Individual Details

Ela of Salisbury

(1187 - 24 Aug 1261)

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Ela, Countess of Salisbury1
F, #104603, b. circa 1187, d. 24 August 1261
Last Edited=14 Apr 2007
Ela, Countess of Salisbury was born circa 1187.2 She was the daughter of William FitzPatrick de Saresbury, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Eleanor de Vitri.3 She was also reported to have been born circa 1196.3 She married William Longespée, 1st Earl of Salisbury, son of Henry II 'Curtmantle' d'Anjou, King of England and Ida de Tosny, circa 1196. She died on 24 August 1261.
She gained the title of Countess of Salisbury, suo jure.1 She was the Abbess at Lacock, Wiltshire, England.3
Children of Ela, Countess of Salisbury and William Longespée, 1st Earl of Salisbury

Richard Longespée
Nicholas Longespée d. 28 May 1297
Isabel Longespée d. b 1248
Ela Longespée4 d. 9 Feb 1298
Ida Longespée+4 d. bt 1266 - 1270
William Longespée, 2nd Earl of Salisbury+4 b. c 1200, d. 7 Feb 1250
Stephen Longespée+ b. 1216, d. 1260

Citations

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 50. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
[S1292] Steve Addison, "re: Dickinson Family," e-mail message to Darryl Lundy, 11 and 16 March 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: Dickinson Family."
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 63. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.

Events

Birth1187
Death24 Aug 1261

Families

SpouseWilliam Longespée (1176 - 1226)
ChildWilliam Longespée (1200 - 1250)
FatherWilliam FitzPatrick de Saresbury ( - 1196)
MotherEleanor de Vitri ( - )