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Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester

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Name
  
Richard Beauchamp,


Died
  
March 18, 1422

Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester

Role
  
William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny's son

Spouse
  
Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester (m. ?–1422)

Children
  
Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny

Parents
  
William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, Joan FitzAlan, Baroness Bergavenny

Grandchildren
  
George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny

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Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, KCB (c. 1394 – 18 March 1421/1422) was an English peer.

The only son of William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded as 2nd Baron Bergavenny at the death of his father.

On 27 July 1411, he married Lady Isabel le Despenser, daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and great-granddaughter of Edward III. They had one child, Lady Elizabeth de Beauchamp, later 3rd Baroness Bergavenny, who married Sir Edward Neville, later 1st Baron Bergavenny.

He died on 18 March 1421/22 at Meaux, France, mortally wounded in action, without male issue. His body was taken back to England and he was buried on 25 April 1422 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

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