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Name
  
John Beauchamp,


Died
  
October 8, 1361

John de Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp

Spouse
  
Alice Beauchamp, Baroness Beauchamp

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John de Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp de Somerset (20 January 1329 – 8 October 1361) was an English peer.

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Origins

He was born at Stoke-sub-Hamdon in Somerset, the eldest son and heir of John de Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset by his wife Margaret St. John.

Career

He was Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1359 to about 1361. King Edward III issued a commission to Beauchamp from 1359 to act as Warden and Keeper of the Ports of Kent. In 1359 he participated in the expedition to Gascony by King Edward III. In 1360 he was appointed Admiral of the Fleet.

Marriage

He married Lady Alice Beauchamp, daughter of Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (who was no relation to the Beauchamp family of Hatch) by his wife Katherine Mortimer. The marriage was without progeny.

References

John de Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp Wikipedia


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