William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick

William de Beauchamp
9th Earl of Warwick
Arms of Beauchamp: Gules, a fesse between six cross crosslets or
PredecessorWilliam Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick
SuccessorGuy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick
Bornc. 1238
Died1298

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.

  1. ^ Coss, Peter. "Beauchamp, William de, ninth earl of Warwick", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 23 September 2004. Accessed 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Barfield, Sebastian. "Chapter 1 - The Beauchamp family to 1369". The Beauchamp Earls of Warwick, 1298-1369. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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