Thomas de Beaumont 6th Earl of Warwick

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THOMAS (-26/27 Jun 1242, bur St Mary's Warwick). An order dated 11 Oct 1227 records a lawsuit against "Henricum comitem Warewici et Philippam uxorem eius et Thomam filium ipsius comitis…"[1568]. He succeeded his father in 1229 as Earl of Warwick. King Henry III received the homage of "Thome de Warewic filii et heredis H. quondam comitis Warewic", dated 1229[1569]. The Annals of Worcester record the death in 1242 of “Thomas comes Warwike”[1570]. A writ dated 25 Aug "26 Hen III", and subsequent inquisitions, after the death of "Thomas Earl of Warwick" excluded the dower of "Philippa sometime the wife of Henry earl of Warwick and Maud sometime the wife of Henry de Oylly" and listed his lands without naming an heir[1571]. A later writ dated 5 Feb "28 Hen III", after the death of Thomas Earl of Warwick, assigns two parts of his fees to "John de Plesseto and Margery his wife, sister and heir of the said earl" and one part to "Ela late his wife in dower"[1572]. A writ dated 7 Mar "47 Hen III", after the death of "John de Plessetis alias de Plascetis earl of Warwick", which notes that "Humphrey de Bohun gave the manor [of Bradenham, Buckinghamshire] in free marriage to Henry de Oylly with Maud his sister", names "a son Henry and two daughters" as their children, adding that "from the elder [daughter] issued Thomas earl of Warwick and one Margery" both of whom died childless[1573].

m as her first husband, ELA Longespee of Salisbury, daughter of WILLIAM Longespee Earl of Salisbury & his wife Ela Ctss of Salisbury (-9 Feb 1298, bur Oseney Abbey, Oxfordshire). The Book of Lacock names “Isabellam de Vescy…Elam…Idam de Camyle” as the daughters of “Guillelmus Longespe ex…Ela”, adding that Ela married “Comes Warwik, et postea Philippus Basset” but was childless[1574]. A writ dated 5 Feb "28 Hen III", after the death of Thomas Earl of Warwick, assigns two parts of his fees to "John de Plesseto and Margery his wife, sister and heir of the said earl" and one part to "Ela late his wife in dower"[1575].

She married secondly ([13 Nov 1254/23 Mar 1255]) as his second wife, Philip Basset of Wycombe. Pope Innocent IV issued a dispensation to “Ela de Warwick of the diocese of Worcester to contract marriage with Philip son of Alan knight who is connected with her in the third degree of affinity”, dated 13 Nov 1254[1576]. Pope Alexander IV issued an indult to “Philip knight son of Alan deceased of the diocese of London and his wife Ela de Warwec...to remain in the marriage they have contracted notwithstanding that they are related in the fourth degree of consanguinity”, dated 23 Mar 1255[1577]. The Chroniculum of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbrook records the death in 1300 of “domina Ela comitissa Warwici” and her burial “Oseneye”[1578].

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