Richard Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp
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Sir Richard Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp of Powick, was born c. 1435.
He married on 27 January 1447 Elizabeth, d. of Humphrey Stafford of Grafton. They had Sir John, died young; Elizabeth (d.1503), married, Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke
(d. 1521), Anne, married, Richard Lygon, of Madresfield, Worcs and Margaret, married, Richard Rede of Gloucester.
As Sir Richard Beauchamp, of Kemerton
and Boddington
, he threw aside his father's Lancastrian ties to hold the gates of Gloucester
closed against Queen Margaret
on the morning of Friday, 3 May 1471, so denying her army use of the Severn Bridge and an escape route into Wales. As she moved north he harried the Lancastrian rear and captured some guns on the road to Tewkesbury. He fought at the battle of Tewkesbury
and was knighted. Soon after, his adulterous wife, Elizabeth, was accused of conspiring his death, with her relation and Beauchamp's litigious neighbour, Thomas Burdet. John Stacey and Thomas Blake were also involved and all three were later accused of imagining the King's death. Burdet and Stacey were hanged at Tyburn. Blake was pardoned.
Beauchamp died on 19 January 1502/1503, at Broomhill when the Barony expired. His three surviving daughters, Elizabeth, Margaret and Anne, became his co-heirs.
He married on 27 January 1447 Elizabeth, d. of Humphrey Stafford of Grafton. They had Sir John, died young; Elizabeth (d.1503), married, Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke
Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke
Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke, de jure 10th Baron Latimer, KB , 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke and de jure 10th Baron Latimer....
(d. 1521), Anne, married, Richard Lygon, of Madresfield, Worcs and Margaret, married, Richard Rede of Gloucester.
As Sir Richard Beauchamp, of Kemerton
Kemerton
Kemerton is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire in England. It lies at the extreme south of the county in the local government district of Wychavon. Until boundary changes in 1931, it formed part of neighbouring Gloucestershire, and it remains in the Diocese of Gloucester...
and Boddington
Boddington, Gloucestershire
Boddington is a village and parish near Cheltenham. It is home to RAF Boddington....
, he threw aside his father's Lancastrian ties to hold the gates of Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
closed against Queen Margaret
Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou was the wife of King Henry VI of England. As such, she was Queen consort of England from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471; and Queen consort of France from 1445 to 1453...
on the morning of Friday, 3 May 1471, so denying her army use of the Severn Bridge and an escape route into Wales. As she moved north he harried the Lancastrian rear and captured some guns on the road to Tewkesbury. He fought at the battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses. The forces loyal to the House of Lancaster were completely defeated by those of the rival House of York under their monarch, King Edward IV...
and was knighted. Soon after, his adulterous wife, Elizabeth, was accused of conspiring his death, with her relation and Beauchamp's litigious neighbour, Thomas Burdet. John Stacey and Thomas Blake were also involved and all three were later accused of imagining the King's death. Burdet and Stacey were hanged at Tyburn. Blake was pardoned.
Beauchamp died on 19 January 1502/1503, at Broomhill when the Barony expired. His three surviving daughters, Elizabeth, Margaret and Anne, became his co-heirs.