William de Beauchamp | |
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9th Earl of Warwick | |
![]() Arms of Beauchamp: Gules, a fesse between six cross crosslets or | |
Predecessor | William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick |
Successor | Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick |
Born | c. 1238 |
Died | 1298 |
William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (c. 1238 – 1298)[1] was the eldest of eight children of William de Beauchamp of Elmley and his wife Isabel de Mauduit. He was an English nobleman and soldier, described as a “vigorous and innovative military commander."[2] He was active in the field against the Welsh for many years, and at the end of his life campaigned against the Scots.