Mother of William Longespee
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+ | This page writen and copyright 2008, by Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist | ||
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+ | Acknowledgements to Douglas Richardson for citing many of the below sources. | ||
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#What evidence gives us the name of William's mother? | #What evidence gives us the name of William's mother? | ||
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On [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=zeoJAAAAIAAJ&dq=Un+grand+feudataire,+Renaud+de+Dammartin+et+la+coalition+de+Bouvines&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=x7JML8uUWQ&sig=BPbSogOaZ-vxXPSNKZ3qgwj-Gmk#PPA209,M1 page 209] of that same work we find this : "...Raoul le Bigot, frere de Guillaume Longue-Epee..." that is, "Ralph Bigod, brother of William Longespee" | On [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=zeoJAAAAIAAJ&dq=Un+grand+feudataire,+Renaud+de+Dammartin+et+la+coalition+de+Bouvines&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=x7JML8uUWQ&sig=BPbSogOaZ-vxXPSNKZ3qgwj-Gmk#PPA209,M1 page 209] of that same work we find this : "...Raoul le Bigot, frere de Guillaume Longue-Epee..." that is, "Ralph Bigod, brother of William Longespee" | ||
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+ | London, ''Cartulary of Bradenstoke Priory'' (Wiltshire Rec. Soc. 35) (1979): 143, 188, includes two charters in which Earl William Longespée specifically names his mother, Countess Ida | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |