Richard de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick (1381–1439) • FamilySearch

Richard de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick

Brief Life History of Richard de

When Richard de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick was born on 28 January 1381, in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl of Warwick, was 42 and his mother, Margaret Ferrers, was 22. He married Isabel le Despenser on 14 December 1422. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1415. He died on 30 April 1439, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 58, and was buried in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Richard de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick
1381–1439
Elizabeth Berkeley Countess of Warwick
1385–1422
Margaret Beauchamp
1404–1467
Joane Dudley
1406–
William Dudley
–1505
Eleanor Beauchamp
1407–1467
Elizabeth Beauchamp
1417–1480

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  • Richard de Beauchamp, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Wikipedia

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Antoine, Jacques, Yves, Andre, Armand, Emile, Fernand, Marcel, Marthe, Remi, Alcide, Camille.

English (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of several places in France, for example in Manche and Somme, that are named with Old French beu, bel ‘fair, lovely’ + champ(s) ‘field, plain’ (from Latin bello campo ‘beautiful field’). In English the surname is generally pronounced Beecham . Compare Bushaw .

English: in some cases, an Anglo-Norman French adaptation of Scottish Campbell , by translation into French of the folk etymology de campo bello ‘from the fair field’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#AnneWarwickdied1492 as of 4/4/2016 RICHARD (25 or 28 Jan 1382-Rouen 30 Apr 1439, bur 4 Oct 1439 Warwick, St Mary's). The …

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