The titles Baron Beauchamp and Viscount Beauchamp have been created several times throughout English and British history. There is an extant Viscountcy of Beauchamp, held by the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford.
The name Beauchamp (French "beautiful/fair field"), Latinised to de Bello Campo ("from the beautiful field/fair field"), is born by three of the most ancient Anglo-Norman families which settled in England during the Norman Conquest of 1066: Beauchamp of Worcestershire, of Somerset and of Bedfordshire.[5] The surname was taken from their respective manors in Normandy and there is no evidence of any shared origin between the families of that name seated in those three separate counties. The Bedfordshire branch died out in the male line after only two generations. The heir of the Somerset branch was the powerful Seymour family, whilst the Worcestershire branch achieved the greatest power and prominence as Earls of Warwick.
Barons Beauchamp, first creation ("de Somerset") (1299–1361)edit
Arms of Seymour: Gules, two wings conjoined in lure or
Viscount Beauchamp, first creation ("of Hache") (1536–1552)edit
The Seymour family inherited the capital manor of Hatch Beauchamp (anciently Hache) due to the marriage of Roger Seymour (d.c.1361) to Cecily Beauchamp (d.1393), the aunt and heiress of John IV de Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp (1330-1361),[7]feudal baron of Hatch Beauchamp.
^Hugh de Beauchamp was the first Norman feudal baron of Bedford and held many manors in Bedfordshire as is recorded in the Domesday Book (Sanders, p.10)
^John Guillim, British Banner Display'd, Vol.2, London, 1755, p.600
^Cookson, Christopher, Hatch Beauchamp Church, section: Historical Note on the Church and its Associations, 1972 [1] 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Baron Beauchamp news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The titles Baron Beauchamp and Viscount Beauchamp have been created several times throughout English and British history There is an extant Viscountcy of Beauchamp held by the Seymour family Marquesses of Hertford Map showing seats of the Beauchamp family in Worcestershire and Warwickshire Elmley Castle held from the Bishops of Worcester 1 was their origin pre 1133 and became the caput of their feudal barony of Salwarpe inherited from Urse d Abetot 2 with the hereditary offices of Sheriff of Worcestershire and Constable of Worcester Castle The senior line moved to Warwick Castle in 1268 when younger brothers of the first Beauchamp Earl of Warwick established junior branches at Powick and Holt ancient possessions of the family 3 Alcester and Bletsoe in Bedfordshire were later acquired by the Powick branch 4 The title Baron Beauchamp of Kidderminster was acquired by the Holt branch Contents 1 Beauchamp family 1 1 Barons Beauchamp first creation de Somerset 1299 1361 1 2 Baron Beauchamp second creation de Warwick 1350 1360 1 3 Baron Beauchamp third creation of Bletso 1363 1380 1 4 Barons Beauchamp fourth creation of Kidderminster 1387 1400 1 5 Barons Beauchamp fifth creation of Powick 1447 1503 2 Seymour family 2 1 Viscount Beauchamp first creation of Hache 1536 1552 2 2 Barons Beauchamp sixth creation of Hache 1559 1750 2 3 Viscounts Beauchamp second creation of Hache 1750 3 Lygon family 3 1 Barons Beauchamp seventh creation of Powyke 1806 1979 4 See also 5 ReferencesBeauchamp family editThe name Beauchamp French beautiful fair field Latinised to de Bello Campo from the beautiful field fair field is born by three of the most ancient Anglo Norman families which settled in England during the Norman Conquest of 1066 Beauchamp of Worcestershire of Somerset and of Bedfordshire 5 The surname was taken from their respective manors in Normandy and there is no evidence of any shared origin between the families of that name seated in those three separate counties The Bedfordshire branch died out in the male line after only two generations The heir of the Somerset branch was the powerful Seymour family whilst the Worcestershire branch achieved the greatest power and prominence as Earls of Warwick Barons Beauchamp first creation de Somerset 1299 1361 edit nbsp Arms of Beauchamp of Hatch Vair Descendants of the feudal barons of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset John de Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp 1274 1336 John de Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp d 1343 John de Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp 1330 1361 abeyant on his death The barony was unsuccessfully claimed in 1924 by Ulric Oliver Thynne Baron Beauchamp second creation de Warwick 1350 1360 edit nbsp Arms of Beauchamp of Elmley Castle Earls of Warwick Gules a fesse between six cross crosslets or John de Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick 1316 1360 Baron Beauchamp third creation of Bletso 1363 1380 edit nbsp Arms of Beauchamp of Bletsoe and Powicke Gules a fess between six martlets or Roger Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp of Bletso died 1380 Sir Roger Beauchamp died c 1374 Sir Roger Beauchamp de jure 2nd Baron Beauchamp of Bletso d 3 May 1406 Sir John Beauchamp de jure 3rd Baron Beauchamp of Bletso d 1412 1414 Barons Beauchamp fourth creation of Kidderminster 1387 1400 edit nbsp Arms of Beauchamp of Holt Gules a fess between six billets or This was the first barony created by letters patent by King Richard II in 1387 6 They were seated at Holt Castle Worcestershire a junior branch of the senior Elmley line John de Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp 1319 1388 forfeit 1388 John de Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp 1378 1420 attainder reversed 1398 forfeit in 1400 by renewal of attainder Barons Beauchamp fifth creation of Powick 1447 1503 edit Descended from Walter de Beauchamp died 1303 6 of Beauchamp s Court Alcester in Warwickshire and of Beauchamp Court Powick in Worcestershire Steward of the Household to King Edward I and younger brother of William de Beauchamp 9th Earl of Warwick c 1238 1298 the first of his family to hold that title inherited from their mother John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp d 1475 great great grandson of Walter de Beauchamp died 1303 6 Richard Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp 1435 1503 Seymour family edit nbsp Arms of Seymour Gules two wings conjoined in lure or Viscount Beauchamp first creation of Hache 1536 1552 edit The Seymour family inherited the capital manor of Hatch Beauchamp anciently Hache due to the marriage of Roger Seymour d c 1361 to Cecily Beauchamp d 1393 the aunt and heiress of John IV de Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp 1330 1361 7 feudal baron of Hatch Beauchamp Edward Seymour 1st Viscount Beauchamp created Earl of Hertford in 1537 and Duke of Somerset in 1547 forfeit in 1552 Barons Beauchamp sixth creation of Hache 1559 1750 edit Edward Seymour 1st Earl of Hertford 1st Baron Beauchamp 1537 1621 William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 2nd Baron Beauchamp 1587 1660 William Seymour 3rd Duke of Somerset 3rd Baron Beauchamp 1654 1671 John Seymour 4th Duke of Somerset 4th Baron Beauchamp d 1675 Francis Seymour 5th Duke of Somerset 5th Baron Beauchamp 1658 1678 Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 6th Barom Beauchamp 1662 1748 Algernon Seymour 7th Duke of Somerset 7th Baron Beauchamp 1684 1750 Barony extinct on his death Viscounts Beauchamp second creation of Hache 1750 edit Francis Seymour Conway 1st Earl of Hertford 1st Viscount Beauchamp 1718 1794 created Marquess of Hertford in 1793 See Marquess of Hertford for further Viscounts Beauchamp Lygon family edit nbsp Arms of Lygon Argent two lions passant double queued gules Barons Beauchamp seventh creation of Powyke 1806 1979 edit William Lygon 1st Baron Beauchamp 1747 1816 created Earl Beauchamp in 1815 See Earl Beauchamp for descents See also editBeauchamp baronetsReferences edit Sanders I J English Baronies A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086 1327 Oxford 1960 p 76 Sanders pp 75 6 Inherited from Urse d Abetot together with the feudal barony of Salwarpe Parishes Alcester British History Online Hugh de Beauchamp was the first Norman feudal baron of Bedford and held many manors in Bedfordshire as is recorded in the Domesday Book Sanders p 10 John Guillim British Banner Display d Vol 2 London 1755 p 600 Cookson Christopher Hatch Beauchamp Church section Historical Note on the Church and its Associations 1972 1 Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baron Beauchamp amp oldid 1189559734 Barons Beauchamp first creation de Somerset 1299 1361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
