Elizabeth Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny
Elizabeth Beauchamp | |
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| Born | 16 September 1415 Hanley Castle,Worcestershire,England |
| Died | 18 June 1448 (aged 32) |
| Spouse | Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny |
| Children | George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny |
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Elizabeth Beauchamp, Baroness (A)Bergavenny(16 September 1415 – 18 June 1448)[1]was a medieval English noblewoman and heiress. She was born at Hauley Castle, Worcestershire[2]and was the only child ofRichard de Beauchamp, Baron Abergavenny and Earl of Worcester,byIsabel,daughter ofThomas le Despenser, Earl of Gloucester.[3]She was therefore the great-granddaughter of granddaughter ofEdward III.[1]
She inherited her father's estates upon his death in 1422, and succeeded to the title of Lady Bergavenny [E., 1392] on 18 March 1422,suo jure.[1][4]
She became the first wife ofEdward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny(d. 1476) before 18 October 1424.[1]He was a younger son ofRalph de Neville, 1st Earl of WestmorlandandJoan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland,daughter ofJohn of Gauntand his third wife,Katherine Roët,aka Katherine Swynford.[1]Her husband's brother,George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer,married her step-sister, also named Elizabeth Beauchamp, daughter of her step-fatherRichard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick.Theirhalf-brotherandhalf-sistermarried their husbands'nieceandnephew.
Elizabeth and Edward had five children includingGeorge Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny.[2][3]She was buried inCoventryin the graveyard of the Carmelites.[1][4]
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References[edit]
- ^abcdefCokayne, and others,The Complete Peerage,volume I, page 27, 29.
- ^abLuminarium website,Edward Neville, 1st Baron Bergavenny (d.1476)
- ^abEncyclopedia.com website,Beauchamp, Elizabeth (Fl. 1400s)
- ^abCambridge University Heraldic & Genealogical Society website,Elizabeth (Beauchamp) suo jure Lady Bergavenny
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