The title Earl Beauchamp (pronounced "Beecham") was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1815 for William Lygon, 1st Baron Beauchamp (the family surname is pronounced "Liggon"), along with the subsidiary title Viscount Elmley, in the County of Worcester. The 1st Earl had been created Baron Beauchamp, of Powyk in the County of Worcester, in 1806. All three peerages became extinct upon the death of the 8th Earl in 1979. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ...
William Lygon, 1st Baron Beauchamp (1747–1816) (created Earl Beauchamp in 1815)
1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...