Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
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Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (1176–1220) was an Anglo-Norman
noble
man.
He was Earl of Hereford
and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220.
and Margaret of Huntingdon, daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon
, a son of David I of Scotland
. His paternal grandmother was Margaret of Hereford
, eldest daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford
and Constable of England. Bohun's half-sister was Constance, Duchess of Brittany
.
, Bohun was created Earl of Hereford and Constable of England (1199).
Henry de Bohun was one of the 25 sureties of the Magna Carta
in 1215, and was subsequently excommunicated by the Pope.
. Their children were:
and was captured at the Battle of Lincoln
in 1217.
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
noble
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
man.
He was Earl of Hereford
Earl of Hereford
The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the Peerage of England. See also Duke of Hereford, Viscount Hereford. Dates indicate the years the person held the title for.-Earls of Hereford, First Creation :*Swegen Godwinson...
and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220.
Lineage
He was the son of Humphrey III de BohunHumphrey III de Bohun
Humphrey III de Bohun was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and general who served Henry II as Constable. He was the son of Humphrey II de Bohun and Margaret of Hereford, the eldest daughter of the erstwhile constable Miles of Gloucester. He had succeeded to his father's fiefs, centred on Trowbridge, by 29...
and Margaret of Huntingdon, daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon
Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon
Henry of Scotland was a Prince of Scotland, heir-apparent to the Kingdom of Alba. He was also the 3rd Earl of Northumberland and the 3rd Earl of the Honour of Huntingdon and Northampton....
, a son of David I of Scotland
David I of Scotland
David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later King of the Scots...
. His paternal grandmother was Margaret of Hereford
Margaret of Hereford
Margaret of Hereford was an English noblewoman and the eldest daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford by his wife, the wealthy Cambro-Norman heiress Sibyl de Neufmarché. Margaret married Humphrey II de Bohun, by whom she had five children...
, eldest daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford
Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford
Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock was the son of Walter de Gloucester, who served as hereditary sheriff of that county between 1104 and 1121....
and Constable of England. Bohun's half-sister was Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance, Duchess of Brittany
Constance of Penthièvre was hereditary Duchess of Brittany between 1171 and 1196...
.
Earldom
The male line of Miles of Gloucester having failed, on the accession of King John of EnglandJohn of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
, Bohun was created Earl of Hereford and Constable of England (1199).
Henry de Bohun was one of the 25 sureties of the Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
in 1215, and was subsequently excommunicated by the Pope.
Marriage & children
He married Maud de Mandeville, daughter of Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of EssexGeoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex
Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex was a prominent member of the government of England during the reigns of Richard I and John. The patronymic is sometimes rendered Fitz Piers, for he was the son of Piers de Lutegareshale, forester of Ludgershall.-Life:He was from a modest landowning family that...
. Their children were:
- Humphrey (IV) de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, married Maud de Lusignan, by whom he had issue.
- Maud de Bohun, married Henry d'Oilly of Hook NortonHook NortonHook Norton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, England. It is northeast of Chipping Norton.-Toponym and early history:...
, OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, by whom she had issue. - Ralph de Bohun of Hereford, was father to Sir Franco de Bohun of Midhurst who married Sybil de Ferrers, daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of DerbyWilliam de Ferrers, 5th Earl of DerbyWilliam III de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby was an English nobleman and head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire including an area known as Duffield Frith....
.
Later career
He was also a supporter of King Louis VIII of FranceLouis VIII of France
Louis VIII the Lion reigned as King of France from 1223 to 1226. He was a member of the House of Capet. Louis VIII was born in Paris, France, the son of Philip II Augustus and Isabelle of Hainaut. He was also Count of Artois, inheriting the county from his mother, from 1190–1226...
and was captured at the Battle of Lincoln
Battle of Lincoln (1217)
The Second Battle of Lincoln occurred at Lincoln Castle on 20 May 1217, during the First Barons' War, between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of King Henry III of England. Louis' forces were attacked by a relief force under the command of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke...
in 1217.