15212120.
Lord Walter de Beauchamp & 15212121. Alice de Tony
Bef. 1242,
Walter born in England, s/o 30424240.
William de Beauchamp & 30424241. Isabel Mauduit.
~1260, Alice
born in England, d/o 4997468. Roger de
Tony & 4997469. Alice de Bohun.
1263, Walter
of age, had a plea against him by Sir Reynold Fitz Peter for Alcester manor.
[––Alice
& Richard––]
8/8/1265,
Alice married to Sir Richard de Brus, s/o Sir Robert. (S) CPRs.
1266, Walter
sought recovery of the moiety of the manor of Alcester.
1/1268,
William [de Beauchamp] of Elmley and Salwarpe, Worcestershire wrote his will: …
to Walter, my son, “a crusader in aid of his pilgrimage to the Holy land for me
and his mother,” the 200 marks, in which Ralph le Botiler (30424224) and
Matilda his wife are bound. … (S) Register of Godfrey Giffard, V1, 1902, P8.
[––Walter & Alice––]
1269, Walter
married to Alice.
8/19/1270 from Dover, Lord Edward and consort Eleanor left
on the 8th crusade.
9/1172, King
Edward left Acre to return to England.
1272, Walter
bought half the manor of Alcester for £100.
11/16/1272,
Edward I ascended to the throne while on crusade. [King Edward returned after
most of his knights, spending time in France.]
1274, Walter
de Beauchamp granted his free burgesses and tenants [of Alcester] the right to
hold a Tues market. (S) Gaz. of Markets and Fairs.
7/27/1276,
Commission … touching a complaint by Alice de Bello Campo, … delivery of her
goods, which Henry de Audeley had detained from her at the manor of Blore, co.
Stafford, late in her custody, … (S) CPRs.
1277, Walter
served his brother, William, 9th Earl of Warwick, in Wales.
1277,
King Edward was in Chester where he cleared a road through a dense forest, and
started construction on the castles of Flint and Rhuddlan. King Edward made
forays into the Welsh lands of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, prince of Wales, capturing
Snowdonia and the isle of Anglesey.
[––Walter & Alice––]
10/9/1289, Commission to the bishop of Worcester to grant a
dispensation to Walter de Bello Campo and Alice, daughter of Ralph de Touny, of
his diocese, to remain in the marriage they contracted in ignorance that they
were related in the 4th degree of kindred, declaring their offspring
legitimate. (S) Cal. of Papal Reg.’s, V1, 1893, Regesta 44, f.225d.
3/9/1290,
Pernel de Tony, paternal grandmother of Alice, examined by the Bishop of
Worcester regarding the marriage of her granddaughter, Alice de Tony, to Walter
de Beauchamp. Register of Bishop Godfrey Giffard, Part 3, 1900, P367.
1290, Walter
and Alice received a dispensation to remain in marriage. [The bishop found them
to be within the 4th degree, and as they were ignorant at the time
of contract ..., he decreed the marriage and the issue thereof to be lawful.]
1/1/1292,
Licence, after appointment of Walter de Bello Campo, steward of the household,
Walter de Langeton, keeper of the wardrobe, and … William de Valencia, the
king’s uncle … to enclose his stew … (S) CPRs. [The steward of the household
also held a banneret title for which they received £24 a year.]
7/18/1292,
Walter received a grant for an annual fair at Alcester. (S) Gaz. of Markets and
Fairs.
1293, “Gift
from Ralph de Tony, knight, to Sir Walter de Beauchamp, knight, Alice, his
wife, and Walter, their son, of the manor of Coueleston [Cowsden in Upton
Snodsbury] in exchange for the manor of Cressingham. With appointment by Ralph
de Thony of William Le Botiler as attorney to deliver possession of the above
manor.” (S) UKNA. [Alice and Ralph are siblings.]
1294, Walter
ordered to relieve Bere castle in Wales.
9/2/1294,
Order to cause Alice, wife of Walter de Bello Campo, steward of the king’s
household, to have in that forest [Feckenham] 8 bucks of the king’s gift. (S)
CCRs.
1294, The Gascon War began between England and
France, lasting 9 years.
10/9/1294, English forces left Portsmouth for
France, arriving and going up the Gironde estuary seizing the towns of
Castillon, then Macau, then Bourg and Balye.
1295, Walter
military paymaster for Edmund, earl of Lancaster, in Gascony.
10/3/1295,
Writ of aid … for Walter de Bello Campo, steward of the household, sent by the
king to those parts [Gascony] to cause ships to be prepared for the passage of
the said Edmund [the king’s brother] to Gascony. (S) CPRs.
4/8/1296, Order
to cause William le Butiller (7606056), brother and heir of Gawain le Butiller
of Wemme, tenant in chief, to have seisin of the lands that belonged to Gawain,
as Walter de Langeton, the treasurer, and Walter de Bello Campo, steward of the
king's household, who have the custody of the said lands. (S) CCRs.
8/23/1297,
Walter attended King Edward as he left England with 500 ships to attack France
and assert his rights. Because of the refusal of many barons, Edward only had a
small contingent of knights. The army sailed for Flanders to seek additional
support.
9/30/1297 at
Gaunt in Flanders, … Agreement between John de Hastingges and William Martyn …
Witnesses: … Sir William de Brewuse, Sir Walter de Beauchamp, steward of the
household, … (S) CPRs, 11/3/1297.
3/29/1298,
The English army arrived back in England.
7/22/1298,
Walter, with 25 lances, fought at the battle of Falkirk.
7/22/1298, King Edward defeated Sir William Wallace
(Braveheart) at the battle of Falkirk, Scotland. The Scots defensive position
was strong, but based on spearmen with support of some cavalry and archers. Edward’s
armored knights were repulsed by the amassed spear points. King Edward brought
up his Welsh longbowmen. They cut gaps into the Scottish ranks through which
the mounted English knights could charge. The Scots were routed, but Wallace
escaped.
2/15/1300,
Power, during pleasure, to Walter de Bello Campo, steward of the household, to
arrest all malefactors throughout the realm. (S) CPRs.
3/28/1300,
“Royal letters patent: inspeximus and confirmation of Magna Carta … Witnesses:
… Walter de Bello Campo [Beauchamp], Steward of the King’s Household, …” (S)
UKNA.
7/9/1300, Siege
of Caerlaverock castle in Scotland began.
1300, Walter
at the siege of Carlaverock, Scotland. [“… a knight who would have been one of
the best of all …”] (S) Edward I, Prestwich, 1988, P146.
2/12/1301 in
Lincoln, Walter was a signer of the baron’s letter to Pope Boniface VIII.
7/9/1301,
Grant to Margaret, queen of England, the king’s consort, of the marriage of
Robert son and heir of Warin de Insula, tenant in chief, to the use of Margaret
daughter of Walter de Bello Campo, steward of the household. (S) CPRs.
7/18/1302,
Walter granted a fair at his manor. (S) Land to the Rear of 8 Church Street,
Alcester, Warwickshire, Archaeological Evaluation, 2010, P-ALC09.
9/15/1302, John
son of Thomas de Hunteleye acknowledges that he owes to Walter de Bello Campo
and Alice, his wife, £200. (S)
CCRs.
2/16/1303,
Walter died at Chafont, Buckinghamshire; buried at Grey Friars in Smithfield.
Surviving mentioned: wife Alice, daughters Margaret and Eleanor, sons Walter
and Humphrey.
[––Alice––]
7/12/1304,
Letters for Alice late the wife of Walter de Bello Campo, nominating … (S)
CPRs.
2/6/1307, Notification
that the king has granted to Alice late the wife of Walter de Bello Campo and executrix
of his will, … (S) CCRs.
7/7/1307,
Edward II, on crusade, became king on the death of his father.
4/23/1309,
Protection for Alice going on pilgrimage beyond the seas. (S) CPRs.
4/1310,
Alice, wife that was of Walter de Bello Campo, was summoned to answer Edward
Burnel of a plea … (S) Year Books of Edward II, V3, 1905, P91.
1313, Widow
Hawise (15212123) was in a dispute with Alice, widow of Walter de Beauchamp,
over Kemerton.
2/1/1327 at
Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of England.
1332, Alice
presented to the church of Kemerton.
1334, Alice
called by the Pope as a witness of the kindredship of her kinsman Earl John de
Bohn and his wife Margaret Basset.
Alice died.
(S) Magna
Carta Ancestry, P674.
Children
of Walter and Alice: [6 sons, 4 daughters]
i. Giles de Beauchamp (7606060), born ~1290 in
England.
ii. Margaret de Beauchamp (60844717), born ~1295 in
England.
