William De Beauchamp

1237 - 1298  (61 years)

• Name	William De Beauchamp
  Birth	1237	Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England
  Gender	Male
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  Death	Jun 1298	Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England
  Burial	Worcester, Worcestershire, England
  	Greyfriars
  Person ID	I87	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Maud FitzGeoffrey,   b. 1235, Shere, Surrey, England d. Apr 1301, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1270
  Children	1. Guy De Beauchamp,   b. 1278, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England d. 10 Aug 1315, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 1237 - Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England Death - Jun 1298 - Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England Burial - - Worcester, Worcestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com William Beauchamp Birth: 1237 Elmley Castle Worcestershire, England Death: Jun., 1298 Elmley Castle Worcestershire, England Earl of Warwick, of Elmley and Salwarpe, Worcestershire. Hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire and hereditary Pantler (in charge of the bread and pantry) at the King Richard's coronation. Son of William de Beauchamp and Isabel Mauduit, grandson of William de Beauchamp and Ida Longspee, William Mauduit and Alice de Beaumont. William married Maud FitzJohn, as her second husband, the daughter of John FitzGeoffrey and Isabel le Bigod. They were married before 1270 and had one son and three daughters: Sir Guy, Earl of Warwick Isabel, wife of Sir Patrick Chaworth and Hugh le Despenser Anne, nun at Shouldham Amy, nun at Shouldham William was heir to his uncle, William Mauduit, by which he inherited the Earldom of Warwick in 1268, as well as the office of the Chamberlain of the Exchequer, the baronies of Warwick and Hanslope in Buckinghamshire. William was a close friend of King Edward I, and an important military leader in Edward's invasion into Wales in 1277, raised the siege of Conwy Castle in 1294, where the King had been penned in, defeated the Welsh at Maes Moydog in March 1295 against the Prince of Wales, Madog ap Llywelyn. In a night attack on the Welsh infantry, he used cavalry to drive them into compact formations, which were then shot up by his archers, and charged. William defeated the Scots at Dunbar 27 April 1296 and was with the English at the defeat of Sterling in 1297. He was described as a "vigorous and innovative military commander". By his wife, he inherited the manors of Cherhill, Wiltshire, Potterspury, Northamptonshire, Quarrendon, Buckinghamshire and a cantread (district) of townships in the Isles of Thomond in Ireland. William received a licence to crenellate Hanslope 10 June 1292. William died at Elmley on the 5th or 9th of June, 1298, Maud died in April 1301 and they both were buried at Friars Minor (Greyfriars) at Worcester. Family links: Spouse: Maud FitzJohn Beauchamp (1235 - 1301) Children: Isabel De Beauchamp Despencer (1256 - 1306)* Guy de Beauchamp (1278 - 1315)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Greyfriars Worcester Worcestershire, England Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren Record added: Dec 29, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 63441401 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------