{"slug": "william-longespee-3rd-earl-of-salisbury", "label": "William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Longesp%C3%A9e%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Salisbury", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1121970", "qid": "Q1121970", "description": "English nobleman and soldier", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1176, 1226], "span_label": ["1176 CE", "1226 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "la-rochelle", "label": "La Rochelle", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "paris", "label": "Paris", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "county-of-flanders", "label": "County of Flanders", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-king-of-england", "label": "John, King of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "philip-ii-of-france", "label": "Philip II of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "otto-iv-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-viii-of-france", "label": "Louis VIII of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "poitou", "label": "Poitou", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-iii-of-england", "label": "Henry III of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bordeaux", "label": "Bordeaux", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1176, "year_label": "1176 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (d. 1226)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366532887#Births", "title": "1176", "revid": 1366532887, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1213, "year_label": "1213 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 30", "text": "May 30 – Battle of Damme: The English fleet under William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, destroys a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362170181#Events", "title": "1213", "revid": 1362170181, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1214, "year_label": "1214 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 15", "text": "February 15 – John, King of England (\"Lackland\") lands with an invasion force (accompanied by mercenaries) at La Rochelle; many barons of England refuse to join him in the campaign. John sends his half-brother William Longespée (\"Long Sword\") to Flanders, with money to assemble a mercenary army there. John pushes the French forces northeast from Poitou towards Paris, while Emperor Otto IV marches southwest from Flanders. King Philip II of France (Augustus) decides to defend his territories by leaving a third of his army under his son, Prince Louis to confront John in the Loire Valley – while Philip heads for Flanders to raid the region. On July 2, John's forces are confronted by a French relief force while they besiege the castle of Roche-au-Moine. John retreats to La Rochelle, but his rearguard suffers immensely by the French army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329586748#Europe", "title": "1214", "revid": 1329586748, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1216, "year_label": "1216 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 18", "text": "May 18 – King John of England assembles a naval force to defend against a French invasion. Bad storms disperse the fleet, and John spends the summer reorganizing defenses across the country. He sees several of his military household desert to the barons, including his half-brother, William Longespée, who is the commander of John's army in the south.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371079230#Europe", "title": "1216", "revid": 1371079230, "section": "Events › By continent › Europe"}}, {"year": 1225, "year_label": "1225 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 23", "text": "March 23 – Prince Richard of Cornwall, brother of King Henry III of England, and his uncle William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury, depart England on with 77 warriors on an expedition to fight in Aquitaine in France, and soon land at Bordeaux, then on to capture La Rochelle. As the expedition progresses, Richard's expedition captures La Réole and Bergerac by November.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333322984#January_–_March", "title": "1225", "revid": 1333322984, "section": "Events › January – March"}}, {"year": 1226, "year_label": "1226 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 7", "text": "March 7 – William Longespée, English nobleman and knight (b. 1176)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372695704#Deaths", "title": "1226", "revid": 1372695704, "section": "Deaths"}}]}