by Charles Clifton Chancey

Evidence for a line of hereditary viscounts of Abbeville, Pont-Remy and Canchy exists in the cartularies of Ponthieu, Normandy, and Artois in northern France. The evidence points to an origin sometime during the first decades of the 11th century, with suzerainty over parishes and estates scattered between the Bresle and Canche rivers. This article reviews the charter evidence and suggests a possible pedigree.