Ela de Ponthieu
- Born: Alençon, Orne, France
- Married (1):
- Married (2): Before 1152
- Died: 10 Dec 1174, Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, England
 Research Notes:
Guillaume of Jumièges records that ”Willelmum Talavatium” married “Ala...quæ fuerat antea uxor ducis Burgundiæ” [incorrect], and had “duos filios et totidem filias” of whom “altera” married “tertio Willelmi de Warenna comiti...Surreiæ”. Her name suggests that she must have been born from Guillaume’s marriage to Hélie de Bourgogne. Her second marriage is confirmed by Robert of Torigny who refers to the wife of "comes Patricius" as "filia Guillermi comitis Pontivi, matre comitisse de Warenna". Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury wrote to “Alæ comitissæ Warennæ” concerning the retention from the monks of Lewes of tithes from her dower lands, dated to [1162/74].
The register of Lewes priory records the death “IV Id Dec” in 1174 of “domina Ala comitissa Surregiæ filia comitis de Belesme et uxor Willielmi tertii...anno xxvi post virum suum” and states that it is not known where she was buried (“ubi sepulta est nescitur”). 1
Marriage Information:
Ela married William III de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, son of William II de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey & Warren, and Isabelle de Vermandois. (William III de Warenne was born about 1119 in Lewes, Sussex, England and died on 19 an 1147/8 in Laodicea.)
Marriage Information:
Ela also married Patrick fitz Walter, Earl of Salisbury, son of Sir Walter FitzEdward de Salisbury, Sheriff of Wiltshire, and Sibyl de Chaources, Heiress of Hesdin, before 1152. (Patrick fitz Walter was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England and died on 7 Apr 1168.)
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