Born / Died
Birth Date: 1409 (possibly born in this year)
Death Date: 1460-07-10 (killed at the battle of Northampton)
Notes
Succeeded to title and estates in minority; wardship granted to Henry Beaufort (d 1447), Bishop of Winchester 1413--30; marriage granted in 1425 to Sir John Radcliffe. Granted wardship of Henry Grey, 7th Baron Grey (of Codnor) 8 Feb. 1451/2
Parents
Mother: Willoughby, Elizabeth ( - 1428)
Father: Beaumont, Henry (1380 - 1413)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1436-7-3Union ended: n.d.Note: Married between 24 July 1425 and this date
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1443-8-25Union ended: n.d.
Offspring
- Male offspring: Beaumont, Henry ( - 1460)
- Male offspring: Beaumont, William (1438 - 1507)
- Female offspring: Beaumont, Joan ( - 1466)
Primary Title
- 1st Viscount Beaumont
Titles
- 6th Baron BeaumontAssumed: 1413-06Vacated: 1460-07-10
- 1st Viscount BeaumontAssumed: 1439/40-02-12Vacated: 1460-07-10
- Knight of the GarterAssumed: 1441 (possibly elected to the order in 1442)Vacated: 1460-07-10
General Lands Note
Inherited Beaumont lands 1430; inherited father-in-law’s lands in Norfolk, Suffolk & Lincolnshire 1441
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP, Lincolnshire | 1432 | 1460 | |
| Privy Councillor, England | 1434 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Lincolnshire | 1435/6 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Leicestershire | 1435/6 | ||
| JP, Leicestershire | 1436 | 1460 | |
| Steward, Leicestershire | 1436/7 -1 -5 | Part of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| Steward, Leicestershire | 1436/7 -1 -5 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1440 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Nottinghamshire | 1440 | ||
| Steward, Lincolnshire | 1440 | 1460 | Granted for life; part of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Steward, Lincolnshire | 1440 -5 -16 | 1460 | For life 1450 |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex | 1441 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex | 1441 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey | 1441 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London | 1441 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire | 1444 | ||
| Constable of England, England | 1445 -11 -12 | 1450 | |
| Steward, Warwickshire | 1446 | Part of Margaret of Anjou's dower lands | |
| Steward, Staffordshire | 1446 | Part of Margaret of Anjou's dower lands | |
| Steward, Leicestershire | 1446 | Part of Margaret of Anjou's dower lands | |
| Keeper, Channel Isles | 1446/7 -2 -24 | Held jointly | |
| Keeper, Devon | 1446/7 -2 -24 | Held jointly. | |
| Lord Great Chamberlain, England | 1450 -5 -6 | 1460 -07 -10 | For life |
| Steward, Lincolnshire | 1451 -6 -7 | 1460 -07 -10 | For life |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Northamptonshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Rutland | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wales | 1452 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bedfordshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex | 1452 | 1453 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1452 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire | 1452/3 | ||
| Keeper, Lincolnshire | 1452/3 -1 -30 | Held jointly | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire: North Riding | 1453 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1454 | ||
| Chief Steward, England | 1456/7 -1 -20 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire | 1456/7 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire | 1456/7 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire | 1456/7 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Leicestershire | 1457 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Lincolnshire | 1457 | 1460 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Rutland | 1457 | ||
| JP, Nottinghamshire | 1458 | 1459 | |
| JP, Rutland | 1458 | 1459 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Leicestershire | 1459 | 1460 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Rutland | 1459 | 1460 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Norfolk | 1459 | 1460 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Nottinghamshire | 1459 | 1460 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Northamptonshire | 1459 | 1460 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire | 1459 | 1460 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Derbyshire | 1459 | 1460 | |
| Steward, Lincolnshire | 1459 -12 -19 | 1460 -07 -10 | For life |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wales | 1459/60 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, England | 1459/60 | Lands late of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Richard, Earl of Warwick, and RIchard, Earl of Salisbury | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1459/60 | ||
| JP, Norfolk | 1459/60 | ||
| JP, Suffolk | 1459/60 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Suffolk | 1460 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Lincolnshire | 1460 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Northamptonshire | 1460 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Rutland | 1460 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Leicestershire | 1460 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, York | 1460 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Norfolk | 1460 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Nottinghamshire | 1460 |
Lands
- LeicestershireAcquired: 1430Patrimony
- LincolnshireAcquired: 1430Patrimony; acquired further lands via 1st marriage, 1441
- NorfolkAcquired: 1441Acquired via 1st marriage
- SuffolkAcquired: 1441Acquired via marriage
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire | Lord Beaumont's Minstrels |
| Performance | - | Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire | Lord Beaumont's Minstrels |
| Performance | - | Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire | Viscount Beaumont's Minstrel |
| Performance | - | Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire | Viscount Beaumont's Minstrel/s |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Beaumont's Minstrels | Beaumont, John (1409 - 1460) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Lord Beaumont's Minstrels | Beaumont, John (1409 - 1460) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Viscount Beaumont's Minstrel | Beaumont, John (1409 - 1460) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Viscount Beaumont's Minstrel/s | Beaumont, John (1409 - 1460) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
Owned Venues
| Venue Name | County | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Folkingham Castle | Lincolnshire | Private Residence |
Bibliographic Sources
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VI [1422--61]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1901--11
- The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.