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Richard BEAUCHAMP

Richard BEAUCHAMP

Male Abt 1394 - 1422  (~ 28 years)

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  • Name Richard BEAUCHAMP 
    Born Abt 1394 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1st Earl of Worcester 
    Cause of Death Mortally wounded in battle 
    Died 18 Mar 1422  Meaux, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I43333  Main
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2023 

    Father William BEAUCHAMP,   b. Abt 1343,   d. 8 May 1411  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Joan FITZALAN,   b. 1375, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1435, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married
    • MH:FF165
    Family ID F30554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabel LE DESPENSER,   b. 26 Jul 1400,   d. 1439  (Age 38 years) 
    Married
    • MH:FF164
    Children 
    +1. Baroness Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP,   b. 16 Sep 1415, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1448, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F30553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Notes 
    • Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, KCB (c. 1394 – c. 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 on 8 May 1411.
      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 Neville, later 1st Baron Bergavenny. He was joint Warden of the Welsh Marchesin 1415, and a captain of lances and archers in Normandy in 1418. In February 1420/1, he was created Earl of Worcester.
      Worcester was mortally wounded on 18 March 1421/2 at the Siege of Meaux and died soon after. His body was taken back to England and he was buried on 25 April 1422 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. His daughter inherited his estates and his barony of Bergavenny, although the castle and honour of Abergavenny were still held by her grandmother in dower. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beauchamp,_1st_Earl_of_Worcester.


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Updated 23 Dec 2023