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Titre | The Beauchamps, Barons of Bedford by C. Gore Chambers and G. Herbert Fowler. |
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"Publications of the Bedfordshire historical record society";1913;Vol 1;pp 1-26;The Beauchamps, Barons of Bedford by C. Gore Chambers and G. Herbert Fowler. Also Pedigree Chart on p.25 from the book: https://archive.org/details/publicationsofbe01bedf_0/page/n39/mode/2up |
Acquisition of Bedford Castle estates by Hugh de Beauchamp, first post conquest lord of Bedford as described in the Doomsday Book . Narration here describes his descendants and their stewardship of the Baronies associated with the estate depicting a 1913 version of the family pedigree with uncertainties discussed. HUGH DE BEAUCHAMP, Lord of Bedford =m= by Mahald (Maud or Matilda); issue: -Simon, presumed son but 1st inheritor from Hugh of the estate. -Robert, Viscount of Argues (absent, dead or abroad at the time the barony was in dispute) ----------------------------------------------------- SIMON DE BEAUCHAMP, heir to Hugh's estate, =m= wife not mentioned. - daughter, (the wife offered for marriage by King Stephen to Hugh, "the Pauper", Count of Meulan in a bid to secure the Barony. Since Simon had no male heirs, this was the trigger for a seige in 1137-8 in which Simon's two nephews were the defenders, the elder Miles being the next in line.) ---------------------------------------------------- ROBERT DE BEAUCHAMP, Vicount of Argues == by wife unnamed, issue: -Miles or Milo; AND defender of Bedford Castle during seige and its recoverer by 1141; became the first Baron. -Payne, younger brother and eventual heir to his brother's holdings. -Ellen -Beatrice, who m. Hugh de MOreville. ----------------------------------------------------- MILES or MILO DE BEAUCHAMP, 1st Baron of Bedford == no wife named; Without any heir, he ceded the Barony to his younger brother Payne. ----------------------------------------------------- PAYNE DE BEAUCHAMP, 2nd Baron of Bedford =m=Roheis, Countess and dau. of Aubrey de Vere and widow of Geoffrey de Mandeville; Issue: -Simon ---------------------------------------------------- SIMON DE BEAUCHAMP ( b. 1144-5 d. 1206) =m= Isabella, parentage uncertain; Issue in order: William, son and heir. Hugh Simon -------------------------------------------------- WILLIAM DE BEAUCHAMP, 3rd Baron of Bedford (1185/6-1260)=m= Ida, dau. of William Longspee. HUGH DE BEAUCHAMP; may have become known as Hugh of Eaton;no data given in this account. SIMON DE BEAUCHAMP, the third of his name; not much written other than possible instances of witness at events. |