John de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp (first creation)

Arms of Beauchamp of Hatch: Vair. These arms suggest that the family of Beauchamp of Hatch was unrelated to the family of Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick from 1267, which bore arms: Gules, a fesse between six cross crosslets or[1]

John II de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp "de Somerset" (25 July 1274 - October/December 1336),[2] was feudal baron of Hatch[1] in Somerset.

Origins

He was born 25 July 1274 the son and heir of John I de Beauchamp (d.1283),[3] feudal baron of Hatch, seated at Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, by his wife Cicely de Vivonne/de Forz (d.1320), one of the four daughters and co-heiresses of William de Vivonne/de Forz (d.1259), who held a one-half moiety of the feudal barony of Curry Mallet in Somerset.[4] Cicely thus inherited a one-eighth share of the barony of Curry Malet.

Career

In 1299 he was created by writ Baron Beauchamp "de Somerset".

Marriage & progeny

At some time before 1301 he married Joan Chenduit, by whom he had progeny including:[2]

Death

He died between October and December 1336.

References

  1. 1 2 Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.51, note 2
  2. 1 2 "- Person Page 1982". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Sanders, p.51
  4. ↑ Sanders, pp.38-9
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