Sir Richard Beauchamp, Knight, 1st Earl of Worcester

1394 - 1422  (~ 28 years)

• Name	Richard Beauchamp
  Title	Sir
  Suffix	Knight, 1st Earl of Worcester
  Birth	0___ 1394	(Warwick, Warwickshire) England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	0___ 1422	Meaux, France   [1, 2]
  	The Siege of Meaux was fought in 1422 between the English and the French during the Hundred Years' War. The English were led by King Henry V. Henry became ill while fighting this long battle, which took place during the winter months. He died on 31 August as a result.
  Person ID	I43839	The Hennessee Family
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Sir William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny,   b. 1343-1345, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. 8 May 1411, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lady Joan FitzAlan, Baroness Bergavenny,   b. 0___ 1375, Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England d. 14 Nov 1435, Herefordshire, England (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1392  [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F15776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Isabel le Despencer, Countess of Worcester,   b. 26 Jul 1400, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England d. 27 Dec 1439, London, Middlesex, England (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1411  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp, Countess of Worcester,   b. 16 Sep 1415, Hanley Castle, Worcester, England d. 18 Jun 1448 (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F15946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 0___ 1394 - (Warwick, Warwickshire) England Death - 0___ 1422 - Meaux, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, KB (c.1394 - 18 March 1421/1422) was an English peer. The only son of William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded as 2nd Baron Bergavenny at the death of his father.[2] On 27 July, 1411, he married Lady Isabel le Despenser, daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and great-granddaughter of Edward III. They had one child, Lady Elizabeth de Beauchamp, later 3rd Baroness Bergavenny, who married Sir Edward Nevill, later 1st Baron Bergavenny [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S7818] "Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester (1400-1439)", biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_le_Despenser,_. [S7820] "Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester (~1394-1421/1422)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Beau. [S7821] "William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny (~ 1343-1411)", biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Beaucham. [S7378] "Joan de Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny (nâee FitzAlan; 1375 - 14 November 1435)", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_de. [S7442] "Lady Joan Fitzalan De Beauchamp" biography, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50371235.