Robert de Beauchamp
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Robert de Beauchamp was an English judge, was a minor at the death of his father, Robert de Beauchamp, feudal baron of Hatch Beauchamp
, Somerset, in 1211-12. Adhering to John, he was appointed constable of Oxford
and sheriff of the county towards the close of 1215, and received grants of land for his services to the king. He was raised to the bench by Henry III
on 6 July 1234, and appointed a justice itinerant in August 1234 and April 1238. He last appeared as a judge in 1241-2, and died shortly before 1 February 1251-2, when his son did homage for his lands.
Hatch Beauchamp
Hatch Beauchamp is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated south east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 575.-History:...
, Somerset, in 1211-12. Adhering to John, he was appointed constable of Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and sheriff of the county towards the close of 1215, and received grants of land for his services to the king. He was raised to the bench by Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
on 6 July 1234, and appointed a justice itinerant in August 1234 and April 1238. He last appeared as a judge in 1241-2, and died shortly before 1 February 1251-2, when his son did homage for his lands.