Beauchamp, Elizabeth (fl. 1420)

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Beauchamp, Elizabeth (fl. 1420)

Countess of Ormonde. Name variations: Elizabeth Butler. Flourished around 1420; daughter of William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny; married James Butler (known as The White Earl), 4th earl of Ormonde; children: James Butler (c. 1390–1452), 5th earl of Ormonde; John Butler, 6th earl of Ormonde; Thomas Butler (c. 1424–1515), 7th earl of Ormonde.

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