William FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Salisbury

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant: Rickerton to Sisonby, Vol. XI, pp. 377-379:—

II. 1168. — 2. WILLIAM (of SALISBURY, styled also FITZPATRICK), EARL or WILTSHIRE, styled also EARL OF SALISBURY, s. and h. by 2nd Wife,(j-1) received the 3rd penny of Wilts in 1168.(k-1) He remained loyal during the rebellion of the King’s sons, 1173-74.(l-1) In 1177, the Earl was one of those for whom the King provided a ship, for the crossing to Normandy in his train.(a-1) He was sheriff of Wilts 1189-90 and 1191-96.(b-1) At Richard’s Coronation, 3 Sep. 1189, he bore the sceptre with the dove;(c-1) and he appears to have been in close attendance upon the King until he left Dover for Normandy, 12 Dec.(d-1) In 1190-91, he served personally in Wales.(e-2) From Lent to the Close of Easter 1194. he was sheriff of Dorset and Somerset.(f) On Richard’s return from captivity, he attended the Great Council at Nottingham in Mar., and at the King's 2nd Coronation at Winchester, I7 Apr., he was one of the 4 earls carrying the canopy.(g) In the summer of 1194, he was fighting in Normandy.(h)
He m. Eleanor, (i) widow of Gilbert CRESPIN, lord of TILLIÈRES (d. on crusade, 1190),(j-2) relict of William PAYNEL of Hambye (d. 1184),(k-2) and da. of Robert DE VITRÉ, by Emma, da. of Alan DE DINAN.(l-2) He d. (P in Normandy) 1196,(m) and was bur. at Bradenstoke.(n)
His Widow m., 4thly, Gilbert DE MALESMAIN, who in 1198, and later, was holding in her right both her inheritance and her dower.(a-2) In 1205, he appears to have adhered to France, While the Countess was permitted peaceful enjoyment of her lands in England.(b-2) She d. between 31 May 1232 and I2 Aug. I233,(c-2) and was bur. in the Abbey of Mondaye, near Bayeux, of which she was a benefactress.(d-2)"

FOOTNOTES
(j-1): ”Successit ei filius natus ex filia Guillelmi comitis Pontivi, matte comitisse de Warenna“ (R. de Torigny, Chran., p. 236). [transl., He was succeeded by a son born to the daughter of William, count of Pontius, who was mated to be count of Warenne].
(k-1) Pipe Roll, 14. Hen. II, p. I 56.
(l-1) Gesta Henrici, vol. i, p. 51, note. In 1174, Queen Eleanor was imprisoned in Salisbury Castle (Pipe Roll, 20 Hen. II, pp. 29, 30). He was with Henry II at Winchester in 1177 or 1179 (Delisle-Berger, op. cit., no. dxxxix).
(a-1) Pipe Roll, 23 Hen. II, p. 177. He was with the King in Normandy in 1185 (Delisle—Berger, op. cit., Introd., p. 57, note 16, and no. dclxxv).
(b-1) Being for several of those years only keeper, and not sheriff (accounting for the farm).
(c-1) Gesta Henrici, p. 81. On the records of this Coronation, see Round, Com¬mune of London, pp. 201-06.
(d-1) Itinerary of Ric. I (Pipe Roll Soc.), passim.
(e) Pipe Roll, 3 Ric. I, p. 121. He was in England, I 192, witnessing at Windsor in Aug. a deed of the Count of Mortain (Hist. MSS. Com., 4th Rep., p. 452). He also witnessed an undated confirmation by John of a grant to Malmesbury Abbey, of which the Earl held a fee at Avon (Dugdale, Mon., vol. i, p. 26; Eng. Hist. Rev., 1917, p. 249)¬
(f) Pipe Roll, 6 Ric. I, p. 194..
(g) Hoveden, Chron., Rolls Ser., vol. iii, pp. 241, 248; Round, King’s Serjeants, p. 330.
(h) Pipe Roll, 6 Ric. I, p. 38. He was one of the 3 Earls put in control by the King’s scheme for regulating the holding of tournaments in England (Fœdera, vol. i, p. 65; Hoveden, op. cit., vol. iii, p. 268).
(i) Dugdale, Mon., vol. vi, p. 338.
(j-2) Gesta Henrici, vol. ii, p. 148.
(k-2) See Early Yorkshire Charters (ed. Clay), vol. vi, p. 22, and ante, vol. x, pp. 318-20.
(l-2) Stapleton, Mag. Rot. Scacc. Norm., vol. ii, pp. xliv–vii; Close Rolls, 1231-34, p. 99.
(m) Stapleton, op. cit., p. xlvii, says 17 Apr. Dugdale, Mon., vol. vi, p. 338, prints two of the Earl’s grants of the church of Canford to Bradenstoke, the 2nd dated at “Morters,” near Domfront in Passais, on the Monday before St. Barnabas (11 June) after the death of Richard of Candover; among the witnesses was “Walter, my son”—presumably the Walter, s. of the Earl of Salisbury, who was a benefactor of the hermitage of St. Leonard-on-Loddon (Clewer) (Hist. MSS. Com., 9th Rep., p. 355)
(n) See Appendix G, “The Plantagenet Enamel at Le Mans,” for a discussion of the theory that this famous enamel represents the Earl of Salisbury.
(a-2) Book of Fees, p. 11; Rot. Lit. Claus., vol. i, p. 37; Rot. Normanniæ, pp. 129, 130. He was serving in the English forces overseas in 1199 and 1203 (Rot. Cur. Regis, vol. i, pp. 218, 269; Cur. Regis Rolls, vol. ii, p. 216).
(b-2) Rot. Lit. Claus., vol. i, pp. 37, 105, 285. It is curious that, after their marriage, the Countess is once described, not by her title, as was usual, but simply as wife of G. de M. (Cur. Regis Rolls, vol. ii, p. 17).
(c-2) 35th Rep., D.K. Pub. Records, p. 31; Close Rolls, 1231-34., p. 24.7.
(d-2) Stapleton, op. cit., vol. ii, pp. xlvii, xlviii.
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FMG (update 6 Mar 2023): England, Earls Created 1138-1143

i) WILLIAM FitzPatrick (? – [Normandy] 1196, bur Bradenstoke Priory).
“Comes Willielmus Sarum” donated property to Bradenstoke priory, for the souls of “Elæ comitissæ matris meæ…patris mei comitis Patricii…fratris mei Patricii”, by undated charter, witnessed by “Philippus et Walterus fratres mei…”[1470].
He succeeded his father in 1168 as Earl of Wiltshire, but was always styled Earl of Salisbury.
The Red Book of the Exchequer refers to "Willelmus filius comitis Patricii lvi l xvi s, de novo xl s" in Wiltshire in [1171/72][1471]. “Willielmus comes Sarum” donated property to Bradenstoke priory, for the souls of “Alianoræ de Viterio comitissæ meæ…Patricii patris mei et Elæ matris meæ et Patricii fratris mei”, by undated charter, witnessed by “…Waltero filio meo…”[1472].
The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records the death of "Willelmus comes Saresberiensis filius comitis Patricii" in [1196][1473]. The Annals of Margan record the death in 1197 of “Willelmus comes Saresbiriæ”[1474].
The Annals of Worcester record the death in 1197 of “Willelmus comes Sarum”[1475]. The Book of Lacock records that “Ela…pater” died in 1196 and was buried “apud Bradenestok”[1476].
m ( [1190] ) as her third husband, ELEONORE de Vitré, widow firstly of WILLIAM Paynell of Hambye and secondly of GILBERT Crispin Seigneur de Tillières, daughter of ROBERT de Vitré & his wife Emma de Dinan (-20 Jul [1232/33]).
“Willielmus comes Sarum” donated property to Bradenstoke priory, for the souls of “Alianoræ de Viterio comitissæ meæ…Patricii patris mei et Elæ matris meæ et Patricii fratris mei”, by undated charter, witnessed by >“…Waltero filio meo…”[1477]. She married fourthly Gilbert de Malesmains. The Book of Lacock records that “Ela…mater” died two years before her father and was buried “apud Bradenestok”[1478]. The necrology of Lyre monastery records the death "20 Jul" of "Alienor comitissa Salesberiensis"[1479].

William & his wife had [two] children:
(a) [WALTER (-before [1196]). “Willielmus comes Sarum” donated property to Bradenstoke priory, for the souls of “Alianoræ de Viterio comitissæ meæ…Patricii patris mei et Elæ matris meæ et Patricii fratris mei”, by undated charter, witnessed by “…Waltero filio meo…”[1480].
Bowles & Nichols suggest that he was illegitimate because he is named well down the list of witnesses in this charter[1481].]
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(b) ELA ([1191/92]-24 Aug 1261, bur Lacock Abbey).
The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records that Richard I King of England arranged the marriage of "Willelmus comes Saresberiensis filius comitis Patricii…filiam" and "Wilelmo fratri suo notho cum comitatu" in [1196][1482].
She succeeded her father in 1196 as Ctss of Salisbury, suo iuris. “Ela comitissa Sarr.” founded Henton Priory, Somerset, for the soul of “comitis Willielmi patris mei”, by undated charter[1483].
She founded Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire in 1229, where she became a nun 1238.
Abbess of Lacock 1240-1257.
m (1198) WILLIAM Longespee, illegitimate son of HENRY II King of England & his mistress Ida --- (1176-Salisbury 7 Mar 1226, bur Salisbury Cathedral). Earl of Salisbury 1196 by right of his wife.
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The Peerage: William FitzPatrick de Saresbury [sic] 2nd Earl of Salisbury:

(Last Edited=17 Nov 2009):
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William FitzPatrick de Saresbury [sic], 2nd Earl of Salisbury is the son of Patrick de Salisbury, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Ela Talvas.1,2 He gained the title of 2nd Earl of Salisbury in 1154.3
SON OF: William FitzPatrick de Saresbury, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Eleanor de Vitri [sic]
CHILD OF: Ela, Countess of Salisbury+3 b. c 1187, d. 24 Aug 1261

CITATIONS
[1] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, eds. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, (Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 375.
[2] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 377.
[3] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 63.
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William was also called Guillaume de Évreux, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. William died in 1196 at age 46 years.

Also see "My Lines" ( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p380.htm#i6942 )

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The Earls of Salisbury are sometimes mistakenly assigned the surname "d’Evreux", but it is spurious, arising from confusion over the nickname of a fictitious ancestor, Walter le Ewrus (Walter the Fortunate). The family of the Earls of Salisbury never used the name "d’Evreux", they do not descend from the Norman Counts of Evreux, nor do the later Devereux derive from them. See Cokayne, George (1982). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant XI. Gloucester England: A. Sutton. p. 373, note (b). ISBN 0-904387-82-8.

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He received the third penny of Wiltshire in 1168, and remained loyal during the rebellion of the King's sons 1173-74. He was sheriff of Wiltshire 1189-90 and 1191-96. He bore the sceptre with the dove at Richard's coronation 3 Sep 1189, and appears to have been in close attendance to that monarch until he left Dover for Normandy 12 Dec. He served as sheriff of Dorset and Somerset in 1194, and upon Richard's return from captivity, he attended the Great Council at Nottingham in March and was present at Richard's second coronation at Winchester 27 April. (Ref: Geneajourney.com)

Sources

• Royal Ancestry, by Douglas Richardson Vol. III. page 597.
• Geneajourney.com
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