Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess Of Salisbury

1187 - 1261  (74 years)

• Name	Ela of Salisbury
  Title	3rd Countess Of Salisbury
  Birth	1187	Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Aug 1261	Wiltshire, England
  Burial	Wiltshire, England
  Person ID	I7473	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	William Longespée, 3rd Earl Of Salisbury ,   b. 1176, Wiltshire, England d. 7 Mar 1226, Wiltshire, England (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1197	Wiltshire, England
  Children	+ 1. William Longespée,   b. Bef 12 May 1205, Wiltshire, England d. 7 Feb 1249, Egypt (Age > 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Stephen Longespée, Justiciar Of Ireland ,   b. Abt 1216, Wiltshire, England d. 25 Jun 1260, Northinghamshire, England (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Ela, Countess of Salisbury, died August 24, 1261 at age 75. She was bur i e d i n t h e choir of the Abbey Church before the high altar as was done w i t h a b b ey founders. The church was later demolished and in 1895 her tom b s t o n e was moved to the center of the Cloister Court at Lacock Abbey. T h e L a t i n transcription for words on her tombstone: "Below lie buried th e b o n e s o f the venerable Ela, who gave this sacred house as a home for t h e n u n s . She also lived here as holy abbess and Countess of Salisbury, f u l l o f g o od works."