Brief Life History of Ida
When Ida Longespée the older was born in 1208, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, her father, William Longespée 3rd Earl of Salisbury, was 33 and her mother, Ela FitzPatrick 3rd Countess of Salisbury, was 22. She married Ralph de Somery before 1220, in England, United Kingdom. She died on 7 January 1268, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 60, and was buried in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- proof of birth and marriage
- Ida Longespee de Somery Beauchamp, "Find A Grave Index"
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, England, Earls Created 1138-1143
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World Events (3)
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.
1259 · 100 Years of Conflict Between England and France Ends
Treaty of Paris was signed on December 4, 1259, which ended 100 years of conflict between England and France.
Name Meaning
Originally a Norman name, of Germanic origin, derived from īd ‘work’. This died out during the later Middle Ages. It was revived in the 19th century, influenced by its use in Tennyson's The Princess ( 1847 ) for the central character, who devotes herself to the cause of women's rights and women's education in a thoroughly Victorian way. The name is also associated with Mount Ida in Crete, which was connected in classical times with the worship of Zeus, king of the gods, who was supposed to have been brought up in a cave on the mountainside. In the 1930s it became famous as the name of the film star Ida Lupino ( 1914–1995 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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