Biography of Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon 1220-1279

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Before 1208 [her father] Simon Dammartin (age 27) and [her mother] Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 8) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu (age 28) and [her grandmother] Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu (age 47).

On 30th November 1219 [her future husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 20) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 14) were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Philip King Germany. He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon (age 48) and [her future mother-in-law] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 40). They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1220 Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon was born to Simon Dammartin (age 40) and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 20).

In October 1237 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 38) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 17) were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Simon Dammartin (age 57) and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 38). He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 58). They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1239 [her son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 40) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 19). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 21st September 1239 [her father] Simon Dammartin (age 59) died.

In 1241 [her daughter] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 42) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 21) at Burgos [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 1243 [her sister-in-law] Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Castile (age 51) died.

In 1243 [her step-son] Ferdinand Ivrea (age 18) died.

In 1243 [her son] Louis Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 44) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 23). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1244 [her son] Simon Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 45) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 24). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1245 [her son] John Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 46) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1249 [her step-son] Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon (age 27) and Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 40) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 34). He the son of [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 50) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 21st September 1250 Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 30) succeeded Countess Ponthieu.

On 21st September 1250 [her mother] Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 51) died.

On 30th May 1252 [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 53) died. His son [her step-son] Alfonso (age 30) succeeded X King Castile, X King Leon. Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon.