Term ended 18 May 1297 Consecration 16 March 1292 Died May 18, 1297 | Successor Simon of Ghent Role Bishop Predecessor William de la Corner Name Nicholas Longespee | |
Elected between 8 November and 12 December 1291 Parents Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury, William Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury Grandparents Henry II of England, Ida de Tosny, William of Salisbury, 2nd Earl of Salisbury Uncles John, King of England, Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk Cousins Henry III of England, Richard - 1st Earl of Cornwall, Joan - Lady of Wales, Eleanor of Leicester, Joan of England - Queen of Similar People William Longespee - 3rd Earl o, Henry II of England, Eleanor of Aquitaine, John - King of England, Eleanor of Leicester | ||
Great-grandparents Empress Matilda Other posts Treasurer of Salisbury | ||
Nicholas Longespee was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury.
Longespee was the son of William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury and William's wife, Ela. He was a canon of Salisbury Cathedral before 1272 and held the office of treasurer of the diocese of Salisbury before 1275. He also held the position of rector of Lacock.
Longespee was elected bishop between 8 November and 12 December 1291 and consecrated on 16 March 1292. He died 18 May 1297. He was buried at Salisbury, but his heart was buried at Lacock and his viscera at Ramsbury.
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