Elizabeth Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick

Elizabeth de Berkeley was born circa 1386.1 She was the daughter of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley and Margaret de Lisle, Baroness Lisle.1 She married Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick and Margaret Ferrers, before 5 October 1397.1,2 She died on 28 December 1422, wihout male issue.3

    From before 5 October 1397, her married name became Beauchamp.1

Children of Elizabeth de Berkeley and Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

1.Lady Margaret Beauchamp+ b. 1404, d. 14 Jun 14681

2.Lady Eleanor Beauchamp+ b. bt 1407 - 1408, d. bt 4 Mar 1466 - 8 Mar 1468

3.Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp+ b. c 1417, d. b 2 Oct 14801

Citations

1.G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 131. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 347. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

3. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 145

source: http://thepeerage.com/p10166.htm

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Husband's Name

Richard De BEAUCHAMP (AFN:921T-VG)  Pedigree  

Born: 28 Jan 1381 Place: Of, Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England
Died: 30 Apr 1439 Place: , Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Buried: 4 Oct 1439 Place: St.mary's, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Married: Place: Of, , Monmouthshire, Wales
Father: William BEAUCHAMP (AFN:8J5Q-5R) Family
Mother: Joan FITZALAN (AFN:8J5J-MC)
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Wife's Name

Elizabeth De BERKELEY (AFN:9220-XG)  Pedigree  

Born: Abt 1385 Place: Of, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died: 28 Dec 1422 Place:
Buried: Place: Kingswood Abbey, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Married: Place: Of, , Monmouthshire, Wales
Father: Thomas BERKELEY (AFN:8J5Q-S2) Family
Mother: Margaret LISLE (AFN:9220-W9)
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Children

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1.  Sex  Name    

F Margaret BEAUCHAMP (AFN:9222-4L) Pedigree
Born: 1404 Place: Of, Goodrest, Wedgnock Park, Warwickshire, England
Died: 14 Jun 1467 Place:
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2.  Sex  Name    

F Elbeanor BEAUCHAMP (AFN:921S-HF) Pedigree
Born: Sep 1407 Place: , Walthamstow, Essex, England
Christened: Place: Of, Eddgenoch, Warwickshire, England
Died: 6 Mar 1466/1467 Place:
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3.  Sex  Name    

F Elizabeth De BEAUCHAMP (AFN:8XHV-ZB) Pedigree
Born: 16 Sep 1417 Place: Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England
Christened: Place: (22-1439)
Died: Bef 2 1480 Oct Place: Chapel Beauchamp, Saint Marys, Warwickshire, England
Buried: Place: Beauchamp Chapel, St. Mary's, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick

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Elizabeth Beauchamp (née de Berkeley), Countess of Warwick (1386 – 28 December 1422) born in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England to Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley and Margaret de Lisle, Baroness Lisle. Elizabeth married Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick before 5 October 1397 he was the son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick and Margaret Ferrers. Elizabeth gave birth to three girls:

Lady Margaret Beauchamp (1404 – 14 June 1468) married General John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

Lady Eleanor Beauchamp (born c. 1407 – died between 4 March, 1466 - 8 March, 1468) married (1) Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros (2) Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (3) Walter Rokesley

Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp (16 September 1417 - died before 2 October, 1480) married (1) George Nevill, 1st Baron Latymer (2) Thomas Wake

Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

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Marriages

Warwick first married Elizabeth de Berkeley[1], daughter of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley and the Baroness Margaret de Lisle, by whom he had 3 daughters:

Margaret Beauchamp (d. 1468), who married John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, and whose great-grandson John Dudley was created Earl of Warwick and subsequently Duke of Northumberland;

Eleanor Beauchamp, who married Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros and then married Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset;

Elizabeth Beauchamp, who married George Nevill, 1st Baron Latymer.

Elizabeth of Berkley Beauchamp 1400-1448

Margaret Beauchamp 1404-1467

Margaret De Beauchamp 1404-1467

Eleanor BEAUCHAMP [DUCHESS OF SOMERSET] 1407-Deceased

Duchess Eleanor Beauchamp 1407-1467

Eleonor Beauchamp 1407-1467

Mrs. EDMUND Beaufort 1410-1467

Elizabeth Beauchanp Baroness Latimer 1417-1470

Henry de Beauchamp

Elizabeth was just 10 years of age when she married Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and son of Thomas de Beauchamp and Margaret de Ferrers. They married before 5 October 1397 by a covenant dated Sep 1392. The marriage remained unconsummated for at least 6 years, and they had three daughters: Margaret m Sir John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury Eleanor m Sir Thomas Roos & Sir Edmond Beaufort Elizabeth m Sir George de Neville
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Lady Elizabeth Berkeley Beauchamp
BIRTH 1386
Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
DEATH 28 Dec 1422 (aged 35–36)
England
BURIAL
Kingswood Abbey
Kingswood, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
MEMORIAL ID 79500019

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www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/portrait/LBSD-T89; Elizabeth de Berkeley LYVY-R4W; Brief Life History

Elizabeth de Berkeley, Countess of Warwick and Baroness Lisle (1386-28 December 1422), was an English noblewoman and heiress. She was the only child of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley, and Margaret de Lisle, 3rd Baroness Lisle.

With her father's death in 1417, Elizabeth and her husband Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, became involved in an inheritance dispute with her cousin James Berkeley, initiating one of the longest lawsuits in English history.

Marriage and issue
Elizabeth de Berkeley was the only child born to Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley, by his wife Margaret de Lisle, 3rd Baroness Lisle. As such, Elizabeth was their sole heir, and was to inherit the baronies of Lisle and Tyes from her mother. Margaret died near 1392, but Elizabeth did not succeed to them until the death of Thomas in 1417, as he held the lands by tenure of courtesy. In September 1392, the Baron Berkeley negotiated Elizabeth's marriage to Richard de Beauchamp, eldest son and heir to Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick. Elizabeth married him sometime before 5 October 1397, and became the Countess of Warwick in 1403. The marriage remained unconsummated for at least six years.

Elizabeth gave birth to three girls:
1.) Lady Margaret Beauchamp (1404-1467/1468); married John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

2.) Lady Eleanor Beauchamp (c. 1408-1467); married (1) Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros (2) Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset[1] (3) Walter Rokesley

3.) Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp (c. 1417-died before 2 October 1480); married (1) George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer (2) Thomas Wake

Inheritance dispute
Elizabeth's level of education and literacy is evident from a 1410 commission asking John Walton to translate Boethius' De consolatione philosophiae; he dedicated it in her name.

An inheritance dispute erupted with her father's death in 1417. Thomas had named her his heir, but many of his lands and estates, including Berkeley Castle, were entailed through the male line to Elizabeth's cousin James Berkeley. Elizabeth and her husband refused to accept the entail, thus "initiat[ing] one of the longest lawsuits in England," which lasted until 1609.

After Lord Thomas' death, the Earl and Countess of Warwick quickly took control of the castle and gained the temporary permission of King Henry V to maintain it. James was unable to seize control of the castle, as Warwick and the king were then fighting in France. To gain support in the dispute, Elizabeth sought the help of John, Duke of Bedford while James successfully bribed Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, each one of the king's brothers. By 1425, Elizabeth was dead and James had been given Berkeley Castle along with most of the entailed lands.

Elizabeth died on 28 December 1422. She was buried at Kingswood Abbey, and a marble tomb was later placed over her grave through a provision in her husband's will. The following year, the Earl of Warwick remarried to Lady Isabel le Despenser, the widow of his cousin Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester.