Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick

Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick KG (* between August 1313 and February 14, 1314 Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, † November 13, 1369 ) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years War. He was the son of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer.

From 1343/44 until his death he was Marshal of England and in this function, one of the commanders at the decisive British victory in the Battle of Crécy ( 1346 ), where he also has the 16 -year-old Edward of Woodstock supervised, and the battle Maupertuis ( 1356); at the siege of Calais ( 1369 ), he died of the plague. Thomas de Beauchamp is one of the founding members of the Order of the Garter ( 1348 ).

Marriage and issue

He married Katherine Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Their children were:

• Guy ( † April 28, 1360 ). He had two daughters, Eliszabeth and Katherine, who were excluded by an indemnity from Grandfather heritage.
• Thomas (* 1337/9-1401 ), 12th Earl of Warwick
• Reinbrun, († 1361 ), which was named after a character from the epic Guy of Warwick
• William (around 1343-1411 ), who inherited the Honour of Abergavenny; He was married to Joan FitzAlan.
• Roger († 1361 )
• Maud († 1403 ) ∞ Roger de Clifford, 5th Baron de Clifford
• Philippa (before 1344-1386 ) ∞ Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford
• Alice († 1383 ) ∞ I. John Beauchamp of Hatch; ∞ II Sir Matthew Gournay
• Joan, ∞ Ralph Basset, 4th Baron Basset de Drayton
• Isabell († 1416 ) ∞ I. John le Strange, 5th Baron Strange, ∞ II William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
• Margaret ∞ Guy de Montfort