Guy II of Ponthieu
# Guy II of Ponthieu

Guy II of Ponthieu (c. 1120–25 December 1147) was the son of William III of Ponthieu and Helie of Burgundy.

## Life

He succeeded his father as Count of Ponthieu before 1129; this was during William's lifetime. Around 1137, he founded the Cistercian Valloires Abbey.

He joined the Second Crusade under King Louis VII of France, and died of a disease on 25 December 1147 in Ephesus.

He was succeeded by his son John I of Ponthieu.

## Marriage and issue

His wife was called Ida; he had three children with her:

* John I (d. 1191), Count of Ponthieu
* Guy, (d. between 1208 and 1218), Lord of Noyelles
* Agnes, abbess in Montreuil

## Footnotes

* ↑ Lewis 2017, p. 74.
* ↑ Hollister 2001, p. 311.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Thompson 1994, p. 178.
* ↑ Holt 1985, p. 61.
* 1 2 Tanner 2004, p. 295.
