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William de Beauchamp

(1215 - 1269)

According to Wikipedia:

William (III) de Beauchamp (c. 1215 - 1269[1]) was an English baron and hereditary sheriff.

He was born and lived in Elmley Castle in Worcestershire, the eldest son of Walter de Beauchamp and his wife Johanna de Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore.

On the death of his father in 1236 he became hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, which title he held until his own death. He also gained the title of Baron of Elmley (a feudal barony).[2]

He married Isabel de Mauduit, who was the daughter of William de Mauduit, Baron of Hanslope[2] and the sister of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick. They had eight children, of which his heir was his son, also named William de Beauchamp, who inherited the title of Earl of Warwick from his maternal uncle.

In 1249 William (III) was excommunicated by the Bishop of Worcester, Walter de Cantilupe. He was later was absolved, in the presence of the king, on St. Edmund's Day, 1251.[3]


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According to Wikipedia:

William (III) de Beauchamp (c. 1215 - 1269[1]) was an English baron and hereditary sheriff.

He was born and lived in Elmley Castle in Worcestershire, the eldest son of Walter de Beauchamp and his wife Johanna de Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore.

On the death of his father in 1236 he became hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, which title he held until his own death. He also gained the title of Baron of Elmley (a feudal barony).[2]

He married Isabel de Mauduit, who was the daughter of William de Mauduit, Baron of Hanslope[2] and the sister of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick. They had eight children, of which his heir was his son, also named William de Beauchamp, who inherited the title of Earl of Warwick from his maternal uncle.

In 1249 William (III) was excommunicated by the Bishop of Worcester, Walter de Cantilupe. He was later was absolved, in the presence of the king, on St. Edmund's Day, 1251.[3]

Events

Birth1215Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, , England
Birth1215Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England
MarriageAbt 1236Isabel de Mauduit
Death1269
InterredElmley, Worcestershire, England

Families

SpouseIsabel de Mauduit (1214 - 1268)
ChildWilliam de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (1237 - 1298)
ChildBeatrice de Beauchamp (1238 - 1285)
ChildSir Walter de Beauchamp ( - 1303)
FatherWalter de Beauchamp (1193 - 1236)
MotherLiving