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Adkins-Horton Genealogy
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 - Abt 1168
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| Name |
Patrick DE SALISBURY |
| Prefix |
Earl |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Abt 7 Apr 1168 |
| Buried |
St. Hilaire Abbey, Saint-Hilaire, Limoux, Aude, France  |
| Person ID |
I6206 |
adkinshorton |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2013 |
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| Notes |
- Patrick de Salisbury was the 2nd but only surviving son and heir. He was supported by the Empress who made him her Constable, and by whom he was created the Earl of Whiltshire, probably between 1142-1147, but being called the Earl of Salisbury. He was with Henry, Duke of Normandy, at Devizes on 13 April 1149, and again in January-August of 1153; and at Westminister on 6 Nobember 1153, where he witnesses the treaty between Stephen and Henry. After the accession of Henry II, he continued to act as sheriff, and was frequently at court. In 1163, he was present at the (first) translation of Edward the Confessor. He was benefacot to the priory of St. Denys, Southampton, and to the Templars. He first married Maud, and secondly married Ela, widow of William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey, and daughter of William Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Alencon, by Ela, daughter of Eudes, Duke of Burgundy. He was killed in battle in Poitou by Geoffrey de Lusignan, about 7 April 1168, and was buried in the Abbey of St. Hilaire in Poitiers. His widow died 10 Oct 1174.
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