: Catholicism
Former country.leader1: Helgaud III (first)
Former country.year_leader1: ?-926

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start time: 0700-00-00
end time: 1482-00-00
native label: Ponthieu

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History
Norman conquest of England
House of Castile
The Hundred Years' War
Counts of Ponthieu
Cultural references
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Ponthieu (; ; ) was one of six feudal counties that eventually merged to become part of the Province of Picardy, in northern France. Its chief town is Abbeville.

== History == Ponthieu played a small but important role in the politics that led up to the Norman invasion of England in 1066.