Ela de Longespee

Family/Spouse: Sir Roger la Zouche. Sir died on 15 Oct 1285. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alan La Zouche was born on 9 Oct 1267; died on 25 Mar 1314.

Stephen married Emmeline de Ridelisford. Emmeline died in 1275. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Ela of Salisbury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MILITARY: Battles and Wars> Invaded Ireland intent on conquest, 1171; by Christmas 1171, Waterford, Wexford, Limerick, and Cork were in his hands and all the Irish princes, except the King of Connaught, gave him hostages and promised tribute.

HONORS: Knighted, 1149.
TITLES: Succeeded 1st cousin one time removed Stephen, King of England, in 1154 as King of England, crowned 19 Dec 1154, reigned 25 Oct 1154-1189.
TITLES: Became Duke of Normandy et of Maine, and Count of Anjou by inheritance from his mother and father.
TITLES: In right of his wife, Duke of Aquitaine.

PROBATE: Died testate.

King Henry was styled as, "Rex Angliae, Dux Normaniae et Aquitaniae et Comes Andigaviae". This appears to be the first official use of the title, "King of England", rather than "King of the English", although modern historians give the title to all sovereigns from William the Conqueror.

Crowned by Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Henry supported a petition to Rome to make Edward the Confessor a saint. Edward was canonized in 1161, and on 13 October 1163, Henry was present at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey at which Archbishop Thomas Becket elevated Edward's remains. Henry was known for his excellent memory, as well as for his occasional fits of bad temper, which involved rolling on the floor and biting furniture. It was said that Henry could speak every language used in Europe, from France to the Holy Land--but he probably could not speak English. Henry was very interested in learning. Peter of Blois said, "With the King of England, it is school every day; there is always conversation with learned men and discussion of learned problems". Traditionally, Henry's dying words are supposed to have been, "Shame, shame on a conquered king", referring to his sons' insurrections.

Name: King Henry II
Born: March 5, 1133 at Le Mans, France
Parents: Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, and Empress Matilda
Relation to Elizabeth II: 22nd great-grandfather
House of: Angevin
Ascended to the throne: October 25, 1154 aged 21 years
Crowned: December 19, 1154 at Westminster Abbey
Married: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine
Children: Five sons including Richard I and John, three daughters and several illegitimate children
Died: July 6, 1189 at Chinon Castle, Anjou, aged 56 years, 4 months, and 1 day
Buried at: Fontevraud, France
Reigned for: 34 years, 8 months, and 11 days
Succeeded by: his son Richard

King of England 1154-89. The son of Matilda and Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, he succeeded King Stephen (c. 1097-1154). He curbed the power of the barons, but his attempt to bring the church courts under control was abandoned after the murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. The English conquest of Ireland began during Henry's reign. On several occasions his sons rebelled, notably 1173-74. Henry was succeeded by his son Richard (I) the Lionheart.

Henry was lord of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and Count of Anjou, Brittany, Poitou, Normandy, Maine, and Gascony. He claimed Aquitaine through marriage to the heiress Eleanor in 1152. Henry's many French possessions caused him to live for more than half his reign outside England. This made it essential for him to establish a judicial and administrative system which would work during his absence. His chancellor and friend, Becket, was persuaded to become archbishop of Canterbury in 1162 in the hope that he would help the king curb the power of the ecclesiastical courts. However, once consecrated, Becket felt bound to defend church privileges, and he was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral 1170 by four knights of the king's household.

In 1171 Henry invaded Ireland and received homage from the King of Leinster. In 1174 his three sons Henry, Richard and Geoffrey led an unsuccessful rebellion against their father.

Quotes:
Here I am, not a traitor of the king, but a priest of God. Why do you want me?' - Thomas Becket addressing his murderers, 29 December 1170

Timeline for King Henry II
Year Event
1154 Henry II accedes to the throne at the age of 21 upon the death of his second cousin, Stephen.
1154 Pope Adrian IV (born Nicholas Breakspear) becomes the first English Pope 1154-1159.
1155 Henry appoints Thomas a Becket as Chancellor of England, a post that he holds for seven years.
1155 Pope Adrian IV issues the papal bull Laudabiliter, which gives Henry dispensation to invade Ireland and bring the Irish Church under the control of the Church of Rome.
1162 On the death of Archbishop Theobald, Henry appoints Thomas a Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury in the hope that he will help introduce Church reforms.
1164 Henry introduces the Constitutions of Clarendon, which place limitations on the Church's jurisdiction over crimes committed by the clergy. The Pope refuses to approve the Constitutions, so Thomas Becket refuses to sign them.
1166 The Assize of Clarendon establishes trial by jury for the first time.
1166 Dermot McMurrough, King of Leinster in Ireland, appeals to Henry to help him oppose a confederation of other Irish kings. In response to the appeal, Henry sends a force led by Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke, thereby beginning the English settlement of Ireland.
1168 English scholars expelled from Paris settle in Oxford, where they found a university.1170Pope Alexander III threatens England with an interdict and forces Henry to a formal reconciliation with Becket. However, the two of them quarrel again when Becket publishes papal letters voiding Henry's Constitutions of Clarendon.
1170 Becket is killed in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December by four of Henry's knights.
1171 Henry invades Ireland and receives homage from the King of Leinster and the other kings. Henry is accepted as Lord of Ireland.
1171 At Cashel Henry makes Irish clergy submit to the authority of Rome.
1173 Canonization of Thomas Becket.
1173 Eleanor of Aquitaine and her sons revolt unsuccessfully against her husband Henry II.
1174 Henry's sons Henry, Richard, and Geoffrey lead an unsuccessful rebellion against their father.
1176 Henry creates a framework of justice creating judges and dividing England into six counties.
1185 Lincoln cathedral is destroyed by an earthquake.
1189 Henry dies at Chinon castle, Anjou, France

Henry married Ida de Tosny. Ida (daughter of Ralph V de Conches de Toeni, baron of Flamstead and Margaret of Leicester) was born in 1156; died in 1226. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

KINSHIP: Investigate> Possible daughter of Ralph V de TONY, (died 1162), of Flamstead, Hertfordshire, by Margaret, daughter of Robert, 2nd Earl of Leicester.

Birth: 1156 Norwich Norfolk, England
Death: Mar. 7, 1226 Norfolk, England

Ida de Tosny was Countess of Norfolk and the daughter of Ralph V de Tosny and his wife Margaret, a daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, who fought at the Battle of Hastings with the Conqueror. Ida was a royal ward and mistress of King Henry, by whom she was mother of one of his illegitimate sons - William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury.
Ida's ancestry was unknown for many years, but a charter by her eldest (illegitimate) son refers to his mother as the "Countess Ida" which pins her down to the wife of Roger Bigod.
Around Christmas 1181, Ida de Tosny was given to Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk in marriage by Henry II, together with the manors of Acle, Halvergate and South Walsham, which had been confiscated from his inheritance after his father's death (Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk). Ida and Roger had a number of children including:
Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk who married in 1206/ 1207, Maud Marshal, a daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke.
William Bigod
Ralph Bigod
Roger Bigod

Spouse:
Roger Bigod (1144 - 1220)

Notes:

Geoffrey was knighted by King Henry I on 10 June 1128, in Rouen.

Geoffrey's habit of wearing a sprig of broom plant (planta genesta) inhis hat is the origin of the name "Plantagenet."

Source: RoyaList

Geoffrey married Matilda (Maud) Empress Of Germany on 22 May 1127 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Matilda (daughter of Henry I King of England and Matilda "Atheling" Princess Of Scotland) was born on 7 Feb 1102 in London, London, England; died on 10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandy, France; was buried in Bec Abbey, Le Bec-Hellouin, Eure, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Matilda and her brother William were possibly twins.

According to some accounts, Matilda was named Alice at birth, but herfather Henry I changed her name to honour her mother, Matilda of Scotland(who had herself changed her name to honour Henry's mother).

Matilda's marriage to Geoffrey was mostly stormy. In 1131, three yearsafter they married, Matilda returned to her father, Henry I. Then,according to Henry of Huntingdon, she was sent back to Geoffrey "andgiven a reception fitting for such a virago."

According to some sources, Matilda died in 1169.

Source: RoyaList

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: GQPM-M2
• Name: Ralph de Toeni
• Name: Ralph de Tosny
• UID: 8F3D25DDB99C4FD4852814F7BE854776FEC2

Notes:

PROPERTY: Baron of Flamstead, Hertfordshire {Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England}.

Ralph married Margaret of Leicester after 1155. Margaret (daughter of Robert "le Bossu" [twin] Earl of Leicester and Amice de Montfort) was born cal 1125; died after 1185. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Margaret of Leicester
• UID: 91F809ABCA254FF0A1D29806C10F1BD43B09

Notes:

BIRTH: Date Calculated> Allegedly aged 60 years in 1185.

LIVING: 1185.

Henry married Matilda "Atheling" Princess Of Scotland on 11 Nov 1100 in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England. Matilda was born in 1079 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 1 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England; was buried in Jun 1118 in Church Of St Peter, Westminster, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: 9PGC-83
• Name: Roger de Toeni
• UID: B2B3755B5FFE4C5585AED7AB915E990272D2

Notes:

PROPERTY: Baron of Flamstead, Hertfordshire {Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England}.

DEATH: Date> Died after Michaelmas 1157 and probably before 1162.

Roger married Ida of Hainaut on Yes, date unknown. Ida (daughter of Count of Hainaut Baldwin III and Yolande of Guelders) was born in , Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: 9PGC-BF
• UID: 5E86EC8241744BD7B2C31086E173511FF842

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: 8HRJ-6W
• Name: Robert "le Goczen" [twin]
• Name: Robert [twin]
• UID: 483C929A22A24DE5AB75217A63BAACA7D1DB

Notes:

NAME: Shown as "Robert de BEAUMONT" in 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 5 p. 127, 688; amended to just "Robert" in 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 14 p. 309 [ESSEX: p. 127 line 8], p. 340 [GLOUCESTER: p. 688 line 16].

KINSHIP: Younger son.
KINSHIP: Twin of Waleran de BEAUMONT, Count of Meulan.

OFFICE: Steward of England; and of Normandy.
OFFICE: Justiciar until death in 1168; Viceroy 1158-1163/1164 and 1165.

HONORS: Knighted 1122.
TITLES: Succeeded father, in 1118 as Earl of Leicester, title created 1107 ?.

PROPERTY: Founded St. Mary de Pre at Leicester 1143; Abbey of Garendon; Priory of Lusfield; the monastery of Nuneaton; and the hospital of Brackley.
PROPERTY: Through marriage acquired part of FitzOsbern inheritance in Normandy and England.

BURIAL: Place> Probably St. Mary de Pré.

Robert married Amice de Montfort in Nov 1120. Amice (daughter of Ralph seigneur de Montfort de Gael) was born in 1104 in , , Bretagne, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Amice de Gael

Notes:

OCCUPATION: Said to have entered the convent of Nuneaton after death of husband.

DEATH: Year is unknown but survived husband who died 5 Apr 1168.