Margaret Beauchamp, Countess of Shrewsbury

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Margaret Beauchamp, Countess of Shrewsbury (* 1404 , † 14. June 1467 ) was an English nobleman.

origin

Margaret Beauchamp was the eldest daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick from his first marriage to Elizabeth Berkeley . Her mother was a wealthy heir, who, however , had to cede a significant portion of her inheritance, including Berkeley Castle, to her cousin James Berkeley due to an old family agreement. Until her death in 1422, she therefore led a bitter inheritance dispute with James Berkeley. After her mother's death, Margaret, along with her two sisters, Eleanor and Elizabeth, became heiresses of her mother's possessions. Her father was able to settle with James Berkeley in 1425 about the claim to the remaining Berkeley inheritance. Margaret was married to John Talbot, 6th Baron Talbot on September 6, 1425 . For her husband it was the second marriage. In 1442 he was raised to Earl of Shrewsbury , giving Margaret the courtesy title of Countess of Shrewsbury .

Inheritance dispute with James Berkeley

After the death of her father in 1439, Margaret and her sisters again claimed the Berkeley inheritance. Margaret in particular tried hard to enforce her claims. There were several lawsuits between Margaret and James Berkeley in the 1440s. An agreement could not be reached until 1448, after which the three sisters were allowed to keep their mother's inheritance during her lifetime. Only after her death would it go to Berkeley or his heirs. Berkeley found this settlement unacceptable, however, and began an open feud with the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1450 . In September 1451 Margaret's son John Talbot, 1st Viscount Lisle captured Berkeley Castle and captured Berkeley and his sons. In order to secure his victory, he asked for the castle to be handed over for two years. Before Berkeley's wife, Isabel de Mowbray , could turn to the King, Margaret captured her and held her captive in Gloucester . Isabel died in captivity in 1452. In July 1453, however, Margaret's husband, the Earl of Shrewsbury and their son Viscount Lisle fell at the Battle of Castillon in France. Her stepson John Talbot , the eldest son from her husband's first marriage , inherited her husband's title and possessions. He was more conciliatory towards Berkeley, who married John's sister Joan in 1457 . Finally Margaret reconciled with him shortly before Berkeley's death in November 1463. However, this did not end the dispute over inheritance. After Margaret's death, her grandson Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle William Berkeley , the son and heir of James Berkeley challenged the inheritance dispute to a military solution. In 1470 there was a battle near Nibley Green , in which Talbot fell. The dispute was finally settled in 1609.

Family and offspring

Margaret had several children with her husband, including:

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jennifer C. Ward: Berkeley, Elizabeth, Countess of Warwick (c.1386-1422). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
  2. ^ GL Harriss: Berkeley, James, first Baron Berkeley (c.1394–1463). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
  3. ^ GL Harriss: Berkeley, James, first Baron Berkeley (c.1394–1463). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
personal data
SURNAME Beauchamp, Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Talbot, Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury; Shrewsbury, Margaret Talbot, Countess of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobles
DATE OF BIRTH 1404
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1467