William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury

FMG: England, Kings 1066-1837:—

11. WILLIAM Longespee (1176-Salisbury 7 Mar 1226, bur Salisbury Cathedral).
The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records that Richard I King of England arranged the marriage of "Willelmus comes Saresberiensis filius comitis Patricii…filiam" and "Wilelmo fratri suo notho cum comitatu" in [1196][547].
He is described as "avunculus" of Richard Earl of Cornwall, Comte de Poitou by Matthew Paris[548]. Earl of Salisbury 1196 by right of his wife.

FMG: England, Earls Created 1138-1143:—

WILLIAM Longespee, illegitimate son of HENRY II King of England & his mistress Ida --- (1176-Salisbury 7 Mar 1226, bur Salisbury Cathedral).
Earl of Salisbury 1196 by right of his wife.
Matthew Paris names “Willelmus...frater regis et comes Sareberiensis, Albericus de Ver comes Oxoniensis, G[aufridus] filius Petri Angliæ justiciarius...” among the "consiliarios iniquissimos” of King John[1535].
The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1226 of "Willelmus comes Sarisburiæ, frater regis Ricardi et Johannis"[1536].
The Annals of Dunstable record that “comes Salebiriæ” was shipwrecked off Brittany in 1225 while returning from Gascony and died a few days after arriving in England[1537].
The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death in 1226 of “W. comes Saresberiæ”[1538].
The Annals of Waverley record the death in 1226 of “Willelmus cognomento Longa Spata comes Sarisbiriensis”[1539].
The Book of Lacock records the death “1226…Non Mar” of “Guillelmus Lungespe” and his burial “apud Sarum”[1540].
m (1196) ELA Ctss of Salisbury, daughter & heiress of WILLIAM FitzPatrick Earl of Salisbury & his wife Eléonore de Vitré ([1191/92]-24 Aug 1261, bur Lacock Abbey)... [&c]
William & his wife had nine children... [&c]

URLs Sources

• en.Wikipedia: William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury aka William Longsword. Since this Wikipedia page is not infrequently edited or updated, please don't copy and paste its contents in this Overview.
• en.Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannics, Vol. 24: Salisbury, William Longsword, Earl of:— "SALISBURY, WILLIAM LONGSWORD (or Longespée), Earl of (d. 1226), was an illegitimate son of Henry II. In 1198 he received from King Richard I. the hand of Isabella, or Ela (d. 1261), daughter and heiress of William, earl of Salisbury, and was granted this title with the lands of the earldom. He held many high offices under John, and commanded a section of the English forces at Bouvines (1214), when he was made a prisoner. He remained faithful to the royal house except for a few months in 1216, when John’s cause seemed hopelessly lost. He was also a supporter of Hubert de Burgh. In 1225 he went on an expedition to Gascony, being wrecked on the Isle of Ré on the return voyage. The hardships of this adventure undermined his health, and he died at Salisbury on the 7th of March 1226, and was buried in the cathedral there. The eldest of Longsword’s four sons, William (c. 1212–1250) did not receive his father’s earldom, although he is often called earl of Salisbury. In 1247 he led the English crusaders to join the French at Damietta and was killed in battle with the Saracens in February 1250."
• History the Interesting Bits: Ela: Heiress, Wife and Abbess.(See webpage write-up)
• Britannica.com: William Longsword, 3rd earl of Salisbury: English noble.
• The Peerage, database online: William Longespée, 1st Earl of Salisbury.
• Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins: Sir William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury, Sheriff of Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Somersetshire, Devonshire, Shropshire, & Staffordshire.
• Buist-Keatch.org: William Longespee 1st [sic Earl of Salisbury].
• Global, Find a Grave® Index: William “Earl of Salisbury” Longespée.
• WikiTree: William (Plantagenet) Longespée (abt. 1176–1226).
• Home Pages.RPI.edu: William Longespee Earl of Salisbury.
• en.Wikipedia: Earl of Salisbury.

Books: Page(s) Referencing

• Google Books: Schofield, Phillipp R. ed. Seals and their Context in the Middle Ages.
• Google Books: Dryburgh, Paul and Beth Hartland, eds. Calendar of the Fine Rolls of the Reign of Henry III: 9 to 18 Henry III, 1224-1234.
• Google Books: Carpenter, David A. The Minority of Henry III.
• Google Books: The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine (The Forty-Third General Meeting, June 1897). “Notes on the Heraldry of Salisbury Cathedral”.
• Google Books: Paul Webster, Paul ed. History of the Dukes of Normandy and the Kings of England by the Anonymous of Béthune.
• Google Books: Starr, Brian. Ancestral Secrets of Knighthood.