Simon de Beauchamp (nobleman, † 1136/7)
Simon de Beauchamp (also Simon I de Beauchamp ) († 1136 or 1137) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and courtier.
Simon de Beauchamp came from the Beauchamp family in Bedfordshire . He was probably the eldest son of Hugh de Beauchamp and his wife Matilda . After his father's death in 1118, he inherited the Honor of Eaton . He is considered a patron of St Albans Abbey. After the death of King Henry I , he supported the succession of Stephen , whom he served as royal steward in March or April 1136 . In this capacity he testified that the King had recognized the Charter of Liberties . However, he died in 1137 at the latest. After his death, his daughter, whose name has not been passed down, inherited the Honor of Bedford and Bedford Castle . She was married around Christmas 1137 to Hugh Poer , who was made Earl of Bedford by King Stephen . As a result of this line of succession, Miles and Payn , the sons of Simon's brother Robert, felt they had been passed over and their inheritance had been deprived.
Web links
- Kathryn Faulkner: Simon [i] de Beauchamp (d. 1136/7). 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ C. Gore Chambers, GH Fowler: The Beauchamps, barons of Bedford . In: The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society , 1 (1913), p. 4
- ↑ David Crouch: The reign of King Stephen, 1135-1154 . Longman, Harlow 2000. ISBN 0-582-22658-9 , p. 72
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| SURNAME | Beauchamp, Simon de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beauchamp, Simon I de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Norman nobleman and courtier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1136 or 1137 |