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- 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.
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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
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