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Henry de Bohun
Birth: 1176, England
Death: Jun. 1, 1220, Israel
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220
He was the son of Humphrey III de Bohun and Margaret of Huntingdon, Princess of Scotland, daughter of Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, a son of David I of Scotland. His paternal grandmother was Margaret, daughter of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and Constable of England. Bohun's half-sister was Constance, Duchess of Brittany
The male line of Miles of Gloucester having failed, on the accession of King John of England, 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
He married Maud de Mandeville of Essex, daughter of Geoffrey Fitzpeter, 1st Earl of Essex. Their children were:
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford
Maud de Bohun, married Henry d'Oilly of Hook Norton, Oxfordshire.
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 Derby.
He was also a supporter of King Louis VIII of France and was captured at the Battle of Lincoln in 1217.
He died whilst on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He was succeeded by his son Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford in 1220.
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Parents:
Humphrey III de Bohun (1144 - 1181)
Margaret De Huntingdon Duchess Of Brittany (1145 - 1201)
Spouse:
Maud de Mandeville (1190 - 1236)
Children:
Humphrey de Bohun (1208 - 1275)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Llanthony Secunda Priory
Hempsted
Gloucestershire, England
Created by: Mad
Record added: Dec 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 63286705
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