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Biography of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 1343-1411

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.

1376 Creation of Garter Knights

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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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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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.

[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.

William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 1343-1411 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 1343-1411

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

Royal Descendants of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 1343-1411

Queen Anne Boleyn of England

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny 1343-1411

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 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 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

GrandMother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" 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 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