Ela Longespée
Ela Longespée | |
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| Countess of Warwick | |
Coat of arms of Longespée | |
| Died | 9 February 1298 Godstow Abbey |
| Noble family | Longespée |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick (died 1242) Philip Basset (died 1271) |
| Father | William Longespée, earl of Salisbury (died 1226) |
| Mother | Ela Longespée, suo jure countess of Salisbury |
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Ela Longespée, Countess of Warwick (died 9 February 1298) was an English noblewoman. She was the daughter of Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury and William Longespée, and sister to, among others, Nicholas Longespee, Bishop of Salisbury. Ela married, first, Thomas de Beaumont, 6th Earl of Warwick, and, secondly, Philip Basset. She was a great religious benefactor, and contributed to the foundation of Merton College, Oxford.