William (II) de Beauchamp

Lord of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire

Hereditary castellan of Worcester and sheriff of the county

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1197.

The date is given by Mason (ODNB).

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: William (I) de Beauchamp (died 1170).

This relationship is given by the Victoria County History of Worcestershire (Volume 3, sub Elmley Castle).

Mother: Avicia.

This relationship is discussion in an August 2010 thread from soc.genealogy.medieval, especially in contributions by John Ravilious.

(probable) Spouse: Bertha, daughter of William de Briouze.

This relationship is discussed in a September 2002 thread from soc.genealogy.medieval, especially in contributions by Chris Phillips, and again in a 2017 thread.

Children:

William de Beauchamp.

Walter (II) de Beauchamp (died 11 April 1236) married (1) Johanna Mortimer; married (2) Angharad.

References

Cawley, Charles. “William (II) de Beauchamp” in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.

Mason, Emma. “Beauchamp, Walter (II) de (1192/3 - 1236)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004).

'Parishes: Elmley Castle', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 338-346. (Victoria County History).