John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Warwick

Admiral of the Fleet John Paveley de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick KG (c. 1316 2 December 1360) was the third son of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, and brother of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, with whom he became a founder and the tenth Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348.

Admiral of the Fleet

Lord de Beauchamp
Chest tomb of Sir John de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp, KG, in Old St Paul's Cathedral, drawn in 1658 by Wenceslaus Hollar
Born1316
Warwick
Died2 December 1360
City of London
Buried
Old St Paul's Cathedral
Allegiance England
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1338–1360
RankAdmiral
Commands heldAdmiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the South
Admiral of the West
Constable of the Tower
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Captain
Battles/warsBattle of Crécy
Battle of Sluys
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