William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny
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William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, KG
(circa 1343 – 8 May 1411) was an English
peer
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A younger son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
and Katherine Mortimer, he was summoned to Parliament
on 23 July 1392 as "Willilmo Beauchamp de Bergavenny", by which he is held to have become Baron Bergavenny.
and Elizabeth de Bohun, and they had the following children:
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
(circa 1343 – 8 May 1411) was an English
England
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peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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A younger son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War...
and Katherine Mortimer, he was summoned to Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
on 23 July 1392 as "Willilmo Beauchamp de Bergavenny", by which he is held to have become Baron Bergavenny.
Marriage and heirs
On 23 July 1392, he married Lady Joan FitzAlan, daughter of the Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of ArundelRichard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel
Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and 9th Earl of Surrey KG was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.-Lineage:...
and Elizabeth de Bohun, and they had the following children:
- Richard de Beauchamp (c.1394-1422), later 2nd Baron Bergavenny and then 1st Earl of Worcester
- Joan de Beauchamp, married the 4th Earl of OrmondJames Butler, 4th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. He was called The White Earl and esteemed for his learning. He was the patron of the Irish literary work, 'The Book of the White Earl'...