Agnes de Dammartin1

F, #6811, b. circa 1166

Father*Alberic II of Dammartin1,2 b. c 1135, d. 19 Sep 1200
Mother*Maud of Ponthieu (?)2,1 b. c 1138, d. a Oct 1200
Agnes de Dammartin|b. c 1166|p228.htm#i6811|Alberic II of Dammartin|b. c 1135\nd. 19 Sep 1200|p121.htm#i3603|Maud of Ponthieu (?)|b. c 1138\nd. a Oct 1200|p121.htm#i3604|Alberic I. de Dammartin|b. c 1110\nd. 1183|p121.htm#i3607|Joan Basset||p317.htm#i9504|Count Renaud I. of Clermont|d. 1162|p240.htm#i7184|Clémence of Bar-le-Duc|d. a 20 Jan 1183|p121.htm#i3608|

Birth*circa 1166 of Buckinghamshire, England1 
Marriage*circa 1203 2nd=William de Fiennes1,2 
Name Variation Alice1 

Family

William de Fiennes b. c 1160, d. 1241
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 152-27.
  3. [S325] Rev. C. Moor, Knights of Edward I, v. 2, p. 23.

Enguerrand de Fiennes1

M, #6812, b. circa 1128, d. 1189

Father*Eustace II de Fiennes2,3 d. a 1137
Mother*Margaret de Guines3 d. 1187
MotherAnne de Dreux2
Enguerrand de Fiennes|b. c 1128\nd. 1189|p228.htm#i6812|Eustace II de Fiennes|d. a 1137|p295.htm#i8828|Margaret de Guines|d. 1187|p492.htm#i14755|Conan de Fiennes||p295.htm#i8830|Alice de Bournonville||p295.htm#i8831|Count Arnulf I. of Guines|d. 1169|p492.htm#i14756||||

Birth*circa 1128 of Martock, Somersetshire, England2 
Marriage* Principal=Sibyl de Boulogne2,4 
Death*1189 3 
Name Variation Ingelram de Fiennes2 
Living*1197 according to another source5 

Family

Sibyl de Boulogne d. c 1225
Child

Last Edited29 May 2005

Citations

  1. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158B26.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S301] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Robert Abell, p. 106.
  4. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 38.
  5. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158B-26.
  6. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 84.

Sibyl de Boulogne1

F, #6813, d. circa 1225

Father*Faramus de Boulogne1,2 b. b 1109, d. c 1183/84
Mother*Matilda (?)1
Sibyl de Boulogne|d. c 1225|p228.htm#i6813|Faramus de Boulogne|b. b 1109\nd. c 1183/84|p228.htm#i6814|Matilda (?)||p228.htm#i6815|William d. Boulogne|b. c 1081\nd. c 1159|p228.htm#i6816||||||||||

Marriage* Principal=Enguerrand de Fiennes1,2 
Death*circa 1225 1 
Name Variation Sibylle de Tingry3 

Family

Enguerrand de Fiennes b. c 1128, d. 1189
Child

Last Edited29 May 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 38.
  3. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158B-26.
  4. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 84.

Faramus de Boulogne1

M, #6814, b. before 1109, d. circa 1183/84

Father*William de Boulogne1,2 b. c 1081, d. c 1159
Faramus de Boulogne|b. b 1109\nd. c 1183/84|p228.htm#i6814|William de Boulogne|b. c 1081\nd. c 1159|p228.htm#i6816||||Godefroy d. B. (?)|b. b 1061\nd. 18 Jul 1100|p132.htm#i3931|Beatrice d. Mandeville||p132.htm#i3932|||||||

Marriage* Principal=Matilda (?)1 
Birth*before 1109 3 
Death*circa 1183/84 1 
Name Variation Pharamus de Tingry4 
Feudal*1158 lands at Eaton, Bedfordshire and Wendover, Buckinghamshire5 
Event-Misc*1157/58 He was in charge of Dover Castle and the Honor of Peverel in Dover5 

Family

Matilda (?)
Children

Last Edited14 May 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158A-24.
  3. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158A-27.
  4. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158B-26.
  5. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 38.

Matilda (?)1

F, #6815

Marriage* Principal=Faramus de Boulogne1 

Family

Faramus de Boulogne b. b 1109, d. c 1183/84
Children

Last Edited9 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

William de Boulogne1

M, #6816, b. circa 1081, d. circa 1159

Father*Godefroy de Bouillon (?)1,2 b. b 1061, d. 18 Jul 1100
Mother*Beatrice de Mandeville1,2
William de Boulogne|b. c 1081\nd. c 1159|p228.htm#i6816|Godefroy de Bouillon (?)|b. b 1061\nd. 18 Jul 1100|p132.htm#i3931|Beatrice de Mandeville||p132.htm#i3932|Count Eustace I. of Boulogne|b. c 1030\nd. c 1080|p132.htm#i3933|Ida of Lorraine|b. c 1040\nd. 13 Aug 1113|p132.htm#i3934|Geoffrey de Mandeville|d. c 1100|p117.htm#i3481|Athelaise de Balts|b. c 1040|p117.htm#i3482|

Birth*circa 1081 1 
Death*circa 1159 2,3 

Family
Children

Last Edited14 May 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158A-24.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 38.
  4. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158A-23.

William de Boulogne1

M, #6817

Father*Faramus de Boulogne1,2 b. b 1109, d. c 1183/84
Mother*Matilda (?)1
William de Boulogne||p228.htm#i6817|Faramus de Boulogne|b. b 1109\nd. c 1183/84|p228.htm#i6814|Matilda (?)||p228.htm#i6815|William d. Boulogne|b. c 1081\nd. c 1159|p228.htm#i6816||||||||||

Last Edited9 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158B-26.

Thomas de Boulogne1

M, #6818

Father*Faramus de Boulogne1,2 b. b 1109, d. c 1183/84
Mother*Matilda (?)1
Thomas de Boulogne||p228.htm#i6818|Faramus de Boulogne|b. b 1109\nd. c 1183/84|p228.htm#i6814|Matilda (?)||p228.htm#i6815|William d. Boulogne|b. c 1081\nd. c 1159|p228.htm#i6816||||||||||

Last Edited9 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 158B-26.

John de Burgh1

M, #6819, b. circa 1290, d. 18 June 1313

 

Father*Richard de Burgh1,2 b. 1259, d. 24 Jun 1326
Mother*Margaret of Guines (?)1 b. c 1262, d. bt 1303 - 1304
John de Burgh|b. c 1290\nd. 18 Jun 1313|p228.htm#i6819|Richard de Burgh|b. 1259\nd. 24 Jun 1326|p107.htm#i3208|Margaret of Guines (?)|b. c 1262\nd. bt 1303 - 1304|p107.htm#i3199|Walter de Burgh|b. 1232\nd. 28 Jul 1271|p106.htm#i3165|Aveline FitzJohn|b. c 1238\nd. c 20 May 1274|p106.htm#i3166|Arnold I. (?)|b. c 1216\nd. 1283|p227.htm#i6808|Alix d. Coucy|b. c 1219|p287.htm#i8586|

Birth*circa 1290 1 
Marriage*30 September 1308 Waltham Abbey, England, 1st=Elizabeth de Clare1 
Death*18 June 1313 Galway, Scotland1 

Family

Elizabeth de Clare b. 16 Sep 1295, d. 4 Nov 1360
Child

Last Edited2 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S285] Leo van de Pas, 30 Jun 2004.

Alix de Thouars1

F, #6820, b. 1201, d. 21 October 1221

Father*Gui de Thouars1 d. 13 Apr 1213
Mother*Constance of Brittany1 b. bt 1161 - 1162, d. 4 Sep 1201
Alix de Thouars|b. 1201\nd. 21 Oct 1221|p228.htm#i6820|Gui de Thouars|d. 13 Apr 1213|p234.htm#i7001|Constance of Brittany|b. bt 1161 - 1162\nd. 4 Sep 1201|p138.htm#i4138|Geoffrey V. de Thouars|d. a 1173|p234.htm#i7002|Aenor d. Lusignan|d. a 1139|p234.htm#i7003|Duke Conan I. Brittany|b. 1138\nd. 20 Feb 1171|p99.htm#i2947|Margaret de Huntingdon|b. a 1144\nd. 1201|p99.htm#i2945|

Birth*1201 1 
Marriage*March 1213 Principal=Pierre de Dreux1 
Death*21 October 1221 1 

Family

Pierre de Dreux b. 1190, d. 22 Jun 1250
Children

Last Edited23 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

Hawise de Burgh1

F, #6821, b. 1256, d. between 1298 and 1299

Father*Sir John de Burgh1,2 d. c 3 Mar 1279/80
Mother*Cecily de Baliol1 d. b 1273
Hawise de Burgh|b. 1256\nd. bt 1298 - 1299|p228.htm#i6821|Sir John de Burgh|d. c 3 Mar 1279/80|p107.htm#i3200|Cecily de Baliol|d. b 1273|p107.htm#i3201|John de Burgh|b. 1210\nd. 1275|p107.htm#i3202|Hawise de Lanvallei|d. 1249|p107.htm#i3203|Sir John de Baliol|d. 27 Oct 1268|p91.htm#i2725|Devorguilla of Galloway|d. 28 Jan 1289/90|p91.htm#i2726|

Birth*1256 Northamptonshire; Portslade, Sussex; Walkern, Hertfordshire; Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England1 
Marriage* Principal=Sir Robert de Grelle2 
Death*between 1298 and 1299 1 

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S233] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 55-2.

Constance of Castile1

F, #6822, b. after 1140, d. before 4 October 1160

 

Father*King Alfonso VII of Castile and León1 b. 1103, d. 21 Aug 1157
Mother*Berenguela of Barcelona1 b. c 1116, d. 3 Feb 1149
Constance of Castile|b. a 1140\nd. b 4 Oct 1160|p228.htm#i6822|King Alfonso VII of Castile and León|b. 1103\nd. 21 Aug 1157|p96.htm#i2854|Berenguela of Barcelona|b. c 1116\nd. 3 Feb 1149|p96.htm#i2855|Raymond of Burgundy|b. c 1060\nd. 26 Mar 1107|p96.htm#i2857|Queen Urraca of Castile and León|b. 1082\nd. 8 Mar 1126|p96.htm#i2856|Raymond I. Berenger|b. 11 Nov 1082\nd. 19 Aug 1131|p94.htm#i2806|Dulce of Provence|b. c 1095\nd. bt 1127 - 1130|p94.htm#i2807|

Birth*after 1140 1 
Marriage*before 18 November 1153 Orleans, France, 2nd=Louis VII of France "the Young"1,2,3 
Death*before 4 October 1160 Died giving birth to Alice of France1,4 

Family

Louis VII of France "the Young" b. 1121, d. 18 Sep 1180
Children

Last Edited5 Sep 2004

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 101-25.
  3. [S284] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, Plantagenet 2.
  4. [S221] Richard Smith, fiancée of King Richard I of England Re: Alice of France in "Re: Alice of France, fiancée of King Richard I of England," listserve message 29 Jan 2003.

Count Herman of Hainault1

M, #6823, d. 1051

Father*Rainier V (?)1,2 d. 1036
Count Herman of Hainault|d. 1051|p228.htm#i6823|Rainier V (?)|d. 1036|p200.htm#i5991||||Count Rainier I. of Hainaut|b. 957\nd. 1013|p169.htm#i5041|Hedwiga of France|b. c 972\nd. a 1013|p169.htm#i5042|||||||

Death*1051 1 
Marriage* 1st=Richilde von Egisheim1 

Last Edited9 Jan 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 106-21.

Berengaria de León1

F, #6824, b. between 1198 and 1199, d. 12 April 1237

 

Father*Alfonso IX of León1,2 b. 1166, d. 24 Sep 1230
Mother*Berenguela I of Castilla "la Grande"1,2 b. b Aug 1180, d. 1244
Berengaria de León|b. bt 1198 - 1199\nd. 12 Apr 1237|p228.htm#i6824|Alfonso IX of León|b. 1166\nd. 24 Sep 1230|p95.htm#i2835|Berenguela I of Castilla "la Grande"|b. b Aug 1180\nd. 1244|p95.htm#i2834|Fernando I. of León|b. 1135\nd. 21 Jan 1188|p96.htm#i2863|Urraca of Portugal|b. c 1151\nd. 1178|p96.htm#i2864|King Alfonso V. of Castile "the Good"|b. 11 Nov 1155\nd. 5 Oct 1214|p95.htm#i2837|Eleanor of England|b. 1161\nd. 25 Oct 1214|p95.htm#i2836|

Birth*between 1198 and 1199 of Leon, Spain1 
Birth1204 3 
Marriage1223 Burgos, Spain, 3rd=Jean de Brienne3 
Marriage*May 1224 Brugos, Spain, Conflict=Jean de Brienne1,2,4 
Death*12 April 1237 1,3 
Name Variation Berenguela of Castille-León3 

Family

Jean de Brienne b. c 1168, d. 21 Mar 1237
Children

Last Edited20 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 120-29.
  3. [S284] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, Brienne 5.
  4. [S325] Rev. C. Moor, Knights of Edward I, p. 148.
  5. [S284] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, Brienne 6.

Hugh XI de Lusignan1

M, #6825, b. 1221, d. after 20 July 1264

 

Father*Hugh X of Lusignan1,2 b. b 1196, d. a 6 Jun 1249
Mother*Isabella of Angoulême1 b. 1188, d. 31 May 1246
Hugh XI de Lusignan|b. 1221\nd. a 20 Jul 1264|p228.htm#i6825|Hugh X of Lusignan|b. b 1196\nd. a 6 Jun 1249|p97.htm#i2883|Isabella of Angoulême|b. 1188\nd. 31 May 1246|p55.htm#i1621|Hughes le Brun (?)|d. 5 Nov 1219|p144.htm#i4303|Agatha de Preuilly||p461.htm#i13816|Count Aymer de Valence of Angoulême|b. b 1165\nd. 1218|p97.htm#i2884|Alice de Courtenay|b. c 1160\nd. c 14 Sep 1205|p97.htm#i2885|

Birth*1221 Lusignan, Vienne, France1,3 
Marriage*between January 1235 and 1236 Principal=Yolande de Dreux1 
Death*after 20 July 1264 1 

Family

Yolande de Dreux b. END OF 1218, d. 10 Oct 1272
Children

Last Edited18 Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 275-28.
  3. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 137.

Maud of England (?)1

F, #6826

Father*Henry I Beauclerc2 b. 1068, d. 1 Dec 1135
Maud of England (?)||p228.htm#i6826|Henry I Beauclerc|b. 1068\nd. 1 Dec 1135|p55.htm#i1629||||William I. of Normandy "the Conqueror"|b. 1027\nd. 9 Sep 1087|p59.htm#i1768|Maud of Flanders|b. 1032\nd. 3 Nov 1083|p59.htm#i1769|||||||

Marriage* Principal=Conan III of Brittany1,3 
Name Variation Maud FitzRoy2 

Family

Conan III of Brittany b. 1089, d. 17 Sep 1148
Children

Last Edited10 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 184.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 119-25.

Reginald de Dunstanville1,2

M, #6827, d. 1 July 1175

Father*Henry I Beauclerc1 b. 1068, d. 1 Dec 1135
Mother*Sibyl Corbet1,2 d. a 1157
Reginald de Dunstanville|d. 1 Jul 1175|p228.htm#i6827|Henry I Beauclerc|b. 1068\nd. 1 Dec 1135|p55.htm#i1629|Sibyl Corbet|d. a 1157|p231.htm#i6921|William I. of Normandy "the Conqueror"|b. 1027\nd. 9 Sep 1087|p59.htm#i1768|Maud of Flanders|b. 1032\nd. 3 Nov 1083|p59.htm#i1769|Robert Corbet||p498.htm#i14921||||

Marriage* Principal=Beatrice de Mortain1,2 
Marriage* Principal=Mabel FitzWilliam3 
Death*1 July 1175 Chertsey, Surrey, England1,2 
Burial* Reading Abbey, England1,2 
Occupation1173 Sheriff of Devon4 

Family

Mabel FitzWilliam d. 1162
Child

Last Edited10 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 184.
  3. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 50-26.
  4. [S338] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 8th ed., 121-26.

Conan III of Brittany1

M, #6828, b. 1089, d. 17 September 1148

Father*Duke Alan IV of Brittany "Fergant"2 b. c 1067, d. 13 Oct 1119
Mother*Ermengarde d' Anjou2,3 b. 1068, d. 1 Jun 1147
Conan III of Brittany|b. 1089\nd. 17 Sep 1148|p228.htm#i6828|Duke Alan IV of Brittany "Fergant"|b. c 1067\nd. 13 Oct 1119|p134.htm#i4018|Ermengarde d' Anjou|b. 1068\nd. 1 Jun 1147|p134.htm#i4019|Duke Hoël V. of Brittany|d. 13 Apr 1084|p134.htm#i4020|Hawisa o. B. (?)|d. 1072|p135.htm#i4021|Count Fulk I. of Anjou "Rechin"|b. 1043\nd. 14 Apr 1109|p97.htm#i2902|Hildegarde d. Beaugency|d. b 1070|p135.htm#i4022|

Birth*1089 2 
Marriage* Principal=Maud of England (?)2,4 
Death*17 September 1148 2,3 

Family

Maud of England (?)
Children

Last Edited10 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 184.
  2. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 119-24.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 119-25.

Bertha of Brittany (?)1

F, #6829, d. circa 1163

Father*Conan III of Brittany1,2 b. 1089, d. 17 Sep 1148
Mother*Maud of England (?)1
Bertha of Brittany (?)|d. c 1163|p228.htm#i6829|Conan III of Brittany|b. 1089\nd. 17 Sep 1148|p228.htm#i6828|Maud of England (?)||p228.htm#i6826|Duke Alan I. of Brittany "Fergant"|b. c 1067\nd. 13 Oct 1119|p134.htm#i4018|Ermengarde d' Anjou|b. 1068\nd. 1 Jun 1147|p134.htm#i4019|Henry I. Beauclerc|b. 1068\nd. 1 Dec 1135|p55.htm#i1629||||

Marriage*circa 1137 Principal=Alan II (?)1 
Marriage* Principal=Eudes II de Porhoet1 
Death*circa 1163 1 

Family 1

Eudes II de Porhoet d. c 1164
Child

Family 2

Alan II (?) b. c 1116, d. 15 Sep 1146
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 119-24.

Beatrice de Mortain1

F, #6830

Father*William de Burgo de Moreton1 b. b 1084, d. a 1140
Mother*Isabel FitzRichard1
Beatrice de Mortain||p228.htm#i6830|William de Burgo de Moreton|b. b 1084\nd. a 1140|p115.htm#i3433|Isabel FitzRichard||p115.htm#i3434|Robert de Burgo|b. c 1031\nd. 8 Dec 1090|p115.htm#i3435|Maud de Montgomerie||p115.htm#i3436|William FitzRichard||p115.htm#i3445||||

Marriage* Principal=Reginald de Dunstanville1,2 

Last Edited26 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 184.

Sir William de Longespée1

M, #6831, b. circa 1208, d. 7 February 1249/50

 

Father*Sir William Longespée1,2 b. 1176, d. 7 Mar 1225/26
Mother*Ela d' Evereux1,2 b. 1187, d. 24 Aug 1261
Sir William de Longespée|b. c 1208\nd. 7 Feb 1249/50|p228.htm#i6831|Sir William Longespée|b. 1176\nd. 7 Mar 1225/26|p135.htm#i4028|Ela d' Evereux|b. 1187\nd. 24 Aug 1261|p135.htm#i4029|Henry I. Curtmantel|b. 5 Mar 1132/33\nd. 6 Jul 1189|p55.htm#i1622|Ida de Tony||p70.htm#i2076|William d' Evereux|b. c 1150\nd. 17 Apr 1196|p135.htm#i4031|Eleanor de Vitré|b. c 1145\nd. bt 31 May 1232 - 12 Aug 1233|p135.htm#i4032|

Birth*circa 1208 3 
Marriage ContractApril 1216 Principal=Idoine de Camville3 
Marriage*April 1226 Principal=Idoine de Camville1,4,5 
Death*7 February 1249/50 Mansourah, Egypt, slain | in battle against the Saracens3 
Death8 February 1250 4 
Death19 February 1250 Mansourah, Egypt1,5 
Burial* Church of the Holy Cross, Acre, Palestine1 
DNB* Longespée, Sir William (II) (c.1209-1250), magnate, was the eldest son and heir of Ela, countess of Salisbury (b. in or after 1190, d. 1261), in whom the earldom was vested, and William (I) Longespée (b. in or before 1167, d. 1226). He had three brothers and four sisters. His marriage to Idonea, heir of Richard de Camville and Eustacia, daughter of Gilbert Basset, was arranged in April 1216; they married between 1226 and 1230.
Military service and royal favour
A minor at his father's death, Longespée was knighted by his cousin Henry III at Gloucester at Whitsuntide 1233, but he must have attained his majority before that since Henry had intended to knight him at Easter 1230. Moreover, in March 1230 Countess Ela was instructed to surrender to William all the lands she held of inheritance as the wife of William (I) Longespée, along with other properties granted to her son by Henry in 1228–9; and in November 1230 William paid homage for the lands claimed by his wife, Idonea, as of hereditary right. Earlier that year, he had accompanied Henry III on his ill-fated expedition to Brittany. This was his first taste of military action, and for the rest of his short life he was to be closely associated with his royal cousin, largely in a military capacity. In the autumn of 1233, during the rebellion of Richard Marshal, earl of Pembroke, he was at Henry's side in the operations against the Welsh and other supporters of the earl. In 1234 he was engaged in the pursuit and arrest of Peter des Rivaux. After returning from his first crusade (discussed below), he played a leading role in Henry III's expedition to Gascony in 1242–3. The number of royal charters he attested there, and the fact that he generally heads the list of lay witnesses, indicates his high standing in the king's regard and counsels. He fought at the battle of Saintes (July 1242), and was appointed captain of a number of subsequent operations, including the raid into Périgord in late 1242 and the siege of Garro in 1243. Back in England, Longespée went in royal service to Wales in June 1245, in response to the Welsh rising of 1244–5 under Dafydd ap Llywelyn.

Longespée did well from his career in royal service, as the favours showered upon him in these years indicate, but the earldom of Salisbury was denied him. He clearly expected to receive the comital title, for a number of his acta (1231–7) contain explicit statements of his hopes. In 1237–8 he claimed by hereditary right custody of Salisbury Castle and the comitatus of Wiltshire, of which Patrick, earl of Salisbury, had been seised in Henry II's reign. Judgment against Longespée may have been given before his departure on crusade in 1240; if so, he did not give up, for he was pestering the king during 1242 when both were in Gascony. On 16 October 1242 Henry promised that on his return to England he would judge concerning the county of Wiltshire and Salisbury Castle. If judgment went against Longespée he and his heirs would receive 40 marks per annum from the revenues of the county; if he were successful, the king would be quit of that sum and of the 60 marks per annum granted to Longespée until judgment were made. Since judgment indeed went against him, for reasons that remain somewhat puzzling, it is not surprising that Longespée does not appear so high in Henry's counsels after their return to England in 1243; he was much less frequently at court in the following years. Relations were certainly not embittered, however, for Henry continued to dispense patronage and favours to him, and, according to Matthew Paris, he was not unduly aggrieved. He apparently accepted, however reluctantly, the crown's arguments regarding the comital title, and he possessed, of course, the lands attached to the earldom, concentrated largely in Wiltshire and Dorset. Lesser holdings, including those brought to him through acquisition and marriage, were located in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, and, more importantly, Lincolnshire and Somerset.
Religion and the crusades
Longespée was a man of some piety. He patronized the Franciscans of Salisbury and Oxford, and the Dominicans of Wilton, besides making notable grants to monastic houses of his family's connection, especially Lacock Abbey and Bradenstoke Priory. He also twice went on pilgrimage overseas: in 1232 to an unknown shrine, and in 1245 to Santiago de Compostela. This behaviour, combined with his active military career, helps to explain his particular association with crusading. He went on crusade twice, something that marks him out from most of his contemporaries and suggests a genuine crusading enthusiast. He first took the cross in June 1236 at Winchester, along with Richard, earl of Cornwall, and other associates. They left Dover in June 1240, travelled across France for embarkation at Marseilles, and landed at Acre in October. This crusade was marked by its lack of action in the field, and it can be assumed that Longespée performed no memorable deeds, especially since no later source in his praise makes anything of his first crusading venture. After witnessing a charter drawn up at Acre on 2 May 1241 he almost certainly sailed home on 3 May, when Earl Richard left the Holy Land. He arrived back in England in early March 1242. Within weeks he was off again, to attend Henry III in Gascony.

Longespée took the cross once more in May 1247, encouraged, apparently, by the example of Louis IX and the French. Much is known of his preparations for this crusade. One of his first acts against his crusade passage was a journey to Lyons to petition the pope for financial subsidy. After an audience with Innocent IV he was duly promised moneys from the redemption of English crusading vows on 6 June, but he experienced difficulties in securing the cash and further papal mandates were required in 1248 and 1249 to ensure payment of the 2000 marks eventually assigned to him. Money was raised in other ways, including the lease of four of his manors for four years from Michaelmas 1248 and the grant of a charter to his burgesses of Poole in return for 70 marks. His royal patron and cousin came to his assistance with further grants of money. He also took measures to settle disputes over property and to ensure the security of his interests and family during his absence. These included the drawing up of a will, duly confirmed by the king, the securing of a royal judicial protection, the appointment of executors and attorneys, and the concluding of a number of quitclaims and final concords. In 1249, for the good of his soul, he secured a grant from his mother, now abbess of Lacock, that he would be received into all spiritual benefits and prayers of the house in perpetuity, and it was probably around this time that he requested his body be buried at Lacock. With his mother's blessing he left England in 1249, an essoin on his behalf, taken at Wilton on 18 April, indicating that he had already left, though other evidence makes a date in late June or early July more likely. He joined the army of Louis IX at Damietta in Egypt, with around 200 English knights under his command, at some point in late 1249, certainly before the general advance up the Nile that began on 20 November. If Matthew Paris (uncorroborated) is to be believed, he had previously attended Louis. But following an ugly clash with certain French nobles, Robert, count of Artois, at their head, over the spoils from successful raids he had mounted out of Damietta, Longespée withdrew to Acre, having failed to secure justice from Louis in the matter. He returned to Damietta, according to Paris, only on Louis's prompting.
A famous death
It is upon the circumstances and manner of his death on crusade that Longespée's later, posthumous, fame rested. Following further reinforcement from France in October 1249, which may well have included Longespée and his knights, the strategic decision was taken to advance on Cairo. The army travelled slowly up the right bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile, until it was halted, unable to cross, on the north bank of the al-Bahr al-Saghir, opposite Mansourah where the bulk of the Egyptian forces were located. Eventually a local revealed the existence of an unguarded ford downstream, and on 8 February 1250 the vanguard, comprising the best cavalry and including the English under Longespée, crossed the ford at dawn led by Robert of Artois. Louis had instructed Robert to secure a bridgehead and advance no further, so that the main body of the army could cross safely. But Robert, rashly disobeying orders, insisted upon further attack, first into the Egyptian camp at Jadila and then into the town of Mansourah itself, though the vanguard was now isolated with no prospect of support. In the narrow streets of Mansourah, unable to manoeuvre, they were largely destroyed. As contemporaries, Muslim and Christian, appreciated, this proved to be the turning point of the entire crusade, so it is not surprising that the incident attracted much comment in Western sources, especially English and French ones, and that the attempt should be made to find a scapegoat for the crusade's failure.

Longespée was but one of those who died at Mansourah, but within twenty-five years he was emerging in English sources as a heroic figure, an ideal, exemplary crusader who fought to the death while the cowardly French, led by Robert of Artois, sought to flee the field, his arrogance and greed having doomed all of them. A legend rapidly developed: Longespée was transformed into an English ‘national’ crusading hero, and his fame continued for a century and more. That the nature of his supposed last stand, and the deaths of his loyal English crusading companions, met with favour in English chivalric circles is amply proved by the Anglo-Norman poem in his and their honour, composed c.1275–1300, and then copied. Matthew Paris, plainly, was exposed to earlier, oral analogues in the 1250s, and the diffusion of his works contributed to the making of Longespée's legend in other social circles as well.

Despite his wishes it seems that Longespée's bodily remains came to be buried in the cathedral at Acre, not at Lacock, and that his family and descendants made no attempt to translate them. The fine knightly effigy in the nave of Salisbury Cathedral is said, traditionally, to be of him, and produced on his mother's order, but the grounds for this are no more than romantic. He and his wife, Idonea, left one son, William (III) Longespée, and one daughter, Ela, who married James Audley.

Simon Lloyd
Sources

Chancery records (RC) · F. Michel, C. Bémont, and Y. Renouard, eds., Rôles Gascons, 4 vols. (1885–1962), vol. 1 · K. H. Rogers, ed., Lacock Abbey charters, Wilts RS, 34 (1979) · V. C. M. London, ed., The cartulary of Bradenstoke Priory, Wilts RS, 35 (1979) · Paris, Chron., vol. 5 · Ann. mon., vols. 1–4 · Lacock Abbey MSS · S. Lloyd, ‘William Longespée II: the making of an English crusading hero’, Nottingham Medieval Studies, 35 (1991), 41–69; 36 (1992), 79–125
Archives

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, papers


Likenesses

tomb effigy (possibly William (II) Longespée), Salisbury Cathedral [see illus.]
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Simon Lloyd, ‘Longespée, Sir William (II) (c.1209-1250)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16984, accessed 24 Sept 2005]

Sir William (II) Longespée (c.1209-1250): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/169846 
Event-Misc*1230 He took part in the King's expedition to Brittany3 
Knighted*1233 by the King, Witness=Henry III Plantagenet King of England3 
Event-Misc1233 He accompanied the king on his unsuccessful expedition against the rebellious barons in the West7 
Event-Misc*between June 1240 and 1242 William went on Crusade to Palestine with the Earl of Cornwall, Principal=Richard of England3 
Event-Misc1242/43 He took part in an expedition to France3 
Event-Misc1245 He served in Wales3 
Event-Misc1247 He again went on crusade and was the leader of the English on crusade starting Jul 1249.3 
Event-Misc*1249 Ela Longespée gave son William license to depart on crusade, Principal=Ela d' Evereux8 
Event-MiscJuly 1249 He became the head of the English Crusaders7 
Event-MiscFebruary 1250 On the eve of the battle in which he was killed in Egypt, Ela saw a vision of William standing fully armed, entering heaven, being joyfully received by attendant angels., Principal=Ela d' Evereux8 
Title* Earl of Salisbury9 

Family

Idoine de Camville b. b 1205, d. between 01 Jan 1250/1-21 Sep
Children

Last Edited24 Sep 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 122-28.
  3. [S284] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, Longespée 4.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 122-29.
  5. [S233] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 143-2.
  6. [S376] Unknown editor, unknown short title.
  7. [S347] Carl Boyer 3rd, Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans, p. 131.
  8. [S284] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, Longespée 3.
  9. [S285] Leo van de Pas, 30 Jun 2004.
  10. [S233] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 143-3.

Hawise of Chester (?)1

F, #6832, b. 1180, d. between 6 June 1241 and 3 March 1243

Father*Hugh of Kevelioc1,2 b. 1147, d. 30 Jun 1181
Mother*Bertrade de Montfort1 b. 1155, d. 1227
Hawise of Chester (?)|b. 1180\nd. bt 6 Jun 1241 - 3 Mar 1243|p228.htm#i6832|Hugh of Kevelioc|b. 1147\nd. 30 Jun 1181|p59.htm#i1758|Bertrade de Montfort|b. 1155\nd. 1227|p97.htm#i2903|Ranulph de Gernon|b. c 1100\nd. 16 Dec 1153|p59.htm#i1763|Maud de Caen|b. c 1120\nd. 29 Jul 1189|p59.htm#i1762|Simon de Montfort|d. c 13 Mar 1180/81|p59.htm#i1760|Maud (?)|d. 1168|p59.htm#i1761|

Birth*1180 Chester, Cheshire, England1,3,4 
Marriage* Groom=Sir Robert de Quincey1,3,4,5 
Death*between 6 June 1241 and 3 March 1243 1,3,4 
Title* countess of Lincoln3 

Family

Sir Robert de Quincey
Child

Last Edited18 May 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 125-29.
  3. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 54-28.
  4. [S233] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 107-2.
  5. [S285] Leo van de Pas, 30 Jun 2004.
  6. [S233] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 107-3.

Anna of Byzantium1

F, #6833, b. between 886 and 888, d. circa 914

Father*Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium1,2,3 b. 1 Sep 866, d. 12 May 912
Mother*Zoe Tzautzina of Byzantium (?)1,4,5 d. Dec 899
Anna of Byzantium|b. bt 886 - 888\nd. c 914|p228.htm#i6833|Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium|b. 1 Sep 866\nd. 12 May 912|p166.htm#i4964|Zoe Tzautzina of Byzantium (?)|d. Dec 899|p228.htm#i6834|Michael I. of Byzantium "the Drunkard"|b. 839\nd. 867|p218.htm#i6521|Eudocia I. (?)|b. c 840\nd. 882|p218.htm#i6522|Stylianos Tzautzes|d. 6 Jul 899|p322.htm#i9644||||

Birth*between 886 and 888 1,2,3 
Marriage*circa 900 Principal=King Louis III of Provence "the Blind"1,2,3 
Deathbetween 901 and 903 3 
Death*circa 914 1 

Family

King Louis III of Provence "the Blind" b. 880, d. 5 Jun 928
Child

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 141A-17.
  3. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-6.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 141A-16.
  5. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 40-2.
  6. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-7.

Zoe Tzautzina of Byzantium (?)1

F, #6834, d. December 899

Father*Stylianos Tzautzes1 d. 6 Jul 899
Zoe Tzautzina of Byzantium (?)|d. Dec 899|p228.htm#i6834|Stylianos Tzautzes|d. 6 Jul 899|p322.htm#i9644||||Tzautzes (?)|d. a 813|p322.htm#i9645||||||||||

Marriage*898 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, formerly his mistress, Principal=Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium1,2,3 
Death*December 899 1,3 

Family

Emperor Leo VI Philosophus of Byzantium b. 1 Sep 866, d. 12 May 912
Child

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 141A-17.
  3. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 40-2.
  4. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 141A-16.

Constance of Vienne (?)1

F, #6835, b. circa 920, d. between 961 and 965

Father*Count Charles Constantine of Vienne1,2,3 b. c 900, d. c Jan 962
Mother*Teutberge of Troyes (?)1,3 d. a 960
Constance of Vienne (?)|b. c 920\nd. bt 961 - 965|p228.htm#i6835|Count Charles Constantine of Vienne|b. c 900\nd. c Jan 962|p161.htm#i4822|Teutberge of Troyes (?)|d. a 960|p161.htm#i4821|King Louis I. of Provence "the Blind"|b. 880\nd. 5 Jun 928|p161.htm#i4827|Anna of Byzantium|b. bt 886 - 888\nd. c 914|p228.htm#i6833|Garnier (?)|b. c 868\nd. 06 DEC 0924 (IN BATTLE)|p173.htm#i5187|Teutberge o. A. (?)|d. Sep 948|p208.htm#i6214|

Birth*circa 920 3 
Marriage*circa 930 Principal=Count Boson II of Provence1,2,3 
Death*between 961 and 965 1 
Deathbetween 963 and 966 3 
Name Variation Constance of Provence2 

Family

Count Boson II of Provence b. 920, d. c 965
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 141A-19.
  3. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-8.
  4. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-9.

Count Boson II of Provence1

M, #6836, b. 920, d. circa 965

Father*Rotbold II (?)1 d. 948
Mother*(Miss) de Aquitaine1
Count Boson II of Provence|b. 920\nd. c 965|p228.htm#i6836|Rotbold II (?)|d. 948|p289.htm#i8654|(Miss) de Aquitaine||p324.htm#i9709|Rotbold (?)|d. 928|p289.htm#i8657||||William I. l. P. (?)|d. 16 Dec 926|p295.htm#i8827|Engleburga o. Vienne|b. 877\nd. a Jan 917|p169.htm#i5068|

Birth*920 1 
Marriage*circa 930 Principal=Constance of Vienne (?)1,2,3 
Death*circa 965 1,2,3 
Name Variation Boso II2 

Family

Constance of Vienne (?) b. c 920, d. bt 961 - 965
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 141A-19.
  3. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-8.
  4. [S232] Don Charles Stone, Ancient and Medieval Descents, 30-9.

Walter de Gant1

M, #6837, d. 1139

Father*Gilbert de Gant1 b. c 1034, d. c 1095
Mother*Alice de Montfort1 b. c 1038
Walter de Gant|d. 1139|p228.htm#i6837|Gilbert de Gant|b. c 1034\nd. c 1095|p115.htm#i3428|Alice de Montfort|b. c 1038|p115.htm#i3429|Ralph de Gant|d. a 1058|p177.htm#i5282|Gisela of Luxembourg|d. a 1058|p177.htm#i5283|Hugh I. d. Montfort|d. a 1088|p177.htm#i5288|Alice d. Beaufort Montfort/|b. c 1014|p177.htm#i5289|

Birth* of Folkingham, Lincoln, England1 
Marriage*before 1120 Principal=Maud of Brittany1,2 
Death*1139 1,2 
Event-Miscbefore 1114 Bridlington Priory, Yorkshire, England, founded Bridlington Priory2 
Event-Misc*1138 Northallerton, Yorkshire, England, commander in the Battle of the Standard2 

Family

Maud of Brittany
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 143-24.

Maud of Brittany1

F, #6838

Father*Count Stephen I of Brittany1,2 d. 21 Apr 1135
Mother*Hawise de Guincamp1 d. a 1135
Maud of Brittany||p228.htm#i6838|Count Stephen I of Brittany|d. 21 Apr 1135|p136.htm#i4059|Hawise de Guincamp|d. a 1135|p136.htm#i4060|Count Eudes of Brittany|b. 999\nd. 7 Jan 1079|p197.htm#i5888|Orguen (?)||p483.htm#i14489|||||||

Marriage*before 1120 Principal=Walter de Gant1,2 
Name Variation Matilda2 

Family

Walter de Gant d. 1139
Children

Last Edited24 Oct 2003

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
  2. [S168] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots, 143-24.

Godeheut de Toeni1

F, #6839, d. before 1186

Father*Roger III de Tony1 b. c 1104, d. a 29 Sep 1158
Mother*Ida of Hainault1
Godeheut de Toeni|d. b 1186|p228.htm#i6839|Roger III de Tony|b. c 1104\nd. a 29 Sep 1158|p209.htm#i6270|Ida of Hainault||p210.htm#i6271|Ralph I. de Toeni|d. 1126|p135.htm#i4037|Alice of Northumberland|b. c 1075\nd. a 1127|p135.htm#i4038|Baldwin I. of Hainault|b. bt 1087 - 1088\nd. 1120|p124.htm#i3691|Adelaide of Gueldres||p124.htm#i3692|

Marriage*before 1160 Principal=William III de Mohun1 
Death*before 1186 1 

Family

William III de Mohun d. 1176
Children

Last Edited28 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.

Alice de Briwere1

F, #6840, d. after 1233

Father*William de Briwere1 b. c 1145, d. 1226
Mother*Beatrice de Vaux1
Alice de Briwere|d. a 1233|p228.htm#i6840|William de Briwere|b. c 1145\nd. 1226|p139.htm#i4161|Beatrice de Vaux||p139.htm#i4162|Henry de Briwere||p139.htm#i4163|Anonyma de Walton||p327.htm#i9807|||||||

Marriage* Principal=Sir Reynold de Mohun1 
Death*after 1233 1 

Family

Sir Reynold de Mohun b. 1183, d. 1213
Child

Last Edited16 Feb 2005

Citations

  1. [S218] Marlyn Lewis, Ancestry of Elizabeth of York.
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