• General Notes

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  William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury, named in the Magna Charta , 1215, b. bef. 1173, d. Salisbury Castle, 7 Mar. 1225/6, natura l son of King Henry II (161-11); m. 1198, Ela, Countess of Salis bury, b. Amesbury, co. Wilts, c. 1187-1191, d. 24 Aug 1261, dau . of William fitz Patrick, Earl of Salisbury. The mother of Will iam Longespee is unproven.
  
  Various mistresses of Henry II have been claimed as mothers of h is son William Longespee.  The 'First identified', 'Basis', an d 'Contemporary documentation' tags relate specifically to thei r identification as mother of William, not to them being mistres s of Henry.  Note particularly the 'Contemporary documentation ' lines.
  
  
  1.Rosamunde Clifford
  First identified: by 15th century?
  Basis: celebrated favorite mistress of Henry II
  Contemporary documentation: NONE
  
  2.Hikenai
  First identified: 19th or 20th century?
  Basis: documented mother of Geoffrey, another of Henry's illegit imates
  Contemporary documentation: NONE
  
  3.Annabel Baliol
  First identified: 20th century
  Basis: documented mistress of Henry II during approximate perio d of William's  birth
  Contemporary documentation: NONE
  
  4.Alix de Porhoet
  First identified: 20th century
  Basis: documented mother of a child by Henry II during approxima te time period
  Contemporary documentation: NONE
  
  5.Alice of France
  First identified: 19th or 20th century?
  Basis: documented mother of a child by Henry II
  Contemporary documentation: NONE
  
  6.Countess Ida
  First identified: 20th century
  Basis: named by son William Longespee in two donations
  Contemporary documentation: two donations recorded in the Braden stoke  Cartulary

Details of William's family with Ela FitzPatrick