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Male William II Longespee , Sir Knight Click to view William II Longespee , Sir Knight in the family tree

William II was born about 1207 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.  William II's father was William I Longespee , Earl of Salisbury and his mother was Ela FitzPatrick , Countess of Salisbury.  His paternal grandparents were Henry II "Curt Mantel" King of England and Rosamond "Fair Rosamond" de Clifford; his maternal grandparents were William FitzPatrick , 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Eleanor de Vitre. He had a brother and two sisters, named Stephen de, Ida (Idonea) and Isabel.  He was the second oldest of the four children.  He died in Slain by Saracens at Battle of Mansura, Nile Delta, Egypt.

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