Sixth Generation  

18. Sir Ralph de BOHUN Earl of Midhurst [120226] (Henry of Hereford (Earl)¹⁶, Humphrey IV of Hereford (Earl)¹², Humphrey III of Hereford (Lord)⁹, Humphrey II of Trowbridge (1st Baron)⁵, Humphrey I¹) was born in 1202 in Warwick Warwickshire England and died in 1270 in Warwick Warwickshire England at age 68.

Ralph married Countess Cecily FITZ GEOFFREY of Ballymadden [123542]. Cecily was born about 1206 in Shere Surrey England and died in 1253 in Midhurst Sussex England aged about 47.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 20    i. Sir Francis de BOHUN Kt., Lord of Midhurst [123541] was born in 1227 in Shere Surrey England and died about Oct 1273 in England aged about 46.

19. Earl [2nd] Humphrey IV de BOHUN of Hereford [81917] (Henry of Hereford (Earl)¹⁶, Humphrey IV of Hereford (Earl)¹², Humphrey III of Hereford (Lord)⁹, Humphrey II of Trowbridge (1st Baron)⁵, Humphrey I¹) was born in 1204 and died on 24 Sep 1275 at age 71.

General Notes: Wikipedia says this about Humphrey,
He was one of the nine godfathers of Prince Edward, the future King Edward I of England. He served as Sheriff of Kent for 1239\endash 40. In 1258 after returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Humphrey fell away, like his father, from the royal cause to that of the barons. He served as a nominee of the opposition on the "committee of twenty-four" which was appointed in the Oxford Parliament of that year, to create the Provisions of Oxford to reform the administration. The alliance of Simon de Montfort with Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of North Wales brought Bohun back to royal allegiance. He headed the first secession of the Welsh Marchers from the party of the opposition (1263), and was amongst the captives whom the Montfortians took at the Battle of Lewes in 1264.[1] He was amongst the victors at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, which extinguished the power of de Montfort, at which however his eldest son Humphrey V de Bohun was mortally wounded. Humphrey was selected as one of the twelve arbitrators to draw up the Dictum of Kenilworth (1266), by which the disinherited rebels were allowed to make their peace.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Heridetary Constable of England.

Humphrey married Maud de LUSIGNAN [81918] about 1236. Maud was born in 1210 and died on 14 Aug 1241 at age 31.

Children from this marriage were:

   21    i. Henry de BOHUN [120228] .

   22    ii. Geoffrey de BOHUN [120229] .

   23    iii. Ralph de BOHUN [120230] .

   24    iv. Maud de BOHUN [120208] .

Maud married Earl [2nd] Roger de QUINCY of Winchester [81911]. Roger was born in 1196 in Winchester Hampshire England and died on 25 Apr 1264 in Brackley Northamptonshire England at age 68.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Roger,
He married a major heiress, Helen of Galloway, the eldest of the three daughters of Alan, Lord of Galloway. On her father's death in 1234, he acquired her share of the paternal inheritance, which consisted of the hereditary office of Constable of Scotland and one-third of the lordship of Galloway. The title of Lord of Galloway, however, went through Helen's half-sister Devorguilla to her husband John Balliol.[4]
In 1235 the Galwegians rebelled under Gille Ruadh, not wanting their land divided, but the rebellion was suppressed by King Alexander II of Scotland. The Galwegians revolted again in 1246, following the death without children of Helen's sister Christina, first wife of William de Forz, 4th Earl of Aumale. Further unrest in 1247, possibly due to his strict rule, found de Quincy trapped in a castle, from which he escaped to obtain help from King Alexander in suppressing the rebellion. Although actively managing his lands in Scotland, despite being Constable after this time he seems to have had little further involvement in Scotland's politics and wars.[3]
In England he also steered clear of politics initially but was gradually drawn into the baronial opposition to the rule of King Henry III, He joined with other nobles in 1239 and 1246 in written remonstrances to the Pope about papal interference in English affairs. In 1258, he was elected by the barons to the twelve-member commission charged with overseeing the revised constitution of the Provisions of Oxford and was appointed also to the committee to arrange the financial aid promised to Henry. In 1259 he led a delegation to St Omer that forbade the King's brother Richard, Earl of Cornwall from returning to England unless he swore to observe the Provisions of Oxford. After this de Quincy played little part in national affairs.[3]
He died aged about 69 on 25 April 1264, eighteen days after the outbreak of civil war, and was buried at Brackley. Having no male heir, the earldom of Winchester became extinct and his estates were divided among the husbands of his three daughter

   25    v. Alice de BOHUN [120215] .

Alice married Roger de TOENI V [35168]. Roger died before 12 May 1264.

   26    vi. Eleanor de BOHUN [120231] .

Eleanor married Baron Sir John de VERDUN of Westmeath [120232].

+ 27    vii. Earl Humphrey V de BOHUN of Herford & Essex [120227] was born in 1221 in Hereford Herefordshire England and died on 27 Oct 1265 in Beeston Cheshire England at age 44.

Humphrey next married Maud de AVENBURY [120220]. Maud died on 8 Oct 1273.

Children from this marriage were:

   28    i. John de BOHUN [120221] .

   29    ii. Sir Miles de BOHUN [120222] .