Henry de [Earl] BOHUN
Birth:
1176
Death:
1 Jun 1220
Burial:
Abbey, Llanthony, Gloucester, England
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
(1) Created Earl of Hereford 1199
(2) Ob. 1220
(3) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.105
(4) Henry de Bohun: (b.1176, d.June 1, 1220, buried Llanthony Abbey in
Gloucester). He married Maud Fitz Piers, daughter of Geoffrey Fitz Piers, Earl
of Essex (d.1212 and his wife Beatrix de Sayle. Henry was the first Earl of
Hereford and constable of England through the hereditary right to the office
from his great grandfather Miles of Gloucester. On the accession of King John
I he was created Earl of Hereford in 1199. In 1200 he was sent with other
nobles to summon his uncle, William the Lion of Scotland to appear at Lincoln
to do homage to King John of England. In 1215 he joined the barons who
obtained the concessions of the Magna Charta and was one of the twenty-five
barons appointed to insure its observance. On John's death he still adhered to
the party who wanted to make Louis of France King of England and was taken
prisoner at the battle of Lincoln in 1217. He died on a pilgrimage to the Holy
Land and was succeeded by his son Humphrey.--Adec,FHL 929.273,C769w
Maud de MANDEVILLE
Birth:
Abt 1180
Death:
1236
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
(1) Da. of Geoffry Fitz Piers, Earl of Essex, and heir to her brother
(2) Pedigree in Royal Ancestors
(3) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.105
(4) Countess 1227
Children
Marriage
Notes:
(1) Earl of Hereford and Lord High Constable of England
(2) Ob. 1273, Inq. p.m. 1 Edw. I, No. 1
(3) Pedigree in Visitation of Cornwall, Vivian ed., 1887, p.105
(4) Humphrey de Bohun V: (b.1208, d.September 24, 1275, buried Llanthony,
Gloucestershire). He married (#1.) Maud de Eu, daughter of Raoul de Exoudun I,
Comte de Eu. He married #2. Maud de Avesbury, by whom he had a son John, Lord
of Haresfield. He was called "the Good" and was the second Earl of Hereford
and first Earl of Essex. He was also constable of England. After the death of
his uncle, William de Mandeville, his mother's brother, in 1227, he was created
Earl of Essex. In 1227 he joined Richard of Cornwall in his quarrel with the
king. He served as Marshal of the household at the coronation of Queen Eleanor
in 1236 and at the christening of Prince Edward in 1239 he was one of the
sponsors. He was the sheriff of Kent from 1239 to 1241. He took part in
Henry's French expedition of 1242, but retired with other nobles in disgust at
the king's partiality to the foreigners. In 1244 he aided in repressing a
Welsh rising on the marches/borders. In 1246 he joined in the letter of
remonstrance from the English peers to Pope Innocent IV. He was present in the
parliament of 1248 and two years later went on a crusade to the Holy Land. He
defended Simon de Montfort in 1252. In 1257 he had custody of part of the
Welsh marches and was in the Welsh war. He joined the barons who formed the
confederation for redress of grievances in 1258, and he had a share in the
settlement of the government under the Provisions of Oxford, being one of the
original commissioners, and subsequently one of the council of fifteen. In
1260 he was an itinerant justice for the counties of Gloucester, Worcester, and
Hereford. In 1623 he supported the king against Simon de Montfort while his
son Humphrey VI supported Simon. He was taken prisoner in the battle of Lewes
in 1264.--Adec,FHL 929.273,C769w
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Henry de [Earl] Bohun - Maud de Mandeville
Henry de [Earl] Bohun
was born at 1176.
His parents were Humphrey de Bohun and Margaret [Duchess of] Brittany.
He married Maud de Mandeville . Maud de Mandeville was born at Abt 1180 daughter of Geoffrey [Earl] Fitz Peter and Aveline Clare .
They were the parents of 3
children:
Humphrey V de [Earl] Bohun
born 1208.
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Henry de [Earl] Bohun died 1 Jun 1220 .
Maud de Mandeville died 1236 .