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