Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick
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Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (March 21, 1424/5 - June 11, 1445) was an English nobleman.
He was the son of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick. He became 14th Earl of Warwick on his father's death in 1439. Due largely to his father's distinction rather than his own, in 1444 he was created Duke of Warwick, and given precedence over the Duke of Buckingham. Later that year, however, parliament put Buckingham back ahead.
On his death, the dukedom became extinct, and the earldom was inherited by his two-year old daughter, Anne (February 4, 1443/4 - January 3, 1448/9), suo jure Countess of Warwick. She, however, died three years later, and there was some question regarding who, if any, of her father's sisters (or their heirs) should succeed. In the end, his full sister Anne (who was married to Richard Neville, eldest son of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury) was declared the heir, due to the English common law principle that "possession by the brother makes the sister the heir", which denies relatives of the half-blood from inheriting when full-blood relatives are available to inherit. The three half-sisters from their father's first marriage contested this decision, but to no avail.
| Preceded by: New Creation | Duke of Warwick | Succeeded by: Title extinct |