John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Somerset

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

Origins[]

He was born on 25 July 1274, the son and heir of John de Beauchamp (died 1283),^[2] feudal baron of Hatch, seated at Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset, by his wife Cicely de Vivonne/de Forz (died 1320), one of the four daughters and co-heiresses of William de Vivonne/de Forz (died 1259), who had held a half share of the feudal barony of Curry Mallet in Somerset.^[3] 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 and children[]

At some time before 1301 he married Joan Chenduit, by whom he had issue including:

• John de Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp (1304–1343), eldest son and heir;
• William de Beauchamp;
• Joan de Beauchamp, wife of John de Cobham, 2nd Baron Cobham (d. 1355), of Cobham, Kent;^[4]
• Alienor de Beauchamp;
• Beatrice de Beauchamp.

Death[]

He died between October and December 1336.

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