William (III) de Beauchamp
William III de Beauchamp of Elmley Castle in Worcestershire, was an English baron and hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire.Origins
He was the son and heir of Walter II de Beauchamp of Elmley Castle, hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, by his wife Johanna Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire.Career
On the death of his father in 1236 he became hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire, which title he held until his death. In 1249 he was excommunicated by Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester, but was later absolved, in the presence of the king, on St. Edmund's Day, 1251.Marriage and children
He married Isabel de Mauduit, daughter of William de Mauduit of Hanslope in Buckinghamshire and Hartley Mauditt, Hampshire, half-sister of Henry de Beaumont, 5th Earl of Warwick ) and sister and heiress of William Mauduit, 8th Earl of Warwick. By Isabel he had issue including:
