Countess of Salisbury
# Countess of Salisbury

The title Countess of Salisbury may be carried by a female heir of the Earl of Salisbury or to the wife of an Earl of Salisbury. The title has been held by several women, including:

## Countesses in their own right

* Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury (1187–1261), heiress to William of Salisbury, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
* Margaret Longespée, 4th Countess of Salisbury (d. 1310), heiress to Ela Longespee
* Alice de Lacy, 5th Countess of Salisbury (1281–1348), heiress to Margaret Longespee; forfeit 1322
* Alice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury (1407–1462), heiress to Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury
* Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541), heiress to George, Duke of Clarence

## Countesses by marriage

* Catherine Montacute, Countess of Salisbury (1304-1349), married William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
* Joan of Kent (1326-1385), married William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (annulled 1349)
* Maud Montacute, Countess of Salisbury (1370-1424), married John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
* Catherine Cecil, Countess of Salisbury (c.1590-1673), married William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
* Margaret Cecil, Countess of Salisbury (died c.1682), married James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
* Anne Cecil, Countess of Salisbury (1693-1757), married James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury
* Emily Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury (1750-1835), married James Cecil, 7th Earl and later 1st Marquess of Salisbury)

## Literature

* The Countess of Salisbury, a 1767 play by Hall Hartson
* The Countess of Salisbury (novel), an 1836 novel by Alexandre Dumas
