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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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Biography of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp 1105-1170

Paternal Family Tree: Beauchamp

Around 1105 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp was born to [his father] Walter Beauchamp (age 15) and [his mother] Emmeline d'Abetot at Elmley Castle, Worcestershire.

In 1108 [his grandfather] Urse d'Abetot (age 68) died. His heirs were his daughter [his mother] Emmeline d'Abetot and her husband [his father] Walter Beauchamp (age 18).

In May 1131 [his father] Walter Beauchamp (age 41) died at Burgh by Sands, Cumberland.

After May 1131 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 26) was appointed High Sheriff of Worcestershire.

Before 1140 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 34) and Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp were married.

Around 1140 [his daughter] Emma Beauchamp was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 35) and [his wife] Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp at Elmley Castle, Worcestershire. She married Ralph Sudeley and had issue.

In 1142 [his son] William Beauchamp was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 37) and [his wife] Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp. He married before 1195 Jeanne de Saint Valéry and had issue.

In 1157 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 52) was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire and High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.

In 1160 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 55) was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.

Before 1161 William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Sybil de Braose Countess Derby (age 3) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby and Margaret Peverell Countess Derby.

Before 1170 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 64) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp of Elmley in Worcestershire. [his wife] Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp by marriage Baroness Beauchamp of Elmley in Worcestershire.

Annals of Worcester. 1170. William de Beauchamp (age 65) died and was buried at the chapter house door of Worcester [Cathedral] [Map]."

Willemus de Bello Campo obiit, et ad ostium capituli Wigorniæ sepelitur.

In 1170 William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp (age 65) died at Elmley Castle, Worcestershire. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral [Map]. Baron Beauchamp of Elmley in Worcestershire extinct. It isn't clear whether his son [his son] William Beauchamp (age 28) was called to Parliament so the Barony is assumed to extinct.

On 19th November 1200 [his former wife] Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp died at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [Map].

All About History Books

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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[his son] Robert Beauchamp was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp and Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp.

[his father] Walter Beauchamp and [his mother] Emmeline d'Abetot were married. She, being the heir of her father, brought Elmley Castle, Worcestershire and Holt Manor [Map] into the possession of Walter Beauchamp. It remained the family seat until his descendant William Beauchamp 1215-1268 married Isabel Maudit by which Warwick Castle [Map] came in to the possession of the Beauchamp family.

[his son] Walter Beauchamp was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp and Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp.

[his son] John Beauchamp was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp and Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp.

[his son] Peter Beauchamp was born to William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp and Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp.

Royal Descendants of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp 1105-1170
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [1]

King Henry IV of England [1]

King Henry V of England [1]

Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [1]

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [1]

King Edward IV of England [2]

King Richard III of England [2]

Anne Neville Queen Consort England [3]

King Henry VII of England and Ireland [2]

Queen Anne Boleyn of England [5]

Queen Jane Seymour [5]

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [3]

Queen Catherine Howard of England [4]

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [7]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [1]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [1]

Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [1]

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]

George Wharton [30]

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [2]

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [2]

John George Wettin Elector Saxony [1]

Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [1]

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [2]

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [2]

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [1]

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [1]

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [2]

Frederick I King Sweden [3]

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [2]

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [2]

Adolph Frederick King Sweden [1]

President George Washington [4]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [2]

William Elector of Hesse [3]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [1]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [3]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [2]

Frederick William III King Prussia [1]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [2]

Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [2]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [3]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [2]

William I King Prussia [2]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [5]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [6]

King Christian IX of Denmark [3]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [4]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [5]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [11]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [11]

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [3]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [147]

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [6]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [6]

Constantine I King Greece [3]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [8]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [14]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [17]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [13]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [20]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [597]

Carl XVI King Sweden [27]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [185]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [1765]

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales [3]

Ancestors of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp 1105-1170

GrandFather: Hugh Beauchamp

Father: Walter Beauchamp

Great x 1 Grandfather: Reinfrid Taillebois

GrandMother: Matilda Adeliza Taillebois

Great x 1 Grandmother: Azeline Rie

William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp

GrandFather: Urse d'Abetot

Mother: Emmeline d'Abetot