Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, KG, Earl of Warwick

1313 - 1369  (56 years)

• Name	Thomas de Beauchamp
  	His reputation as a military leader was so formidable that he was nicknamed the devil Warwick by the French. Thomas was undoubtedly a brave warrior in battle and proved to be a strong military leader. For example, the 14th century Anonimalle Chronicle states that when news arrived of his landing at Calais, the Duke of Burgundy, whose forces were camped nearby, made a hasty retreat under cover of darkness to avoid an encounter with the devil Warwick. [4]
  Birth	14 Feb 1313	Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Title(s)	12 Aug 1315 (2 years)  [2]
  He succeeded as the 11th Earl of Warwick on 12 August 1315.
  Knighted	Jan 1328/29 (15 years)  [2]
  In January 1328/29 he was knighted.
  Offices Held	From 1333 to 1369 (19 years)  [4]
  He was the hereditary High Sheriff of Worcestershire from 1333 to 1369.
  Military	1337 (23 years)	Scotland   [4]
  He fought in Scotland as Captain of the army against the Scots in 1337.
  Offices Held	From Feb 1343 to 1369 (30 years)  [2]
  He held the office of Marshal of England from Feb 1343 to 1369.
  Offices Held	1344 (30 years)  [2, 4]
  He held the office of Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire in 1344.
  Military	26 Aug 1346 (33 years)	Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France   [2, 4]
  He commanded the center at the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346. He was trusted to be the guardian of the sixteen-year-old Black Prince
  Military	From 4 Sep 1346 to 3 Aug 1347 (33 years)	Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France   [2, 4]
  He fought at the Siege of Calais from 4 Sep 1346 to 3 Aug 1347.
  Knighted	23 Apr 1349 (36 years)  [2, 3]
  On 23 April 1349 he was made a Knight of the Garter.
  Military	19 Sep 1356 (43 years)	Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France   [2, 4]
  He fought at the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356 as commander of the vanguard.
  Will	6 Sep 1369 (56 years)  [3]
  He made his will 6 September 1369.
  Death	13 Nov 1369	Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France   [2, 3, 4]
  He died of the plague. [2, 4]
  Burial	Aft 13 Nov 1369	Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Collegiate Church of St Mary,  Warwick, Warwickshire, England   [4]
  	Thomas de Beauchamp and Katherine Mortimer effigies in Warwick St. Mary's church
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Elizabeth de Beauchamp   d. 1359, England ▻ Thomas Astley, Lord Astley + 2. Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, KG, Earl of Warwick,   b. 14 Feb 1313, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England d. 13 Nov 1369, Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France  (Age 56 years) ▻ Katherine de Mortimer,  m. 19 Apr 1319 > 3. Maud de Beauchamp   d. 1369 ▻ Geoffrey de Say, Lord Say
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of William Zouche and Alice de Toeni)
  > 1. Joyce La Zouche of Mortimer ▻ John Botetourt, Lord Botetourt of Woebley Castle,  m. 31 May 1347
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hugues de Beauchamp   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Mary  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I22990	Roy Line
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick,   b. 1278, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England d. 10 Aug 1315, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Alice de Toeni,   b. Abt 1283   d. Abt 8 Jan 1324/25 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F5584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Katherine de Mortimer,   b. 1314, Ludlow Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire, England Ludlow Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire, England d. 4 Aug 1369 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1319  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 6 years and 2 months - She : ~ 5 years and 4 months.
  Information	Their marriage required a Papal dispensation as they were related within the prohibited third and fourth degrees. The marriage had been arranged in July 1318 to settle a quarrel between the two families over the lordship of Elfael, which was thus given to Katherine as her marriage portion.  [5]
  Children	5 sons and 10 daughterss
  >   1. Guy de Beauchamp   d. 28 Apr 1360  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Philippa de Ferrers >   2. Sir Thomas Beauchamp, KG,   b. 16 Mar 1339   d. 8 Apr 1401 (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Margaret de Ferrers  m. Before Apr 1380     3. Reynburn de Beauchamp   d. 1361  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   4. William de Beauchamp, Lord Bergavenny,   b. Abt 1343   d. 8 May 1411 (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Lady Joan FitzAlan     5. Roger de Beauchamp   d. 1361  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   6. Maud Beauchamp   d. 1402/03  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Roger de Clifford, Lord Clifford >   7. Philippa de Beauchamp  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sir Hugh de Stafford, KG  m. Before 1 Mar 1350/51 >   8. Alice de Beauchamp   d. 26 Oct 1383  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John Beauchamp of Somerset, Lord Beauchamp;   Sir Matthew Gournay >   9. Joan Beauchamp  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sir Ralph Basset, KG, Lord Basset of Drayton  m. Abt May 1338 > 10. Isabel de Beauchamp   d. 29 Sep 1416  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John le Strange, Lord Strange of Blackmere  m. Yes, date unknown;   Sir William d'Ufford, KG, Earl of Suffolk  m. Before 12 June 1376 > 11. Margaret de Beauchamp  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Guy de Montfort > 12. Elizabeth de Beauchamp  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Thomas de Ufford, KG > 13. Anne de Beauchamp  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Walter de Cokesey   14. Juliana de Beauchamp  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   15. Catherine de Beauchamp  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F7820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, KG, Earl of Warwick(1313 – 1369) 2Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick(1278 – 1315) 4William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick(1237 – 1298) 8William de Beauchamp, Lord Beauchamp( – 1269) 16Walter de Beauchamp( – 1236) 17Joane de Mortimer( – 1268) 9Isabel de Mauduit 18William Mauduit, Lord Mauduit( – 1257) 19Alice de Newburgh( – 1263) 5Maud FitzJohn( – Abt 1301) 10Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland(1205 – 1258) 20Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex(Abt 1162 – 1213) 21Aveline de Clare, Countess of Essex(Abt 1178 – 1225) 11Isabel de Bigod( – 1239) 22Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk(1178 – Feb 1224/25) 23Maud Marshall, Countess of Norfolk ( – 1248) 3Alice de Toeni(Abt 1283 – Abt 8 Jan 1324/25) 6Ralph VII de Toeni, Lord of Flamstead(1255 – 1295) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Mary 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Feb 1313 - Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Military - 1337 - Scotland Military - 26 Aug 1346 - Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France Military - From 4 Sep 1346 to 3 Aug 1347 - Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France Military - 19 Sep 1356 - Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Death - 13 Nov 1369 - Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France Burial - Aft 13 Nov 1369 - Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1568] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Volume II (Bass to Canning), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1912). [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick. [S304] Wikipedia, Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick.