Nicholas Longespee

Bishop of Salisbury
Person human Q7025792
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Summary

Nicholas Longespee was born on 1250[1]. He died on May 18, 1297[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Father: William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury[6]
  • Mother: Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury[7]
  • Position held: Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury[8]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family: House of Plantagenet[11]
  • Given name: Nicholas[12]
  • Consecrator: John Peckham[13]
  • Sibling: William II Longespée[14]

Why It Matters

Nicholas Longespee is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

Who were Nicholas Longespee's parents?

Nicholas Longespee's father was William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury[6]. Nicholas Longespee's mother was Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury[7].

What did Nicholas Longespee do for work?

Nicholas Longespee worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'el', 'en']
    Gcatholic person id → 69047
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 22d ago · Cruzate1492 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Position held: Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury"
  3. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Bishop of Salisbury
    Position held → Roman Catholic bishop of Salisbury
    Given name → Nicholas
    Imported from → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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