Ida Longespee
1206 – 1260
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✓ Ida Longespee, the elder daughter of that name of William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury (I100799), and Ela, Countess of Salisbury (I100800): the Earl granted Belcham to 'William de Beauchamp...with Ida his daughter, who was the wife of Ralph de Sumeri' (1220). m. (1) as a child Ralph [III] de Somery, Baron of Dudley (d. before 1220), son of Ralph [II] de Somery and Margaret Crassus (I101236 x I101237) - collateral, not wired; m. (2) c.1220, as his second wife, William de Beauchamp of Bedford (d.1260), receiving dower after his death. ~ as mother of Beatrice (wife of Thomas FitzOtes): no source states which of William's wives bore Beatrice; graded probable on chronology (his first wife Gunnor de Lanvaley d. before 1220; Beatrice's granddaughter's husband b. c.1265) - decided with Aynsley 19 Oct 2026. Distinct from her younger sister Ida (I101160, wife of Walter fitz Robert). RING into the Longespee family. Source: Medieval Lands (fmg.ac, Cawley), 'English Nobility Medieval 1' (Salisbury); Wikipedia 'William de Beauchamp (died 1260)' citing ODNB. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 19 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]