Philippa de Beauchamp

Philippa de Beauchamp (before 1344-6 April 1386) was the daughter of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer.

On or before 1 March 1350 she married Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford, son of Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford and Margaret Audley, Baroness Audley.

Philippa and Hugh had seven children.

1. Sir Ralph de Stafford (born about 1354–1385). Ralph was killed by King Richard II's half-brother, Sir John Holland in a feud during an expedition against the Scots in May 1385, over a retainer's death by one of Ralph's archers.
2. Margaret de Stafford, (b. abt. 1364–9 June 1396), married Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland.
3. Thomas de Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford (b. abt. 1368–4 July 1392). Inherited at age of 18. Married Anne Plantagenet, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor de Bohun. No issue.(marriage was reportedly never consummated)
4. William Stafford, 4th Earl of Stafford (21 September 1375–6 April 1395). Inherited from his brother at the age of 14. He was a ward of the Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. He died at 19, no issue.
5. Katherine de Stafford (b. abt. 1376–8 April 1419), married Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
6. Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (2 March 1377–22 July 1403), inherited title from his brother at the age of 17. He married Anne of Gloucester, the widow of his elder brother Thomas.
7. Joan de Stafford (1378–1 October 1442), married Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey. No issue.

Ancestors

Family of Philippa de Beauchamp

16. William Beauchamp, of Elmley 8. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick 17. Isabella Mauduit 4. Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick 18. John FitzGeoffrey 9. Maud FitzJohn 19. Isabel Bigod 2. Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick 20. Roger V de Toeni 10. Ralph VII de Toeni 21. Alice de Bohun 5. Alice de Toeni 11. Mary de Toeni 1. Philippa de Beauchamp 24. Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer 12. Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer 25. Maud de Braose, Baroness Mortimer 6. Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March 26. William II de Fiennes, Baron Tingry 13. Margaret de Fiennes 27. Blanche de Brienne 3. Katherine Mortimer 28. Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville 14. Piers de Geneville 29. Maud de Lacy 7. Joan de Geneville 30. Hugh XII of Lusignan 15. Jeanne of Lusignan 31. Jeanne de Fougères

References

• Richard Glanville-Brown, correspondence, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), August 17, 2005.
• G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant. new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 547.
• Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage. 106th edition, 2 vols., Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999
• thepeerage.com Accessed November 25, 2007