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Walter de Beauchamp (1192/3 - 1236)[1] was the second son and eventual h e i r o f W i lliam (II) de Beauchamp, who was lord of Elmley Castle in Worc e s t e r shire, and hereditary castellan of Worcester and sheriff of the co u n t y . A t William's death in 1197, his heir was his eldest son William, a m i n o r w h o died before Michaelmas 1211, when Walter was in the custody of R o g e r M o rtimer (d. 1214) and his wife, Isabel. Walter married their daug h t e r J o hanna in 1212 (she died in 1225), and was in possession of his b a r o n y b y 1214. He obtained his shrievalty on 19 August 1215, but lost i t w h e n , w ith nineteen of his knights, he deserted to the rebels in May 1 2 1 6 . H e r eturned to his allegiance to King John in August 1216, however , w h e n h e w as reinstated in his lands.
Beauchamp witnessed the reissue of Magna Carta on 11 November 1216, and i n M a r c h 1 217 he was restored to his shrievalty and castellanship, and b ec a m e k e eper of the royal forests in Worcestershire. He also witnessed t h e f u r t her reissue of Magna Carta on 11 February 1225. In 1225 or later , h e m a r r ied his second wife, Angaret, who died between 1280 and 1283.
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1195 - 1236 (41 years)
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