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Agnès DE PONTHIEU 1
- Married: Before 9 Sep 1087
- Died: After 6 Oct 1100, Ponthieu, France
 Research Notes:
Orderic Vitalis records that “Rodbertum Belesmensem” married “filiam Guidonis Pontivi comitis Agnetem”. "Wido…Pontivi regionis comes" issued a charter dated 1101 relating to the church of Montreuil witnessed by "Agnetis mee filie…". This marriage was arranged by William II King of England, according to Orderic Vitalis, who also specifies her father's name. A charter dated 1100 records the foundation of the priory of St-Pierre d’Abbeville by "Guy comte de Ponthieu et Adèle sa femme", sealed by "Guy comte, de Agnèz sa fille, de Mahaut sa fille…". Orderic Vitalis records that she was treated cruelly by her husband and imprisoned in the castle of Bellême, from where she escaped, took refuge with Adela Ctss de Blois, and retired to Ponthieu. 2
Marriage Information:
Agnès married Robert II DE MONTGOMMMERY, Seigneur de Bellême & d'Alençon, Earl of Shrewsbury, son of Roger II DE MONTGOMERY, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, and Mabile D' ALENÇON, before 9 Sep 1087. (Robert II DE MONTGOMMMERY was born between 1052 and 1056 in St-Germain-de-Montgomery, Calvados, Normandy, France and died on 8 May 1118 in Warham Castle, Dorsetshire, England.)
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