William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick ({{Circa, 1238 – 1298) was the eldest of eight children of William de Beauchamp of Elmley and his wife Isabel de Mauduit. He was an English nobleman and soldier, described as a "vigorous and innovative military commander." He was active in the field against the Welsh for many years, and at the end of his life campaigned against the Scots.

Career

He became hereditary High Sheriff of Worcestershire for life on the death of his father in 1268.{{cn, date=January 2023 He was a close friend of

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, and was an important leader in Edward's invasion of

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in 1277. In 1294, he raised the siege of

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, where the King had been penned in, crossing the estuary. He was victorious on 5 March 1295 at the battle of Maes Moydog against the rebel

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. In a night attack on the Welsh infantry, he used cavalry to drive them into compact formations, which were then shot up by his archers and charged.

Family

His father was William (III) de Beauchamp of Elmley Castle,

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, and his mother was Isabel de Mauduit, sister and heiress of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick, from whom he inherited his title in 1268. He had two sisters, Sarah, who married Richard Talbot, and had son Gilbert Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, and Alicia who married Bernard I de Brus, and one brother, Walter de Beauchamp of Powyke & Alcester, (d. 1303) who married both Alice de Bohun and Alice de Toeni. He married Maud FitzJohn. Their children included: * Isabella de Beauchamp, who married firstly Sir Patrick de Chaworth and, secondly, Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester *

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(c.1272-1315), who married Alice de Toeni, widow of Thomas de Leybourne and sister and heiress of Robert de Toeni/Tosny (d.1309),

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of Flamstead in Hertfordshire.Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.118

Ancestry

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Walter de Beauchamp (justice) Walter II de Beauchamp (1192/3 – 1236), of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire (12 miles south-east of the City of Worcester), was hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire. Origins He was the second son and eventual heir of William II de Beauchamp (d. ...

, 5 = 5. Johanna de Mortimer , 6 = 6. William Mauduit, Baron Mauduit , 7 = 7. Alice de Beaumont , 8 = 8. William (II) de Beauchamp , 10 = 10. Roger de Mortimer of Wigmore , 11 = 11. Isabel de Ferrers , 12 = 12. Robert Mauduit , 13 = 13. Isabel Basset , 14 = 14. Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick , 15 = 15. Alice de Harcourt , 16 = 16. William (I) de Beauchamp , 20 = 20. Hugh de Mortimer , 21 = 21. Maud le Meschin , 24 = 24. William Mauduit , 25 = 25. Isabel de Senlis , 28 = 28. Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick , 29 = 29. Gundred de Warenne , 30 = 30. Robert de Harcourt , 31 = 31. Isabel de Camville

References

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