Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester
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Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, KB
(c.1394 – 18 March 1421/1422) was an English
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The only son of the William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded as 2nd Baron Bergavenny upon the death of his father.
He married Lady Isabel le Despenser
, daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
, on 27 July 1411, and great grand-daughter of Edward III. They had the following child:
Order of the Bath
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(c.1394 – 18 March 1421/1422) was an English
England
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The only son of the William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded as 2nd Baron Bergavenny upon the death of his father.
He married Lady Isabel le Despenser
Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester and Warwick
Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester and Warwick was the posthumous daughter and eventually the sole heiress of Thomas le Despenser and his wife, Constance of York...
, daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester KG was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer, whom he succeeded in 1375.-Royal intrigues:...
, on 27 July 1411, and great grand-daughter of Edward III. They had the following child:
- Lady Elizabeth de BeauchampElizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of AbergavennyElizabeth de Beauchamp was the only child and heiress of Richard de Beauchamp, Baron Abergavenny and 1st Earl of Worcester, by Isabel, daughter of Thomas le Despencer, Earl of Gloucester by Constance of York, granddaughter of Edward III.She inherited her father's estates upon his death and...
, later 3rd Baroness Bergavenny, married Sir Edward Nevill, later 1st Baron Bergavenny