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Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury

1254 – 1309

Peerage person ID=106858

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About Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury

Lived 1254 – 1309 (aged 54–55).

Margaret Longespée, 4th Countess of Salisbury (died 1309) was an English noblewoman.

Margaret was the only child of William III Longespée, son of William Longespée the Younger, and Maud de Clifford, granddaughter of the prince of North Wales, Llywelyn ab Iorwerth. After her father was badly wounded at a tournament at Blyth, Nottinghamshire on 4 July 1256, he began negotiations for Margaret's marriage to Henry, the heir by Edmund de Lacy of Pontefract. The marriage was confirmed by King Henry III of England on 23 December 1256.

After Margaret's father died, the king appointed her father-in-law Edmund, as her guardian. When Edmund died suddenly in 1258, the king appointed Margaret de Quincy, Countess of Lincoln and Edmund's widow Alésia of Saluzzo, as guardians.

She was married to Henry in 1257. From her marriage to Henry, Margaret had at least three children:

Edmund de Lacy (died 1308) John de Lacy Alice de Lacy (1281–1348)

Both her sons died in accidents and left no heirs, leaving her daughter Alice, who was married to Thomas of Lancaster, as her heir.

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Born
1254
Birth century
Died
1309
Also known as
Margaret Longespée

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Who was Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury?

Peerage person ID=106858

When was Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury born?

Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury was born in 1254.

When did Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury die?

Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury died in 1309.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Margaret Longespée, Countess of Salisbury

· Wikidata: Q24084215

· DBpedia: Margaret Longespée, 4th Countess of Salisbury

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