 Ela of Salisbury, daughter of William de Salisbury and Eleanor de Vitré.BORN_SHORT ± 1191 Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, DIED_SHORT 24 aug 1261 Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, approximately 70 years Ela of Salisbury, Countess of Salisbury AKA: Isabel of Salisbury KINSHIP: Daughter and coheiress to her mother about 1232-1233., BIRTH: Date> In or before 1191. CHURCH: Founded Lacock Abbey, WIltshire {Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, 1229. CHURCH: Became a nun at Lacock, 1238; took the veil at Lacock, 1238; served as Abbess of Lacock, 1240-1257. TITLES: (Suo jure) Countess of Salisbury. PROPERTY: Inherited, through her mother, an interest in the manor of Cowlinge, Suffolk. Living together before sep 1197 to:  William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury, son of Henry II (Curt Mantel), King of England and Ida.BORN_SHORT between 1173-1180 Woodstock Manor, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, DIED_SHORT 7 mar 1225-1226 Salisbury Castle, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, BURIED_SHORT Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England KINSHIP: Illegitimate son by an unknown Mistress. BIRTH: Date> Before 1173; probably about 1176; say 1175-1180. OFFICE: Sheriff of Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Somerset, Devon, Shropshire, and Staffordshire. OFFICE: Keeper of Avranches, Bridgnorth, Dover, and Shrewsbury Castles; Keeper of the MARCHof Wales HONORS: Knighted. TITLES: Earl of Salisbury. POLITICS: Present at the King's side at the signing of the Magna Carta, 1215. PROPERTY: Baron of Chitterne, Wiltshire PROPERTY: Granted the manor of Kirton, Lincolnshire by his brother, King Richard I. CONFLICT: Kinship> Recorded as follows - "The legend that he was son of Henry II by Fair Rosamond is discussed by Hunt in the Dict. Nat. Biog", in 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 11 p. 379 fn. f. Children: | |||
1) Isabel de LongespéeBURIED_SHORT Alnwick Abbey, Alnwick, Northumberland, England | |||
2) Ela Longespée, Countess of WarwickDIED_SHORT 9 feb 1298 Osney Abbey, Islet of Osney, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England TITLES: 1st marriage> Countess of Warwick DEATH: Date> 9 Feb 1297/1298. | |||
3) Ida [2nd] LongespéeDIED_SHORT after 10 apr 1262 KINSHIP: Parentage Conflict> It has been suggested that William LONGESEE had two daughters Ida or Idonea, which may be correct. But there appears almost a generation difference between the two Ida's, so the chroniclers may have missed a generation, and this Ida or Idonea married to Walter fitz Robert, may be the daughter of William LONGESPEE's son William II. LIVING: 10 Apr 1262. | |||
4) Pernel Longespée | |||
5) Mary Longespée | |||
6) Ida [1st] de Longespée, Nickname: Idonea de Longespée DIED_SHORT after 1266-1267 PROPERTY: Maritagium> Included the manor of Belchamp, Essex LIVING: 10 Apr 1262, 1266/1267. PUNISHMENT: Fined> For claiming to take her dower at her choice and raiding the manor of Little Crawley, Buckinghamshire "pulled down houses, cut down trees, and did other enormous damage", she was subsequently fined. PROBATE: Died testate. | |||
7) Sir Stephen Longespee, KnightDIED_SHORT 1260, BURIED_SHORT Lacock Priory, Lacock, Wiltshire, England KINSHIP: 3rd son, see 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 12 pt. 2 p. 171 fn. c. OFFICE: Justiciar of Ireland. HONORS: Knighted. RESIDENCE: Of King's Sutton, Northamptonshire RESIDENCE: Of Wanborough, WIltshire, England. CONDITION: Died before wife. | |||
8) Richard Longespée, Canon of SalisburyCHURCH: Clerk. CHURCH: Canon of Salisbury. | |||
9) Nicholas Longespée, Bishop of SalisburyDIED_SHORT 18 may 1297 CHURCH: Clerk. CHURCH: Canon of Salisbury. CHURCH: Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral. CHURCH: Bishop of Salisbury. PROPERTY: By his mother her was granted the manor of Edgward, Middlesex, 1226-1236. PROPERTY: By his mother her was granted the village of Cooling, Suffolk, 1226-1236. PROPERTY: Acquired lands in Little Stanmore, Middlesex PROBATE: Will dated 1294. | |||
10) William LongespéeBORN_SHORT ± 1208 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, DIED_SHORT feb 1249-1250 Al-Mansura, Daqahliya, Egypt , approximately -958 years, BURIED_SHORT Church of the Holy Cross, Acre, , Palestine KINSHIP: Son and heir. BIRTH: Date> Say 1208 (minor at his father's death in 1226; confirmed his mother's charter in 1229). MILITARY: Went on a crusade to Palestine, June 1240 to early 1242; crusader again starting Jul 1249; slain in battle with the Saracens 1249/1250. RESIDENCE: Of Amesbury, Wiltshire RESIDENCE: Of Trowbridge, Wiltshire RESIDENCE: Of Aldbourne, Wiltshire RESIDENCE: Of Caneford, Dorset PROPERTY: Baron of Chitterne, Wiltshire PROPERTY: In right of wife, of Avington, Berkshire PROPERTY: In right of wife, of Brattleby, Lincolnshire PROPERTY: In right of wife, of Bicester, Oxfordshire PROPERTY: In right of wife, of Middleton (in Middleton Stoney), Oxfordshire PROPERTY: In right of wife, of Stratton (in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire PROPERTY: Gave lands in Diddenham (in Shinfield), Berkshire to Henry del la Mare, Knight, sometime before 1240. PROPERTY: Gave lands in Farley [Hill, Berkshire to Henry del la Mare, Knight, sometime before 1240. PROPERTY: Gave lands in Hinton (in Hurst), Berkshire to Henry del la Mare, Knight, sometime before 1240. PROPERTY: Gave lands in Sheepbridge (in Swallowfield), Berkshire to Henry del la Mare, Knight, sometime before 1240. DEATH: Cause> Slain in battle. DEATH: Date> 7/8 Feb 1249/1250. | |||
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