John de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick

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Coat of arms of Sir John de Beauchamp as a Knight of the Order of the Garter

John de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick (* around 1316 - † December 2, 1360 ) was an English nobleman and admiral .

Life

He was the second son of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick from his second marriage to Alice de Toeny.

In 1338 he accompanied King Edward III. to Flanders . In 1340 he fought in the naval battle of Sluis . At the Battle of Crécy in 1346 he carried the royal standard and took part in the siege and conquest of Calais in 1347 and soon after received the office of Captain of Calais.

On April 23, 1348 Edward III took him. as a founding member of the Order of the Garter .

In 1349 Beauchamp was admiral of the English fleet off Calais. On March 1, 1349 he was promoted to Knight Banneret . In 1355 he was "Admiral for the Western Seas", 1360 "Admiral for the North, South and West".

On November 25, 1350 Edward III appointed him. through Writ of Summons in the English Parliament and raised him to hereditary Baron Beauchamp . To distinguish it from other parallel baronies of Beauchamp, his title is usually called "Baron Beauchamp de Warwick ".

Since he remained unmarried and childless, his title of nobility expired on his death in 1360. He was buried in St Paul's Cathedral in London . His grave and grave monument there were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.

Literature and web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 1.
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Beauchamp
1350-1360 		Title expired
personal data
SURNAME Beauchamp, John de, 1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beauchamp, Sir John de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1316
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1360