Richard BEAUCHAMP, 1st Earl of Worcester

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title: From 8 May 1411 to 18 Mar 1421/2; Baron Bergavenny or Beauchamp de Bergavenny [England. 1392]
• Honor: 1413; Knight of the Order of the Bath (KB)
• Occupation / Profession: 1415; Joint Warden of the Welsh Marches
• Occupation / Profession: 1418; Captain lancers and archers Normandy
• Title: Feb 1420/1; Earl of Worcester [England 1420/1]

Notes:

Title:
On his death, the barony of Bergavenny or Beauchamp de Bergavenny, unless looked on as one by tenure, passed according to later doctrine to his only daughter.

Title:
On his death, the earldom of Worcester became extinct or reverted to the Crown (with in effect the same result).

Died:
Died of wounds received at Siege of Meaux (successfully concluded against the French by Henry V (10 May 1422). Died without male issue.

Richard married Isabel LE DESPENSER on 27 Jul 1411. Isabel was born on 26 Jul 1400; died on 27 Dec 1439. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP, 3rd Baroness Bergavenny was born on 16 Sep 1415; died on 18 Jun 1448.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation / Profession: Served in Hundred Years War
• Occupation / Profession: 1383; Captain of Calais
• Event: 23 Jul 1392; Called to Parliament by writ as Lord (Baron) Bergavenny or Beauchamp de Bergavenny (England).
• Event: 20 Feb 1395/6; Entailed Abergavenny Castle on himself and his wife and their male issue with remainder to his brother Thomas, defacto 12th Earl of Warwick, and the latter's heirs male in perpetuity.
• Occupation / Profession: 1399; Justiciary of South Wales and Governor of Pembroke

William + Joan FITZALAN. Joan was born in 1375; died on 14 Nov 1435. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married name: Joan Beauchamp