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First Earl of Hereford Sir Henry De Bohun, First Earl Of Hereford

First Earl of Hereford Sir Henry De Bohun, First Earl Of Hereford[1, 2, 3]

Male 1175 - 1220  (45 years)

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  • Name Henry De Bohun 
    Title First Earl of Hereford 
    Prefix Sir 
    Suffix First Earl Of Hereford 
    Birth 1175  Oaksey Manor, Malmsbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1176 
    Death 1 Jun 1220 
    • Jerusalem
    Reference Number
    • 11158
    Occupation Constable of England, Sheriff of Kent 
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    _FSFTID L2VZ-XXJ 
    _UID 5681DE64D020B346FFFFFE850F2C8230702D 
    Death 1 Jun 1220  Holy Land, Palestine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hempsted, City of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I230  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2023 

    Father Humphrey de Bohun, III,   b. 1143, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1181, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Margaret Eanric, of Huntingdon, Princess Of Scotland, Dutchess Of Brittany,   b. 1145, Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1201, Richmond, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Apr 1175  Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married
    • ~
    Family ID F70442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maud Fitzpiers de Mandeville,   b. 1178, Saffron Walden, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1236, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1198  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • ~
    Children 
     1. Henry De Bohun,   b. 1200, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ralph De Bohun,   b. 1202, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Humphrey V. Bohun - Earl Of Hereford And Essex,   b. 1 Nov 1208, Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Essexshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1275, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F61  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2024 

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  • Notes 
    • Henry De Bohun was in reality the first Earl of Hereford of this familyffice of Lord High Constable of England he inherited as he took prominent part with the barons against King John. His lands were seqyestered but he received them again at the granting of the Magna Charta. He was elected one of the 25 Sureties. Having been ex-communicated by the Pope with other barons, he did not return to his allegiance on the decrease of King Johnbut was one of the commandersin the army of Louis, the Dauphin at the Bale of Lincoln and was taken prisoner by William Marshall. After the defeat, he joined Saher de Quincy and other Magna Charta barons on the pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1220 and died on the passage, 1 June 1220. His body was returned home and buried in the Chapter House at Lanthony Abbey in Cloucestershire, England.


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  • Sources 
    1. [S47] BOYD Web Site, Henry De Bohun (Reliability: 3).
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    2. [S71] Lindsley Web Site, Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (Reliability: 3).
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    3. [S111] Crimmins Web Site, HENRY DE BOHUN, 1st Earl of Hereford (Reliability: 3).
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