Richard BEAUCHAMP, 1st Earl of Worcester^[1]

Abt 1397 - 1422  (25 years)

• Birth	Abt 1397
  Honor	1413 (16 years old)
  	Knight of the Order of the Bath (KB)
  Occupation / Profession	1415 (18 years old)
  	Joint Warden of the Welsh Marches
  Occupation / Profession	1418 (21 years old)
  	Captain lancers and archers Normandy
  Title	From 8 May 1411 to 18 Mar 1421/2
  	Baron Bergavenny or Beauchamp de Bergavenny [England. 1392]
  	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	Feb 1420/1 (24 years old)
  	Earl of Worcester [England 1420/1]
  	On his death, the earldom of Worcester became extinct or reverted to the Crown (with in effect the same result).
  Death	18 Mar 1421/2
  	Died of wounds received at Siege of Meaux (successfully concluded against the French by Henry V (10 May 1422). Died without male issue.
  Siblings	1 sister
  	01. Joan BEAUCHAMP + 02. Richard BEAUCHAMP, 1st Earl of Worcester           b. Abt 1397             d. 18 Mar 1421/2  (Age 25 years) └─ Isabel LE DESPENSER           b. 26 Jul 1400             d. 27 Dec 1439  (Age 39 years),  m. 27 Jul 1411
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir William BEAUCHAMP, 1st Baron Bergavenny           b. Between 1330 and 1340             d. 8 May 1411  (Age 81 years)  (Father)  Joan FITZALAN           b. 1375             d. 14 Nov 1435  (Age 60 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1740	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir William BEAUCHAMP, 1st Baron Bergavenny           b. Between 1330 and 1340             d. 8 May 1411 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Joan FITZALAN           b. 1375             d. 14 Nov 1435 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Isabel LE DESPENSER           b. 26 Jul 1400             d. 27 Dec 1439 (Age 39 years)  [1]
  Marriage	27 Jul 1411  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Richard was ~ 14 years and 7 months old. Isabel was 11 years old. Their age difference is 3 years and 7 months. They were married for 10 years and 8 months.
  Children	+   1. Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP, 3rd Baroness Bergavenny           b. 16 Sep 1415             d. 18 Jun 1448 (Age 32 years) └─ Edward NEVILLE, 3rd Baron Bergavenny  m. 18 Oct 1424
  Family ID	F762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 14 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3).