Deaths on March 16

Joan, Countess of Ponthieu

Died on March 16, 1279

Jeanne of Dammartin, Queen consort of Castile and León (b. 1216)

Joan of Dammartin (French: Jeanne; c. 1220 – 16 March 1279) was queen of Castile and León by marriage to Ferdinand III of Castile. She also ruled as Countess of Ponthieu (1251–1279) and Aumale (1237–1279). Her daughter, the English queen Eleanor of Castile, was her successor in Ponthieu. Ferdinand II, Count of Aumale, her son and co-ruler in Aumale, predeceased her, thus she was succeeded by her grandson John I, Count of Aumale.

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Events on 1279

5 Mar

Battle of Aizkraukle
The Livonian Order is defeated in the Battle of Aizkraukle by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
19 Mar

Battle of Yamen
A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China.
12 Oct

Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk founder of Nichiren Buddhism, is said to have inscribed the Dai Gohonzon.

Deaths on March 16

Joan, Countess of Ponthieu

Died on March 16, 1279

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