The Descendants of Henry de Bohun, 1176-1220


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1. Earl [1st] Henry de BOHUN of Hereford [81919] was born in 1176 and died on 1 Jun 1220 at age 44.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Henry,
He was the son and heir of Humphrey III de Bohun (pre-1144-1181) of Trowbridge Castle in Wiltshire and of Caldicot Castle in south-east Wales, 5th feudal baron of Trowbridge,[1] who served King Henry II as Lord High Constable of England. His mother was Margaret of Huntingdon, widow of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (d.1171) and a daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, son of King David I of Scotland by his wife Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon. Henry's half-sister was Constance, Duchess of Brittany.
His paternal grandmother was Margaret of Hereford, a daughter of Miles FitzWalter of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock (died 1143), Sheriff of Gloucester and Constable of England. After the male line of Miles of Gloucester failed, in 1199 King John created Henry de Bohun Earl of Hereford and Constable of England. His lands lay chiefly on the Welsh Marches, and from this date the Bohuns took a foremost place among the Marcher barons.[2]
Henry de Bohun was one of the twenty-five barons elected by their peers to enforce the terms of Magna Carta in 1215. He was subsequently excommunicated by the Pope. In the civil war that followed Magna Carta, he was a supporter of King Louis VIII of France and was captured at the Battle of Lincoln in 1217

Noted events in his life were:

• Appointment: Heridetary Constable of England, 1199.

Henry married Maud de MANDEVILLE [81920], daughter of Earl [1st] Geoffrey FITZPETER of Essex [120224]. Maud was born in 1180 and died in 1236 at age 56. Another name for Maud was Maud FITZGEOFFREY.

Children from this marriage were:

   2    i. Henry de BOHUN [120225] . (Died young)

   3    ii. Ralph de BOHUN [120226] .

+ 4    iii. Earl [2nd] Humphrey IV de BOHUN of Hereford [81917] was born in 1204 and died on 24 Sep 1275 at age 71.


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