de Beauchamp, Sir William

Male 1238 - 1298  (60 years)


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  1. 1.  de Beauchamp, Sir William was born in 1238 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; was christened in 1268 (son of de Beauchamp, William III and Mauduit, Isabel); died on 5 Jun 1298 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; was buried on 22 Jun 1298 in Greyfriars, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Warwick, Warwickshire, England; 9th Earl
    • House: Beauchamp
    • Life Event: Hereditary Pantler at the King Richard's coronation.
    • FSID: MHWK-NHZ
    • Appointments / Titles: 1268, Worcestershire, England; High Sheriff

    Notes:

    William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (c. 1238 – 1298) was the eldest of eight children of William de Beauchamp of Elmley and his wife Isabel de Mauduit. He was an English nobleman and soldier, described as a “vigorous and innovative military commander." He was active in the field against the Welsh for many years, and at the end of his life campaigned against the Scots.

    His father was William (III) de Beauchamp of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, and his mother was Isabel de Mauduit, sister and heiress of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick, from whom he inherited his title in 1268. He had a sister, Sarah, who married Richard Talbot.
    He married Maud FitzJohn. Their children included:
    1. Isabella de Beauchamp, who married firstly Sir Patrick de Chaworth and, secondly, Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
    2. Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, who married Alice de Toeni, widow of Thomas de Leyburne.

    He became hereditary High Sheriff of Worcestershire for life on the death of his father in 1268.
    He was a close friend of Edward I of England, and was an important leader in Edward's invasion of Wales in 1277. In 1294 he raised the siege of Conwy Castle, where the King had been penned in, crossing the estuary. He was victorious on 5 March 1295 at the battle of Maes Moydog against the rebel prince of Wales, Madog ap Llywelyn. In a night attack on the Welsh infantry he used cavalry to drive them into compact formations which were then shot up by his archers and charged.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Beauchamp,_9th_Earl_of_Warwick

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    William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick was born circa 1240.
    He was the son of William de Beauchamp and Isabel Mauduit.
    He married Maud fitz John, daughter of John fitz Geoffrey, Lord of Shere and Isabel le Bigod, circa 1270.
    He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.
    He held the office of Pantler at the King's Coronation.
    He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Warwick [E., 1088] on 8 January 1267/68.
    He held the office of Keeper of the Forest of Dean in 1270.
    He held the office of Captain of Cheshire and Lancashire in 1276.
    He fought in the Battle of Maes Moydog on 5 March 1294/95, where he led an English Army to defeat the Welsh.
    He fought in the Battle of Dunbar in 1296, where he defeated the Scots.
    He held the office of Steward of the forest between Oxford and Stamford in 1297/98.
    He held the office of Constable of Rockingham Castle in 1297/98.
    He died from 5 June 1298 to 9 June 1298.

    Children of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick and Maud fitz John
    1. Isabella de Beauchamp d. c 30 May 1306
    2. Sarah de Beauchamp
    3. unknown daughter de Beauchamp
    4. unknown daughter de Beauchamp
    5. unknown daughter de Beauchamp
    6. Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick b. c 1270, d. 12 Aug 1315

    http://www.thepeerage.com/p2648.htm#i26478

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    WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Elmley, Acton Beauchamp, Comberton, Naunton Beauchamp, Salwarpe, Stoulton, and Wadborough (in Pershore), Worcestershire, Hanslope and Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, etc., Keeper of the Forest of Dean, 1270, Captain of cos. Chester and Lancaster, 1276, Constable of St. Briavels and Rockingham Castles, Steward of the Forest between Oxford and Stamford, son and heir, born about 1238 /12 (aged 26 and 30 in 1268).
    He married before 1270 MAUD FITZ JOHN, widow of Gerard de Furnival, Knt., of Sheffield, Yorkshire, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, etc. (died shortly before 18 October 1261), and daughter of John Fitz Geoffrey, Knt., of Shere, Surrey, Fambridge, Essex, etc., Justiciar of Ireland, Justice of the Forest south of Trent, by Isabel, daughter of Hugh le Bigod, Earl of Norfolk [see VERDUN 8 for her ancestry].
    They had two sons,
    1. John and
    2. Guy, Knt. [10th Earl of Warwick]
    and three daughters,
    3. Isabel,
    4. Anne (nun at Shouldham), and
    5. Amy (nun at Shouldham).
    He was heir in 1268 to his uncle, William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick, by which he inherited the Earldom of Warwick, the office of Chamberlain of the Exchequer, and the baronies of Warwick, Warwickshire and Hanslope, Buckinghamshire.

    "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013)

    Family/Spouse: FitzJohn, Matilda. Matilda was born in 1237 in Shere, Surrey, England; died on 18 Apr 1301 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England; was buried on 22 Jun 1301 in Greyfriars, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. de Beauchamp, Isabella was born in Apr 1262 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; died on 30 May 1306 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; was buried after 30 May 1306 in Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  de Beauchamp, William III was born in 1215 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; died on 7 Jan 1269 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; was buried after 7 Jan 1269 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Warwick, Warwickshire, England; 3rd Earl of Warwick
    • Appointments / Titles: Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; 5th Baron
    • FSID: LCZD-MGM
    • Residence: Elmley, Worcestershire, England
    • Occupation: 1236; Sheriff of Worcestershire

    Notes:

    William III de Beauchamp (c. 1215 – 1269) of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire, was an English baron and hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.

    He was the son and heir of Walter II de Beauchamp (1192/3-1236) of Elmley Castle, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, by his wife Joan Mortimer (d.1225), daughter of Roger Mortimer (d. 1214) of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire.

    Career
    On the death of his father in 1236 he became hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, which title he held until his death. In 1249 he was excommunicated by Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester, but was later absolved, in the presence of the king, on St. Edmund's Day, 1251.

    Marriage and children
    He married Isabel de Mauduit, daughter of William de Mauduit of Hanslope in Buckinghamshire and Hartley Mauditt, Hampshire (by his wife Alice de Beaumont (d. pre- 1263), half-sister of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick (c.1192-1229)) and sister and heiress of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick. By Isabel he had issue including:

    1. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (c.1238-1298), eldest son and heir;

    2. Walter de Beauchamp (d.1303/6), of Powick and of Beauchamp's Court, Alcester in Warwickshire, Steward of the Household to King Edward I. His descendant was John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp (d. 1475) "of Powick" in Worcestershire.

    3. Alicia de Beauchamp, married Bernard I de Bruce of Connington, had issue.
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    William de Beauchamp was the son of Walter de Beauchamp and Joane de Mortimer.
    He married Isabel Mauduit, daughter of William Mauduit and Alice de Beaumont.
    He was Pantler at the King's Coronation.
    He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.
    He gained the title of Baron of Elmley [feudal barony].
    He lived at Elmley, Worcestershire, England.
    He died from 7 January 1268 to 21 April 1268.

    Child of William de Beauchamp
    - Sarah de Beauchamp d. a Jul 1317

    Children of William de Beauchamp and Isabel Mauduit:

    1. John Beauchamp d. a 1297

    2. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick b. c 1240, d. fr 5 Jun 1298 - 9 Jun 1298

    3. Sir Walter de Beauchamp b. 1255, d. 1303

    http://www.thepeerage.com/p11857.htm#i118565
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    “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
    “ISABEL MAUDUIT, married c.1236-40 (date of charter) WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Elmley and Salwarpe, Worcestershire, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, son and heir of Walter de Beauchamp, of Elmley, Holt, and Salwarpe, Worcestershire, hereditary Sheriff of Worcester, by his 1st wife, Joan, daughter of Roger de Mortimer. He was born in 1215. Her maritagium included a share of the manor of Letcombe Basset, Berkshire.

    They had four sonsL
    1. William [Earl of Warwick],
    2. Walter, Knt.,
    3. John, Knt., and
    4. James,
    and six daughters,
    5. Alice,
    6. Joan,
    7. Isabel,
    8. Margaret (or Margery),
    9. Sibyl, and
    10. Sarah

    In 1249 William and his wife, Isabel, gave her share of the manor of Letcombe Bassett, Berkshire for a term of years to Isabel de Mortimer. In 1252 they granted two parts of the manor to Alice de Scothot for life. He fought in Gascony in 1253 and in Wales in 1257, 1258, 1260, 1263. In 1254 he was granted a weekly market and a yearly fair at his manor of Elmley, Worcestershire. His wife, Isabel, died before 30 Jan. 1268, and was buried in Cokehill Nunnery, Worcestershire. WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP died shortly before 25 April 1269. He left a will dated 7 Jan. 1268/9, requesting burial at Friars Minor, Worcester.
    ...
    Children of Isabel Mauduit, by William de Beauchamp:

    i. WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., Earl of Warwick [see next].
    ii. WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Alcester, Warwickshire, married ALICE DE TONY [see POWICK 9].
    iii. JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Holt, Worcestershire, married [see HOLT 9].
    iv. ALICE DE BEAUCHAMP, married BERNARD DE BRUS, of Conington, Huntingdonshire and Exton, Rutland [see CONINGTON 6].
    v. JOAN DE BEAUCHAMP, married BARTHOLOMEW DE SUDELEY, Knt., of Sudeky, Gloucestershire [see SUDELEY 9].
    vi. MARGARET (or MARGERY) DE BEAUCHAMP, married HUBERT HUSSEY, Knt., of Figheldean and Stapleford, Wiltshire [see ESTURMY 9].
    vii. SARAH DE BEAUCHAMP, married RICHARD TALBOT, of Eccleswall (in Linton), Herefordshire.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_(III)_de_Beauchamp

    William married Mauduit, Isabel. Isabel was born on 27 Dec 1216 in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 7 Jan 1267 in Cookhill, Worcestershire, England; was buried on 7 Jan 1268 in Cookhill, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mauduit, Isabel was born on 27 Dec 1216 in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 7 Jan 1267 in Cookhill, Worcestershire, England; was buried on 7 Jan 1268 in Cookhill, Worcestershire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Appointments / Titles: Countess of Warwick
    • FSID: 9CC6-SY8

    Notes:

    “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):

    “ISABEL MAUDUIT, married c.1236-40 (date of charter) WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Elmley and Salwarpe, Worcestershire, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, son and heir of Walter de Beauchamp, of Elmley, Holt, and Salwarpe, Worcestershire, hereditary Sheriff of Worcester, by his 1st wife, Joan, daughter of Roger de Mortimer. He was born in 1215. Her maritagium included a share of the manor of Letcombe Basset, Berkshire.
    They had four sons,
    1. William [Earl of Warwick],
    2. Walter, Knt.,
    3. John, Knt., and
    4. James,
    and six daughters,
    5. Alice,
    6. Joan,
    7. Isabel,
    8. Margaret (or Margery),
    9. Sibyl, and
    10. Sarah.
    In 1249 William and his wife, Isabel, gave her share of the manor of Letcombe Bassett, Berkshire for a term of years to Isabel de Mortimer. In 1252 they granted two parts of the manor to Alice de Scothot for life. He fought in Gascony in 1253 and in Wales in 1257, 1258, 1260, 1263. In 1254 he was granted a weekly market and a yearly fair at his manor of Elmley, Worcestershire.
    His wife, Isabel, died before 30 Jan. 1268, and was buried in Cokehill Nunnery, Worcestershire.
    WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP died shortly before 25 April 1269. He left a will dated 7 Jan. 1268/9, requesting burial at Friars Minor, Worcester.

    Children of Isabel Mauduit, by William de Beauchamp, Knt.:
    i. WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., Earl of Warwick [see next].
    ii. WALTER DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Alcester, Warwickshire, married ALICE DE TONY [see POWICK 9].
    iii. JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Holt, Worcestershire, married [see HOLT 9].
    iv. ALICE DE BEAUCHAMP, married BERNARD DE BRUS, of Conington, Huntingdonshire and Exton, Rutland [see CONINGTON 6].
    v. JOAN DE BEAUCHAMP, married BARTHOLOMEW DE SUDELEY, Knt., of Sudeky, Gloucestershire [see SUDELEY 9].
    vi. MARGARET (or MARGERY) DE BEAUCHAMP, married HUBERT HUSSEY, Knt., of Figheldean and Stapleford, Wiltshire [see ESTURMY 9].
    vii. SARAH DE BEAUCHAMP, married RICHARD TALBOT, of Eccleswall (in Linton), Herefordshire [see TALBOT 9].”

    Children:
    1. 1. de Beauchamp, Sir William was born in 1238 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; was christened in 1268; died on 5 Jun 1298 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; was buried on 22 Jun 1298 in Greyfriars, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.