Hearts of Iron (Book 7 in the Legacy of Love series)

Lineage

Beaumont family

Generation One

Lucien Beaumont born 1 July 1430 at Reims, France; died 1495, Lourdes, France. He married on 26 May 1455, Isolde De Valcourt, at the Église Notre-Dame de Vals, France. Isolde De Valcourt born 23 September 1435 in Haute-Marne, France at Valcourt Castle; died 1500, Daughter of Theodore de Valcourt (1410-1485) and Genevieve D'Aubigny (1415-1483).

A knight by profession until there settlement in Lourdes, France where he became a farmer and woodworker.

Known Children of Lucien Beaumont and Isolde De Valcourt

Robert Beaumont, born 1475, France; married Cecily Montfort (1478-1520): died 1515

Elenor Beaumont, born 1485, France; married Rodrigo De Lara; died 1530

Hugh Beaumont, born 1488, France; married Joanna De lacy; died 1545

Beatrice Beaumont, born 1490, France; married Philip Champernowne; died 1550

Generation Two

Hugh Beaumont, born 1488 in France; died 1545. He Married in 1510 to Joanna De Lacy oanna De Lacy, born 12 March 1493 at Château de Lacy, France; died 1550 Daughter of Henry De Lacy (1465-1520) and Alice Sou Jure ( 1470-1525)

Known Children of Hugh Beaumont and Joanna De Lacy:

Richard Beaumont, born 1520; died 1578

Margaret Beaumont, born 1522; died 1569

Thomas Beaumont, born 1525; He married Eleanor Montgomery; died 1580

Generation Three

Thomas Beaumont, born 15 March 1525 at the family estate in Lourdes, France; died 12 September 1580 in Calais, France. He married on 4 May 1549 at Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Montpellier, to Eleanor Montgomery, born 8 April 1530 at Château Montgomery, Normandy; died 23 November 1585 in Calais, France. Daughter of Sir Robert Montgomery (1500-1555) and Lady Isabella de Bourbon (1505-1560).

Thomas served as a merchant and diplomat, establishing important trade routes between France and England during the reign of Henry II of France. The family maintained residences in both Lourdes and Calais, with Thomas playing a crucial role in maintaining French-English trade relations despite growing religious tensions of the period.

Known Children of Thomas Beaumont and Eleanor Montgomery:

William Beaumont, born 3 February 1550 in Calais; married Marie-Louise de Valois (1553-1590) in 1570; died 17 November 1595 in Paris

Catherine Beaumont, born 12 June 1552 in Lourdes; married Sir Richard Hastings (1550-1605) in 1572; died 28 March 1610 in London

John Beaumont, born 21 September 1555 in Calais; married Mary Fitzhugh (1558-1605) in 1574; died 14 December 1600 in Dover

Marie Beaumont, born 1557 in Calais; died in infancy 1558 v. Robert Beaumont, born and died 1560 in Calais

Generation Four

John Beaumont, born 21 September 1555 in Calais, France; died 14 December 1600 in Dover, England. He married on 5 June 1574 at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, Mary Fitzhugh, born 18 March 1558 at Fitzhugh Manor, Kent; died 27 July 1605 in Dover, England. Daughter of Lord Henry Fitzhugh (1530-1580) and Lady Anne Seymour (1535-1590).

John Beaumont established himself as a prominent merchant and shipowner in Dover, following in his father's footsteps but focusing on English trade routes. He received a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1585 to conduct trade between Dover and the Low Countries. The family maintained a grand townhouse on Snargate Street in Dover, overlooking the harbor, and a country estate in Kent called Beaumont Hall.