Individual Details

Sir William de Beauchamp Baron

(Ca 1186 - 1260)



Beauchamp was the son of Simon Beauchamp and his wife Isabella.

Before 1207, he married Gunnor de Lanvalay and had one son, John, who died before 1232.

de Beauchamp took part in the 1210 expedition to Ireland and the 1214 expedition to Poitiers before joining the rebellious barons in 1215 at the beginning of the First Barons' War, entertaining them at his seat of Bedford Castle; as such Beauchamp was one of the rebels excommunicated by Pope Innocent III.

de Beauchamp married (2nd) Ida Longespée about January of 1220. They had three sons and four daughters.

He also served as Sheriff of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire for 1236 and when Eleanor of Provence was crowned queen that year he served as an Almoner.

He died shortly after 28 December 1260.

Events

BirthCa 1186
MarriageJan 1220Ida Longespee
Death1260

Families

SpouseIda Longespee ( - 1270)
ChildLiving
ChildMaud de Beauchamp (1235 - 1273)