Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick (1153 – 12 December 1204) was the younger son of Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick was the elder son of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick and Marguerite, daughter of Geoffrey II of Perche and Beatrix of Montdidier...

 and Gundred de Warrenne, daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey

William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey

William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey was the son of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. He is more often referred to as Earl Warenne or Earl of Warenne than as Earl of Surrey....

 and Elizabeth de Vermandois

Elizabeth de Vermandois

Elizabeth de Vermandois may refer to:* Elizabeth of Vermandois , daughter of Hugh of Vermandois, granddaughter of Henry I of France and wife of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester...

. He was also known as Walerian de Newburg.

After his brother

William de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Warwick

William de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Warwick was an English nobleman.He inherited the earldom from Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick. He died, probably on Crusade, in 1184, and was succeeded by his brother Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick....

's death an impostor arose, claiming to be the deceased Earl; he gave Waleran a great deal of trouble in maintaining his claim. He does not appear to have been a great soldier, for he paid scutage

Scutage

The form of taxation known as scutage, in the law of England under the feudal system, allowed a knight to "buy out" of the military service due to the Crown as a holder of a knight's fee held under the feudal land tenure of knight-service. Its name derived from shield...

 money to escape military service in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. His position in the Court is attested by his bearing the right hand Sword of State

Sword of State

A sword of state is a sword, used as part of the regalia, symbolizing the power of a monarch to use the might of the state against its enemies, and their duty to preserve thus right and peace.It is known to be used in following monarchies:...

 at the Coronation of King John, 27 May 1199.

He liberally supported the hospital of St. Michael's Hospital, Warwick

St. Michael's Hospital, Warwick

St. Michael's Hospital is a National Health Service psychiatric hospital situated in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. It was founded in 1995, largely to replace the outdated Central Hospital in the nearby village of Hatton. The hospital was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 8 November 1996....

 and gave to the nuns of Pinley land at Claverdon

Claverdon

Claverdon is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, about west of the county town of Warwick.Claverdon's toponym comes from the Old English for "clover hill"...

, and land at Brailes

Brailes

Brailes is a civil parish about east of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It comprises the two villages of Lower and Upper Brailes but is often referred to as one village as the two adjoin each other...

 to the nuns at Wroxall, Warwickshire

Wroxall, Warwickshire

Wroxall is a small village in the civil parish of Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is from Kenilworth, and from Coventry on the A4141 road. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 94. It has its own cemetery to the north of the...

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Family and children

He married first to Margery, daughter of Henry d'Oily and Maud de Bohun

Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford

Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford was an Anglo-Norman nobleman.He was Earl of Hereford and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220.- Lineage :...

 and had children:

1. Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick
   Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick
   Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick , Earl of Warwick, Baron of Hocknorton and Hedenton, was the son of Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick and Margaret, daughter of Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford and Maud of Essex...
   
   , his heir.
2. Waleran de Beaumont of Gretham and Cotismore.
3. Gundred de Beaumont. She and her cousin Mabel became nuns at the Abbey of Pinley.

His second wife was Alice de Harcourt, widow of John de Limesy, Lord of Cavendish, daughter of Robert de Harcourt and had one child:

1. Alice de Beaumont (died before 1263), married William de Maudit, Baron of Hanslape, Chamberlain to the King. Their children were:
   1. William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick
      William Maudit, 8th Earl of Warwick
      William Maudit , 8th Earl of Warwick was an English nobleman and participant in the Barons' War....
      
      ;
   2. Isabel de Maudit, married William de Beauchamp
      William de Beauchamp
      William de Beauchamp may refer to:*William de Beauchamp , , Anglo-Norman baron and sheriff*William de Beauchamp , English judge and High Sheriff*William de Beauchamp , Anglo-Norman baron and sheriff...
      
      , Baron Emley. Their son was William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
      William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
      William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick was an English nobleman and soldier, described as a “vigorous and innovative military commander”...
      
      .