25th Generation  

16985120. Earl [1st] Henry de BOHUN of Hereford 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]. Maud was born in 1180 and died in 1236 at age 56. Another name for Maud was Maud FITZGEOFFREY.

Children from this marriage were:

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

            ii.  Ralph de BOHUN [120226]

8492560     iii.  Earl [2nd] Humphrey IV de BOHUN of Hereford [81917] (born in 1204 - died on 24 Sep 1275)

16985121. Maud de MANDEVILLE, daughter of Earl [1st] Geoffrey FITZPETER of Essex [120224], was born in 1180 and died in 1236 at age 56. Another name for Maud was Maud FITZGEOFFREY.

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

16985122. Hugh de LUSIGNAN 10th Count, son of Hugh de LUSIGNAN 9th Count [81924] and Mathilde d'ANGOULEME [81925], was born in 1180 and died in 1249 at age 69.

Hugh married Isabella de Taillefer d'ANGOULEME [35163]. Isabella was born in 1188 and died in 1246 at age 58.

16985123. Isabella de Taillefer d'ANGOULEME, daughter of Aymer TAILLEFER Count of Angouleme [81922] and Countess Alix de COURTENAY [81923], was born in 1188 and died in 1246 at age 58.
(Duplicate. See Below)

16985124. Reginald de BRAOSE .

Reginald married Grecia Alice BRIWERE [81929].

The child from this marriage was:

8492562       i.  William de BRAOSE Lord Brecknock [81926] (born in 1204)

16985125. Grecia Alice BRIWERE .

Grecia married Reginald de BRAOSE [81928].

16985126. William MARSHALL Earl of Pembrokeshire was born in 1144 and died in 1219 at age 75.

William married Countess Isabel de CLARE [81931]. Isabel was born in 1171 and died in 1220 at age 49.

Children from this marriage were:

8492563       i.  Eva MARSHALL [81927] (born in 1206 - died in 1246)

            ii.  Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk [81973] was born in 1190 and died in 1248 at age 58.

16985127. Countess Isabel de CLARE, daughter of Richard Strongbow FITZGILBERT Earl of Pembroke [81932] and Countess Aoife McMURROUGH [81933], was born in 1171 and died in 1220 at age 49.

Isabel married William MARSHALL Earl of Pembrokeshire [81930]. William was born in 1144 and died in 1219 at age 75.

16985136. King Henry II PLANTAGANET Of England, son of Geoffrey V PLANTAGANET [35151] and Matilda BEAUCLERC Empress Of Germany [35146], was born on 5 Mar 1133 in Le Mans Sarthe France and died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon Indre-et-Loire France at age 56.

General Notes: Wikipedia says:
Henry II (5 March 1133 \endash 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (French: Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet, ruled as Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, King of England (1154\endash 89) and Lord of Ireland; at various times, he also controlled Wales, Scotland and Brittany. Henry was the son of Geoffrey of Anjou and Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England. He became actively involved by the age of 14 in his mother's efforts to claim the throne of England, then occupied by Stephen of Blois, and was made Duke of Normandy at 17. He inherited Anjou in 1151 and shortly afterwards married Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose marriage to Louis VII of France had recently been annulled. Stephen agreed to a peace treaty after Henry's military expedition to England in 1153: Henry inherited the kingdom on Stephen's death a year later.

Henry was an energetic and sometimes ruthless ruler, driven by a desire to restore the lands and privileges of his royal grandfather, Henry I. During the early years of the younger Henry's reign he restored the royal administration in England, re-established hegemony over Wales and gained full control over his lands in Anjou, Maine and Touraine. Henry's desire to reform the relationship with the Church led to conflict with his former friend Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. This controversy lasted for much of the 1160s and resulted in Becket's murder in 1170. Henry soon came into conflict with Louis VII and the two rulers fought what has been termed a "cold war" over several decades. Henry expanded his empire, often at Louis' expense, taking Brittany and pushing east into central France and south into Toulouse; despite numerous peace conferences and treaties no lasting agreement was reached. By 1172, he controlled England, large parts of Wales, the eastern half of Ireland and the western half of France, an area that would later come to be called the Angevin Empire.

Henry and Eleanor had eight children. As they grew up, tensions over the future inheritance of the empire began to emerge, encouraged by Louis and his son King Philip II. In 1173 Henry's heir apparent, "Young Henry", rebelled in protest; he was joined by his brothers Richard and Geoffrey and by their mother, Eleanor. France, Scotland, Flanders and Boulogne allied themselves with the rebels. The Great Revolt was only defeated by his vigorous military action and talented local commanders, many of them "new men" appointed for their loyalty and administrative skills. Young Henry and Geoffrey revolted again in 1183, resulting in Young Henry's death. The Norman invasion of Ireland provided lands for his youngest son John, but Henry struggled to find ways to satisfy all his sons' desires for land and immediate power. Philip successfully played on Richard's fears that Henry would make John king, and a final rebellion broke out in 1189. Decisively defeated by Philip and Richard and suffering from a bleeding ulcer, Henry retreated to Chinon in Anjou, where he died.

Henry's empire quickly collapsed during the reign of his youngest son John. Many of the changes Henry introduced during his long rule, however, had long-term consequences. Henry's legal changes are generally considered to have laid the basis for the English Common Law, while his intervention in Brittany, Wales and Scotland shaped the development of their societies and governmental systems. Historical interpretations of Henry's reign have changed considerably over time. In the 18th century, scholars argued that Henry was a driving force in the creation of a genuinely English monarchy and, ultimately, a unified Britain. During the Victorian expansion of the British Empire, historians were keenly interested in the formation of Henry's own empire, but they also expressed concern over his private life and treatment of Becket. Late-20th-century historians have combined British and French historical accounts of Henry, challenging earlier Anglo-centric interpretations of his reign.

Henry married Eleanor d'AQUITAINE Queen of England [35157]. Eleanor was born in 1121 and died in 1204 at age 83.

Children from this marriage were:

8492568       i.  John LACKLAND King Of England [35158] (born in 1166 - died in 1216)

            ii.  Eleanor PLANTAGANET [81991] was born in 1162 and died in 1214 at age 52.

Henry next married Rosamund de CLIFFORD [82055]. Rosamund was born in 1136.

The child from this marriage was:

             i.  William LONGSPEE [82053] was born in 1173.

16985137. Eleanor d'AQUITAINE Queen of England was born in 1121 and died in 1204 at age 83.

Eleanor married King Henry II PLANTAGANET Of England [35152]. Henry was born on 5 Mar 1133 in Le Mans Sarthe France and died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon Indre-et-Loire France at age 56.

16985138. Aymer TAILLEFER Count of Angouleme was born in 1160 and died in 1202 at age 42.

Aymer married Countess Alix de COURTENAY [81923]. Alix was born in 1160 and died in 1245 at age 85.

The child from this marriage was:

8492569       i.  Isabella de Taillefer d'ANGOULEME [35163] (born in 1188 - died in 1246)

16985139. Countess Alix de COURTENAY was born in 1160 and died in 1245 at age 85.

Alix married Aymer TAILLEFER Count of Angouleme [81922]. Aymer was born in 1160 and died in 1202 at age 42.

16985140. Count Alfonso II, of PROVENCE was born in 1174.

Alfonso married Countess Gersinde II, of FORCALQUIER [81785]. Gersinde was born in 1180.

The child from this marriage was:

8492570       i.  Count Raymond BERENGER V, of PROVENCE [81782] (born in 1198 - died in 1245)

16985141. Countess Gersinde II, of FORCALQUIER was born in 1180.

Gersinde married Count Alfonso II, of PROVENCE [81784]. Alfonso was born in 1174.

16985142. Count Thomas I, of SAVOY was born in 1176.

Thomas married Beatrix Margaret of GENEVA [81787]. Beatrix was born in 1180.

The child from this marriage was:

8492571       i.  Countess Beatrice of SAVOY [81783] (born in 1201 - died in 1266)

16985143. Beatrix Margaret of GENEVA was born in 1180.

Beatrix married Count Thomas I, of SAVOY [81786]. Thomas was born in 1176.

16985144. Ferdinand II Alfonso King of Leon was born in 1137 and died in 1188 at age 51.

Ferdinand married Princess Uracca OF PORTUGAL [82061]. Uracca was born in 1151.

The child from this marriage was:

8492572       i.  Alfonso IX King of Leon [82058] (born in 1171 - died in 1230)

16985145. Princess Uracca OF PORTUGAL was born in 1151.

Uracca married Ferdinand II Alfonso King of Leon [82060]. Ferdinand was born in 1137 and died in 1188 at age 51.

16985146. Alfonso VIII King of Castile & Leon was born in 1155 and died in 1214 at age 59.

Alfonso married Eleanor PLANTAGANET [81991]. Eleanor was born in 1162 and died in 1214 at age 52.

Children from this marriage were:

8492573       i.  Berenguela Alfonsez Queen of Castile [82059] (born in 1180 - died in 1246)

            ii.  Princess Blanca of Castile [81987] was born in 1187 and died in 1252 at age 65.

16985147. Eleanor PLANTAGANET, daughter of King Henry II PLANTAGANET Of England [35152] and Eleanor d'AQUITAINE Queen of England [35157], was born in 1162 and died in 1214 at age 52.

Eleanor married Alfonso VIII King of Castile & Leon [81990]. Alfonso was born in 1155 and died in 1214 at age 59.

16985148. Count Alberic II DAMMARTIN was born in 1160 and died in 1200 at age 40.

Alberic married Maud Mathilde OF PONTHIEU [82065]. Maud was born in 1141.

The child from this marriage was:

8492574       i.  Count Simon II DAMMARTIN of Aumale [82062] (born in 1180 - died in 1239)

16985149. Maud Mathilde OF PONTHIEU was born in 1141.

Maud married Count Alberic II DAMMARTIN [82064]. Alberic was born in 1160 and died in 1200 at age 40.

16985150. Count William III OF PONTHIEU was born in 1179.

William married Alice Adelaide Princess of FRANCE [82067]. Alice was born in 1159.

The child from this marriage was:

8492575       i.  Countess Marie PONTHIEU [82063] (born in 1188)

16985151. Alice Adelaide Princess of FRANCE, daughter of Louis VII King of France [81992], was born in 1159.

Alice married Count William III OF PONTHIEU [82066]. William was born in 1179.

19398656. King John [1] de BRIENNE of Jerusalem & Emperor of Constantinople, son of Comte Erard II de BRIENNE de Brienne [120747] and Agnès de MONTFAUCON [120748], was born about 1170 in Brienne-le-Château Aube Champagne-Ardenne France, died on 21 Mar 1237 in Constantinople Turkey aged about 67, and was buried in Hagia Sophia Constantinople Turkey.

General Notes: Wikipedia says that,
He was the youngest son of Erard II of Brienne, a wealthy nobleman in Champagne. John, originally destined for an ecclesiastical career, became a knight and owned small estates in Champagne around 1200. After the death of his brother, Walter III, he ruled the County of Brienne on behalf of his minor nephew Walter IV (who lived in southern Italy).

The barons of the Kingdom of Jerusalem proposed that John marry their queen, Maria. With the consent of Philip II of France and Pope Innocent III, he left France for the Holy Land and married the queen; the couple were crowned in 1210. After Maria's death in 1212 John administered the kingdom as regent for their infant daughter, Isabella II; an influential lord, John of Ibelin, attempted to depose him. John was a leader of the Fifth Crusade. Although his claim of supreme command of the crusader army was never unanimously acknowledged, his right to rule Damietta (in Egypt) was confirmed shortly after the town fell to the crusaders in 1219. He claimed the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia on behalf of his second wife, Stephanie, in 1220. After Stephanie and their infant son died that year, John returned to Egypt. The Fifth Crusade ended in failure (including the recovery of Damietta by the Egyptians) in 1221.

John was the first king of Jerusalem to visit Europe (Italy, France, England, León, Castile and Germany) to seek assistance for the Holy Land. He gave his daughter in marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1225, and Frederick ended John's rule of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Although the popes tried to persuade Frederick to restore the kingdom to John, the Jerusalemite barons regarded Frederick as their lawful ruler. John administered papal domains in Tuscany, became the podestà of Perugia and was a commander of Pope Gregory IX's army during Gregory's war against Frederick in 1228 and 1229.

He was elected emperor in 1229 as the senior co-ruler (with Baldwin II) of the Latin Empire, and was crowned in Constantinople in 1231. John III Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea, and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria occupied the last Latin territories in Thrace and Asia Minor, besieging Constantinople in early 1235. John directed the defence of his capital during the months-long siege, with the besiegers withdrawing only after Geoffrey II of Achaea and united fleets from Italian towns defeated their fleet in 1236. The following year, John died as a Franciscan friar.

John married Queen Maria de MONTFERRAT of Jerusalem [120729], daughter of Conrad de MONTFERRAT [120731] and Queen Isabella [I] of Jerusalem [120730], on 4 Sep 1210. Maria was born in 1192 and died in 1212 at age 20.

The child from this marriage was:

             i.  Queen Isabella [II] de BRIENNE of Jerusalem [120732] was born in 1212, died on 25 Apr 1228 in Andria Italy at age 16, and was buried in Andria Cathedral Italy. Another name for Isabella was Yolande de BRIENNE.

John next married Stephanie of Armenia [120735], daughter of King Leo I or Armenia [120736] and Isabelle of Antioch [120737], in Apr 1214. Stephanie was born after 1195 and died in Jun 1220.

The child from this marriage was:

             i.  Crown Prince John de BRIENNE of Armenia [120738]

John next married Berengaria de LEON [120739] in 1224 in Toledo Spain. Berengaria was born in 1204, died on 12 Apr 1237 in Constantinople Turkey at age 33, and was buried in Constantinople Turkey.

Children from this marriage were:

             i.  Maria de BRIENNE [120740] was born in 1224 and died in 1275 at age 51.

9699328      ii.  Vicomte Louis de BRIENNE de Beaumont-au Maine [120716] (born about 1227 in Acre Kingom of Jerusalem - died on 1 Sep 1297 in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe Pays-de-la-Loire France)

           iii.  Alphonse I de BRIENNE [120742] was born in 1228 and died on 25 Aug 1270 at age 42. Another name for Alphonse was Alphonse d'ACRE.

            iv.  Sir John de BRIENNE [120744] was born about 1230 and died in 1296 aged about 66.

19398657. Berengaria de LEON, daughter of Alfonso IX de LEON of Leon & Galicia [120745] and Berengaria of Castille [120746], was born in 1204, died on 12 Apr 1237 in Constantinople Turkey at age 33, and was buried in Constantinople Turkey.

Berengaria married King John [1] de BRIENNE of Jerusalem & Emperor of Constantinople [120728] in 1224 in Toledo Spain. John was born about 1170 in Brienne-le-Château Aube Champagne-Ardenne France, died on 21 Mar 1237 in Constantinople Turkey aged about 67, and was buried in Hagia Sophia Constantinople Turkey.

19398658. Raoul de BEAUMONT VII .

Raoul married Agnes de la FLÉCHE [120719].

The child from this marriage was:

9699329       i.  Vicomtesse Agnes de BEAUMONT de Beaumont au Maine [120717] (born about 1232 in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe Pays-de-la-Loire France - died on 9 Aug 1301 in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe Pays-de-la-Loire France)

19398659. Agnes de la FLÉCHE .

Agnes married Raoul de BEAUMONT VII [120718].

19398660. Earl [3rd] John COMYN of Buchan, son of Earl [2nd] Alexander COMYN of Buchan [120265] and Elizabeth de QUINCY [120264], was born in 1242 in Scotland and died on 3 Aug 1308 in England at age 66.

John married Isabella de BALFOUR-MacDUFF [120710].

The child from this marriage was:

9699330       i.  Earl Alexander COMYN 4th of Buchan [120709] (born in 1252 in Buchan Aberdeenshire Scotland - died in 1305 in Buchan Aberdeenshire Scotland)

19398661. Isabella de BALFOUR-MacDUFF .

Isabella married Earl [3rd] John COMYN of Buchan [120272]. John was born in 1242 in Scotland and died on 3 Aug 1308 in England at age 66.