Individual Details
Sir Richard de Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester
(Bef 1397 - 18 Mar 1422)
Events
| Birth | Bef 1397 |  | |||
| Marriage | 27 Jul 1411 | Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England - Isabel Despenser | |||
| Death | 18 Mar 1422 | Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France | |||
| Burial | 25 Apr 1422 | Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Isabel Despenser (1397 - 1439) |
| Child | Elizabeth de Beauchamp Lady Abergavenny (1415 - 1448) |
| Father | Sir Knight William de Beauchamp 1st Lord of Bergavenny ( - ) |
| Mother | Joan fitzAlan Stuart Baroness Abergavenny (1375 - 1435) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Joan de Beauchamp Countess of Ormond ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester was born before 1397. He was the son of Sir William Beauchamp, 1st Lord Bergavenny and Joan FitzAlan. He married Isabel le Despenser, daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester and Constance Langley, on 27 July 1411 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. He died on 18 March 1421/22 at Meaux, France, mortally wounded in action, without male issue. He was buried on 25 April 1422 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Bergavenny [E., 1392] on 8 May 1411. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 8 April 1413. He held the office of Joint Warden of the Welsh Marches in 1415. He gained the rank of Captain in 1418 in the service of the Lancers and Archers in Normandy. He was created 1st Earl of Worcester [England] in February 1420/21. He fought in the Siege of Meaux in March 1421/22.
The Earldom of Worcester appears to have reverted to the Crown on his death.