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NameWilliam of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury 
[60, Salisbury article, Vol XI, pp.377-9], [125], [121, Chitterne, Wilts barony (2nd class), p. 112]
[60, Salisbury article, Vol XI, pp.377-9], [125], [121, Chitterne, Wilts barony (2nd class), p. 112]Birth1150
Deathca 17 Apr 1196, poss Normandy
BurialBradenstoke
General2nd earl & earl of Wiltshire.
FatherPatrick de Salisbury Earl of Salisbury (-ca1168)
MotherEla Talvas (-ca1174)
Notes for William of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury
Feudal baron (2nd class) of Chitterne, Wilts.
College of Arms, c. 1997: "Great-great-grandson of Walter de Evereaux described as of Rosmer in Normandy." But CP, Vol XI, p. 373, note (b) (pub. 1949) writes:
"According to the Book of Lacock, he [William's grandfather, Edward of Salisbury] was the son of Walter le Ewrus, Earl of Rosmar, a fictitious person, and br. of Gerold, earl of Rosmar, b. in Normandy before the Conquest (Dugdale, Mon, vol vi, p. 501). The nickname "le Ewrus" (- l'heureux, or the fortunate) was converted into "de Evreux" by later writers, with the result that the family has been given the names of Devereux and has been tacked onto the Norman Counts of Evreux (see the tabular pedigree given by Planché, Journal of the Brit. Arch. Ass, vol i, p. 39; cf. Appendix G to this volume). For the exposure of this mistake see Herald and Genealogist, vol iv, p. 149. "Rosmar" is an error for Roumare (Normandy), which was not a comté (cf ante, vol vii, sub Lincoln), but the statement the Edward was br. of Gerold de Roumare, though apparently accepted by Nichols, Arch Inst., Salisbury vol., 1849, p. 213, and in the 1st ed. of this work, is baseless."
College of Arms, c. 1997: "Great-great-grandson of Walter de Evereaux described as of Rosmer in Normandy." But CP, Vol XI, p. 373, note (b) (pub. 1949) writes:
"According to the Book of Lacock, he [William's grandfather, Edward of Salisbury] was the son of Walter le Ewrus, Earl of Rosmar, a fictitious person, and br. of Gerold, earl of Rosmar, b. in Normandy before the Conquest (Dugdale, Mon, vol vi, p. 501). The nickname "le Ewrus" (- l'heureux, or the fortunate) was converted into "de Evreux" by later writers, with the result that the family has been given the names of Devereux and has been tacked onto the Norman Counts of Evreux (see the tabular pedigree given by Planché, Journal of the Brit. Arch. Ass, vol i, p. 39; cf. Appendix G to this volume). For the exposure of this mistake see Herald and Genealogist, vol iv, p. 149. "Rosmar" is an error for Roumare (Normandy), which was not a comté (cf ante, vol vii, sub Lincoln), but the statement the Edward was br. of Gerold de Roumare, though apparently accepted by Nichols, Arch Inst., Salisbury vol., 1849, p. 213, and in the 1st ed. of this work, is baseless."
Arms Generally notes for William of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury
Fox-Davies in his ‘Armorial Families’ blazons the illustrated quarter as:
Gules, three palets vair, on a chief or, a lion passant sable.
However the painting itself, signed by Clarenceux, has a different field:
Argent,, three palets vair, on a chief or, a lion passant sable.
I shall use the second blazon, that of the arms as drawn.
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Gules, three palets vair, on a chief or, a lion passant sable.
However the painting itself, signed by Clarenceux, has a different field:
Argent,, three palets vair, on a chief or, a lion passant sable.
I shall use the second blazon, that of the arms as drawn.
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Armorial Blazon notes for William of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury
Argent, three palets vair, on a chief or, a lion passant sable.
Blazon source notes for William of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury
RCLPL’s Achievement of 1927 by C of A: (42) Rosemar: Norfolk 14/28, Norfolk 16/19b.