Brief Life History of William
When William Longespée 3rd Earl of Salisbury was born about 1176, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, his father, Henry II King of England, was 44 and his mother, Ida de Tosny Countess of Norfolk, was 16. He married Ela FitzPatrick 3rd Countess of Salisbury in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Appleby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1188. He registered for military service in 1190. He died on 7 March 1226, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, at the age of 51, and was buried in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
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- William Longespée, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wikipedia-William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, England, Earls Created 1138-1143
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1215 · Magna Carta
King John of England agreed to a charter of rights called the Magna Carta. The document was originally drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to establish peace between King John and a group of rebel barons. The Magna Carta was completed in 1215 and is now considered to be one of the greatest constitutional documents of all time.
1224 · France Declares War on England
France declared war on England as Louis VIII of France attacked Poitou and northern Gascony.
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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William Plantagenet Longespée abt 1176 - 1226
Illustrious Men William Longespée was one of 16 Illustrious Men, counselors to King John, who were listed in the preamble to Magna Carta. William Longespée's birth date is uncertain. He was an illegi …
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