William de Beauchamp, , 9th Earl of Warwick^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}

Abt 1250 - 1298  (48 years)

• Name	William de Beauchamp
  Suffix	, 9th Earl of Warwick
  Birth	Abt 1250	of, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England   [3, 5, 7, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jun 1298	, Elmley, Worcestershire, England   [3, 5, 7, 12]
  Burial	22 Jun 1298	, Grey Friars, Worcestershire, England   [3, 5, 7, 12]
  Notes	5TH BARON OF ELMLEY CASTLE WILL 7 JAN 1268/69 1ST EARL WARWICK William de Beauchamp inherited not only the feudal barony of Elmley fromhis father, but had previously derived from his mother the Earldom ofWarwick (originally possessed by the Newburghs), and the barony ofHanslape (which had belonged to the Mauduits). This eminent nobleman wasa distinguished captain in the Welsh and Scottish wars of King Edward I."In the 23rd year of which reign (1294-5), being in Wales with the king,"as Dugdale relates, "he performed a notable exploit; namely hearing thata great body of the Welsh were got together in a plain betwixt two woodsand, to secure themselves, had fastened their pikes to the group, slopingtheir pikes towards their assailants, he marched thither with a choicecompany of cross-bowmen and archers, and in the night time encompassingthem about, but betwixt every two horsemen on cross-bowman, whichcross-bowman killing many of them that held the picks, the horsemencharged in suddenly and made very great slaughter. This was done nearMontgomery." His lordship m. Maud, widow of Girard de Furnival, and oneof the four daughters and co-heiresses of Richard FitzJohn, son of JohnFitz-Geffrey, chief Justice of Ireland, by whom he had surviving issue,Guy, his successor; Isabel, m. to Peter Chaworth; Maud, m. to -- Rithco;Margaret, m. to John Sudley; Anne and Amy, nuns at Shouldham, co.Norfolk, a monastery founded by his lordship's maternal greatgrandfather. William de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Warwick of that family, d.in 1298, having previous to his mother's death used the style and titleof Earl of Warwick, with what legality appears very doubtful, and was sby his eldest son, Guy de Beauchamp. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 30, Beauchamp,Earls of Warwick] William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick; born c1240; Hereditary Sheriffof Worcs and Pantler at Coronations, Keeper of Forest of Dean 1270,Captain of Cheshire and Lancs 1276; led an English army which defeatedthe Welsh at Maes Moydog, Montgomeryshire, 5 March 1294/5; commander inthe English army, which defeated the Scots at Dunbar 1296, Constable ofRockingham Castle and Steward of forests between Oxford and Stamford1297-98; married c1270 Maud (died April 1301), daughter of Sir John fitzGeoffrey and widow of Sir Gerard de Furnivall(e), and died 5 or 9 June1298. [Burke's Peerage]
  Person ID	I2200	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	William Earl Warwick Beauchamp, 5th Baron,   b. Abt 1215, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England d. 7 Jan 1268, of Warwick, Warwickshire, England (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Isobel Maudit, Heiress Warwick,   b. Abt 1215, Hanslope, B., England d. 1268, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1245	Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England
  Family ID	F1037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud Fitz John,   b. Abt 1250, Shere, Surrey, England d. 16 Apr 1301, Grey Friars, Worcestershire, England (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1270	of Worcestershire, England   [3]
  Children	1. Guy de , 10th Earl of Warwick Beauchamp,   b. 1272, Warwick Castle,Warwickshire,England d. 12 Aug 1315, Warwick Castle,Warwickshire,England (Age 43 years)   2. Isabel DE Beauchamp, Countess of Winchester,   b. 1252, Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England d. BEF. 30 May 1306, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England (Age < 54 years)   3. John de Beauchamp,   b. Abt 1273, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. Sp   4. Robert de Beauchamp,   b. Abt 1271, of, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. Child   5. Anne de Beauchamp,   b. Abt 1274, of, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. Aft 1296 (Age > 23 years)   6. Margaret de Beauchamp,   b. Abt 1278, of, Warwick, Warwickshire, England   7. Maud de Beauchamp,   b. Abt 1282, of, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. 1360 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1250 - of, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England Marriage - Bef 1270 - of Worcestershire, England Burial - 22 Jun 1298 - , Grey Friars, Worcestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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