Joan de Beauchamp | |
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Countess of Ormond | |
Spouse(s) | James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond |
Issue
James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond
John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond Elizabeth Butler, Countess of Shrewsbury Anne Butler |
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Noble family | Beauchamp |
Father | William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny |
Mother | Lady Joan FitzAlan |
Born | 1396 |
Died | 3 or 5 August 1430 (aged 33–34) |
Buried | Mercers' Chapel, St Thomas of Acre, London |
Joan Beauchamp, Countess of Ormond (1396 – 3 or 5 August 1430) was the first wife of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his five children. Their principal residence was Kilkenny Castle in Ireland.
Joan de Beauchamp was the daughter of William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and his first wife, Lady Joan FitzAlan. She had a brother and sister:
Joan's paternal grandparents were Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and Lady Katherine Mortimer, and her maternal grandparents were Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth de Bohun.
Joan de Beauchamp died 3 or 5 August 1430, and was buried in the Mercers' Chapel, St Thomas of Acre, London.
She married, before 28 August 1413, James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, by whom she had three sons and two daughters: