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Paternal Family Tree: Beauchamp
Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême
On 19th April 1319 [his father] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 6) and [his mother] Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 5) were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. An arranged marriage although not clear who arranged it or whose ward Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick was (his father [his grandfather] Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick had died four years before) - possibly by King Edward II of England (age 34) as a means of securing the Welsh March. The Beauchamp family established, the Mortimer family aspirational. The marriage took place after [his grandfather] Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 31) had returned from his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and before he rebelled against King Edward II of England in opposition to Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 33). She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and [his grandmother] Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 33). He the son of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and [his grandmother] Alice Tosny Countess Warwick (age 34). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
Around 1343 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 29) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 29).
In 1369 [his mother] Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 55) died.
On 23rd April 1376 King Edward III of England (age 63) created a number of new Garter Knights ...
54th John Montfort V Duke Brittany (age 37).
55th Thomas Banastre (age 42).
56th William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk (age 37).
57th Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford (age 40).
58th Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent (age 26). He the son of Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 47) whose second husband was Edward III's son Edward "Black Prince" (age 45).
59th Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester (age 33) was appointed 59th. He the son of Mary Plantagenet Baroness Percy daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster who was the first cousin of Edward III's father King Edward II of England.
60th William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny (age 33).
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On 13th November 1386 [his father] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 73) died of plague. His son [his brother] Thomas (age 48) succeeded 12th Earl Warwick. Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick (age 39) by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 23rd July 1392 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny (age 49) and Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Abergavenny. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel (age 46) and Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey. He the son of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 23rd July 1392 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny (age 49) was created 1st Baron Abergavenny by writ of summons.
In or before 1396 [his son] Richard Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny (age 52) and [his wife] Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
Chronicle of Adam of Usk. 21st September 1399. On Saint Matthew's day (21st September), just two years after the beheading of the earl of Arundel, I, the writer of this history, was in the Tower, wherein king Richard (age 32) was a prisoner, and I was present while he dined, and I marked his mood and bearing, having been taken thither for that very purpose by sir William Beauchamp (age 56)1. And there and then the king discoursed sorrowfully in these words: "My God!, a wonderful land is this, and a fickle; which hath exiled, slain, destroyed, or ruined so many kings, rulers, and great men, and is ever tainted and toileth with strife and variance and envy2"; and then he recounted the histories and names of sufferers from the earliest habitation of the kingdom. Perceiving then the trouble of his mind, and how that none of his own men, nor such as were wont to serve him, but strangers who were but spies upon him, were appointed to his service, and musing on his ancient and wonted glory and on the fickle fortune of the world, I departed thence much moved at heart.
Note 1. Sir William Beauchamp, distinguished as a soldier and sea-captain, became lord Bergavenny in 1392. He died in 1410 [1411].
Note 2. Shakespeare, Richard II, act III. sc. ij.
For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings:
How some have been deposed; some slain in war;
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
Some poison'd by their wives; some sleeping kill'd;
All murder'd."
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After 7th January 1400. The names of the lords who were present at the said declaration are as follows:
Henry, prince of Wales (age 13).
Edmund, duke of York (age 58).
Edward, earl of Rutland (age 27).
[his brother-in-law] Thomas, earl of Arundel (age 18).
John, earl of Somerset (age 27).
Edmund, earl of Stafford (age 21).
Henry, earl of Northumberland (age 58).
Ralph, earl of Westmorland (age 36).
Thomas, earl of Worcester (age 57).
Michael, earl of Suffolk (age 39).
Richard, Lord Grey of Codnor (age 29).
Thomas, Lord Berkeley (age 48).
John, Lord Charlton.
Reginald, Lord Grey of Ruthin (age 38).
Thomas, Lord Camoys (age 49).
Thomas, Lord Furnivall (age 38).
Robert, Lord Scales (age 28).
John, Lord Beaumont.
William, Lord Willoughby (age 30).
Hugh, Lord Burnell (age 53).
William, Lord Ferrers of Groby (age 27).
William, Lord Bergavenny (age 57).
John, Lord Lovell (age 59).
Robert, Lord Harrington (age 44).
Richard Lescrope (age 73).
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On 8th May 1411 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny (age 68) died at Meaux [Map]. He was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. His son [his son] Richard (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baron Abergavenny.
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[his daughter] Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny and Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 6 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne de Saint Valéry
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Maudit
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit
Great x 4 Grandfather: Waleran Beaumont 4th Earl Warwick
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Harcourt Countess Warwick
GrandFather: Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke
Father: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Tosny IV Lord Flamstead
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny VI Lord Flamstead 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Beaumont Sarthe Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Tosny 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Lacy Lord Meath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Petronilla Lacy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret de Braose
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Bohun
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Lusignan Count of Eu
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Eu
GrandMother: Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber
Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber
Great x 4 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud de Braose
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva Marshal
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke
GrandFather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun VI Viscount Châteaudun
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun
Great x 4 Grandmother: Clemence Roches Countess Blois
Mother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey IV de Joinville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon de Joinville
Great x 4 Grandmother: Héluis aka Helvide Dampierre
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Piers Geneville
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Lacy Lord Meath
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Lacy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret de Braose
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey
GrandMother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Lusignan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Fougères
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême