John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont

John de Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG (* 1361, † September 9, 1396 in Stirling ) was an English nobleman. At the age of eight he inherited after the early death of his father the title. He was married to Catherine Evrigham.

Career

He served early in the yard and in the military retinue of King Edward III. and was knighted already on April 23, 1377. Then he took in the first phase of the Hundred Years' War, the campaign against France and against the followers of the Pope Clement VII in part. 1389 he was appointed by the King in the Privy Council and appointed Warden of the Western Marches on the border with Scotland. In addition, he was admiral of the North was also transferred. In the same year he was Constable of Dover Castle, and on 13 November 1393 to his death Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. He received the Writ of Summons to attend parliamentary sessions from August 20, 1383 to November 13, 1393rd Also in 1393, King Richard II awarded him the Order of the Garter. In October 1395 he was a member of the British embassy to France, which was to last for Richard II at the hand of the Princess Isabel.

Progeny

With his wife Katherine Everingham Beaumont had six children.

• Elizabeth Beaumont († July 20, 1415 )
• Richard Beaumont
• Eleanor Beaumont
• Margaret Beaumont
• Henry Beaumont, 5th Baron Beaumont (* 1380, † June 1413 )
• Thomas Beaumont, Seigneur de Basqueville ( * after 1381, † 1457 )