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 1215 - 1268 (~ 53 years)
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| Name |
William de Beauchamp |
| Title |
Baron |
| Birth |
~ 1215 |
Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
- The ruins of an important Norman and medieval castle, from which the village derives its name, are located in the deer park, just over half a mile south on Bredon Hill. The castle is supposed to have been built for Robert Despenser in the years following the Norman Conquest. After his death (post 1098) it descended to his heirs, the powerful Beauchamp family. It remained their chief seat until William de Beauchamp inherited the earldom and castle of Warwick from his maternal uncle, William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick, in 1268. Thereafter, Elmley Castle remained a secondary property of the Earls of Warwick until it was surrendered to the Crown in 1487. In 1528 the castle seems to have been still habitable, for Walter Walshe was then appointed constable and keeper, and ten years later Urian Brereton succeeded to the office. In 1544, however, prior to the grant to Christopher Savage (d.1545), who had been an Esquire of the Body of King Henry VIII, a survey was made of the manor and castle of Elmley, and it was found that the castle, strongly situated upon a hill surrounded by a ditch and wall, was completely uncovered and in decay.
Map & Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmley_Castle
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| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
0___ 1268 |
Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England [2, 4] |
| Person ID |
I46007 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
13 Sep 2016 |
| Father |
Walter de Beauchamp, b. 1195-1197, Worcestershire, England d. 0___ 1236 (Age 39 years) |
| Mother |
Joan Mortimer, b. ~1194, (Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England) d. 0___ 1225 (Age ~ 30 years) |
| Marriage |
0May 1212 [2, 4, 5, 6] |
| Family ID |
F17490 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Isabel Mauduit, b. ~ 1214, Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England d. 7 Jan 1268, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England (Age ~ 54 years) |
| Marriage |
~1236 [1, 3, 4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Sir William de Beauchamp, Knight, 9th Earl of Warwick, b. 0___ 1237, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England d. 0___ 1298, (Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England) (Age ~ 61 years) |
| | 2. Sir Walter Beauchamp, b. Bef 1242, Elmley Castle, Worcester, England d. Bef 16 Feb 1303, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England (Age ~ 61 years) |
| | 3. Sir Guy de Beauchamp, Knight, 10th Earl of Warwick, b. 0___ 1262, Elmley Castle, Worcester, England d. 12 Aug 1315, Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England (Age ~ 53 years) |
| | 4. Isabel Beauchamp, b. ~1265, Shropshire, England d. 30 May 1306, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England (Age ~ 40 years) |
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| Family ID |
F16827 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (1237-1298) was an English nobleman and soldier, described as a “vigorous and innovative military commander."[1] He was active in the field against the Welsh for many years, and at the end of his life campaigned against the Scots.
Career
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.[2][3] In 1294 he raised the siege of Conwy Castle, where the King had been penned in,[4] crossing the estuary.[5] He was victorious on 5 March 1295 at the battle of Maes Moydog, against the rebel prince of Wales, Madog ap Llywelyn.[6] 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.[7]R
Family
His father was William de Beauchamp (d.1268) of Elmley Castle and his mother Isabel 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:
Isabella de Beauchamp,[8] married firstly, Sir Patrick de Chaworth and, secondly, Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, who married Alice de Toeni, widow of Thomas de Leyburne
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| Sources |
- [S6592] "William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (1237-1298)" biography, retrieved September 8th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee.
- [S6675] "William de Beauchamp (c.1215-1268)" profile, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Beauchamp_(d.1268), downloaded Se.
- [S12389] "Isabel (Beauchamp) de Beauchamp", Pedigree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Beauchamp-1196, revisited or retrieved, recor.
- [S12394] "William (Beauchamp) de Beauchamp of Elmley (1105 - 1170)", Ancestors, Descendants & Biography, https://www.wikitree.com.
- [S10453] "Roger Mortimer of Wigmore" biography, abstracted, downloaded and published Sunday, February 19th, 2017 by David A. Henn.
- [S10480] "Walter de Beauchamp (judge)" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Saturday, February 25th, 2017 by.
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