John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont


John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont KG was an English military commander and Admiral who served in the Hundred Years' War against the partisans of Pope Clement VII.

Origins

Beaumont was born in 1361 in the Duchy of Brabant, the only son of Henry Beaumont, 3rd Baron Beaumont, by his wife Margaret, daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford, by his wife Maud de Badlesmere. His paternal grandparents were John Beaumont, 2nd Baron Beaumont and Eleanor of Lancaster, the fifth daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster.

Career

He was knighted by King Edward III. He was appointed Admiral of the North from 20 May 1388–22 June 1389 jointly with Sir John Roches from 23 June until 22 March 1390 he held the office solely, 1389 he was briefly Warden of the West March. In 1392 was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. He was created a Knight of the Garter and was one of the Embassy to France to demand Princess Isabel in marriage for the King.

Marriage

In 1389 he married Catherine Everingham, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Everingham of Laxton, Nottinghamshire. They had the five children: