Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick
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Arms of Sir Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, KG, as depicted on his stall plate at St. George's Chapel.
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| Born | 25 or 28 January 1382 Salwarpe, Worcestershire, England |
| Died | 30 April 1439 (aged 57) Rouen, Normandy, France |
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Elizabeth de Berkeley Lady Isabel le Despenser |
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Lady Margaret Beauchamp Lady Eleanor Beauchamp Lady Elizabeth Beauchamp Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick Lady Anne Beauchamp |
Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, Count of Aumale, KG (25 or 28 January 1382 – 30 April 1439) was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.
Beauchamp was born at Salwarpe in Worcestershire, the son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, and Margaret, a daughter of William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby. His godfather was King Richard II.
He was knighted at the coronation of King Henry IV and succeeded to the Earldom of Warwick in 1401.
Soon after reaching his majority and taking responsibility for the Earldom, he saw military action in Wales, defending against a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr. On 22 July 1403, the day after the Battle of Shrewsbury, he was made a Knight of the Garter.
In the summer of 1404, he rode into what is today Monmouthshire at the head of a force. Warwick engaged Welsh forces at the Battle of Mynydd Cwmdu, near Tretower Castle a few miles northwest of Crickhowell – nearly capturing Owain Glyndwr himself, taking Owain's banner, forcing the Welsh to flee. They were chased down the valley of the River Usk where they regrouped and turned the tables on the pursuing English force, attempting an ambush. They chased the English in turn to the town walls of Monmouth after a skirmish at Craig-y-Dorth, a conical hill near Mitchel Troy.
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