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Birth:          26 Apr 1284 Flamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Death:          1 Jan 1324 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_de_Toeni,_Countess_of_Warwick
Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick (26 April 1284 – 1 January 1324/25) was a 
wealthy English heiress and the second wife of Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of 
Warwick (1272 – 12 August 1315), an English nobleman in the reign of Kings Edward I 
and Edward II. He was one of the principal opponents of Piers Gaveston, a favourite 
of Edward II. Alice married three times; Guy was her second husband.
Family and lineage[edit]

Alice de Toeni (or de Tosny) was born on 26 April 1284[citation needed] in Flamsted, 
Hertfordshire, the only daughter of Ralph VII de Toeni, Lord Toeni of Flamsted (1255–
1295) and his Scottish-born wife, Mary. Alice's paternal grandparents were Roger V de 
Toeni, Lord Flamsted and Alice de Bohun. The latter was a daughter of Humphrey de 
Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Maud de Lusignan. Alice had an older brother Robert 
de Toeni, Lord Toeni of Flamsted (4 April 1276–1309), who married Maud, the daughter 
of Malise, 6th Earl of Strathearn, but died childless in 1309. Upon his death, Alice 
became his heir. Her inheritance included manors in Essex, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, 
Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and the Welsh Marches.


 


Warwick Castle, the principal residence of Guy de Beauchamp and Alice de Toeni
Marriages and issue[edit]

In 1300, when Alice was sixteen, she married her first husband, Sir Thomas Leybourne 
(died May 1307), son of Sir William Leybourne, by whom she had one daughter:
 Juliana de Leybourne (1303 – 1367), married firstly, John, Lord Hastings, by whom she 
had issue, secondly Thomas le Blount, and thirdly, William Clinton.
 On 28 February 1309, less than two years after the death of her first husband, Alice 
married secondly Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick, the only son of William de 
Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick and Maud FitzJohn.[citation needed]

He had been previously married to Isabel de Clare, the daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 
6th Earl of Gloucester and Alice de Lusignan of Angoulême, but the marriage, which 
had produced no children, was annulled. Guy had already distinguished himself in the 
Scottish Wars and was one of the Ordainers, who sought to restrict the powers of the 
King. Guy de Beauchamp was one of the chief adversaries of Piers Gaveston, King 
Edward's favourite, who often referred to Guy as The Mad Hound, due to the Earl's 
habit of foaming at the mouth when angry.[1] In 1312, Guy de Beauchamp captured 
Gaveston and took him to his principal residence Warwick Castle where Gaveston was 
held prisoner and afterwards murdered.[citation needed]

Alice and Guy had two sons and five daughters:
Maud de Beauchamp (died 1366); she married Geoffrey de Say, 2nd Lord Say, by 
whom she had issue.
Isabella de Beauchamp; she married John Clinton.
Emma de Beauchamp; she married Rowland Odingsells.
Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (14 February 1313/1314 – 13 November 
1369), married Katherine Mortimer, by whom he had fifteen children.
Lucia de Beauchamp; she married Robert de Napton.
John de Beauchamp, Lord Beauchamp KG (1315 – 2 December 1360); carried the royal 
standard at the Battle of Crecy.
Elizabeth de Beauchamp (c. 1316–1359); she married in 1328 Thomas Astley, 3rd Lord 
Astley, by whom she had a son, William Astley, 4th Lord Astley.

Following the sudden death of Guy de Beauchamp at Warwick Castle on 28 July 1315, 
which was rumoured to have been caused by poisoning, Alice married thirdly on 26 
October 1316, William la Zouche de Mortimer, 1st Lord Zouche de Mortimer (see 
Baron Zouche), by whom she had a son and daughter:[2]
Alan la Zouche de Mortimer. (15 September 1317-1346), he participated in the Battle 
of Crécy, and died shortly afterwards.
Joyce la Zouche de Mortimer (1318-1372)

Death[edit]

Alice de Toeni died on 1 January 1324/25.[3] The de Toeni lands and manors passed 
to her eldest son Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick. Her widower, Lord 
Zouche, later abducted and married Eleanor de Clare, widow of Hugh Le Despenser, 
the Younger. Lord Zouche had been one of Le Despenser's captors and had led the 
siege of Caerphilly Castle.[citation needed]

Parents
DE TOSNY Ralph VII (1255 - BEF 29 Jul 1295)
____ Mary (Clarissa) (ABT 1260 - )

Siblings
DE TOSNY [DE TOENI] Alice (26 Apr 1284 - 1 Jan 1324)

Marriage To DE BEAUCHAMP Guy (1271 - 12 Aug 1315)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE BEAUCHAMP William (1237 - Jun 1298)
FITZ JOHN Maud (ABT 1238 - 16 Apr 1301)

Children by DE BEAUCHAMP Guy 1271 - 12 Aug 1315
DE BEAUCHAMP Thomas (14 Feb 1314 - 13 Nov 1369)
DE BEAUCHAMP Elizabeth (ABT 1315 - 1359)

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