Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameHenry de Bohun
Birth1176, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Death1 Jun 1220, Palestine
Occupation1st Earl Of Hereford, 5th Baron, Surety For The Magna Carta
FatherHumphrey de Bohun II (~1143-1181)
MotherLady Margaret de Huntingdon (1145-1201)
Spouses
Birthabt 1177, Mandeville, Warwickshire, England
Death27 Aug 1236, Quendon, Essex, England
OccupationCountess Of Essex
FatherGeoffrey fitz Piers (Peter) (~1162-1213)
MotherBeatrice de Saye (-1197)
ChildrenHumphrey de Bohun (~1208-1275)
Notes for Henry de Bohun
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_de_Bohun,_1st_Earl_of_Hereford
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford was an English Norman nobleman.
He was Earl of Hereford and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220.
He was the son of Humphrey de Bohun and Princess Margaret, 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 .
Henry de Bohun was one of the 25 sureties of the Magna Carta in 1215, and was subsequently excommunicated by the Pope.
Marriage & children
He married Maud of Essex, daughter of Geoffrey Fitzpeter, 1st Earl of Essex. Their children were:
1. Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford
2. Maud de Bohun, married Henry d'Oilly of Hook Norton, Oxfordshire.
3. 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. Ralph and Sybil are ancestors to the famous Daniel Boone in a direct unbroken male-line.
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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_de_Bohun,_1st_Earl_of_Hereford
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford was an English Norman nobleman.
He was Earl of Hereford and Hereditary Constable of England from 1199 to 1220.
He was the son of Humphrey de Bohun and Princess Margaret, 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 .
Henry de Bohun was one of the 25 sureties of the Magna Carta in 1215, and was subsequently excommunicated by the Pope.
Marriage & children
He married Maud of Essex, daughter of Geoffrey Fitzpeter, 1st Earl of Essex. Their children were:
1. Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford
2. Maud de Bohun, married Henry d'Oilly of Hook Norton, Oxfordshire.
3. 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. Ralph and Sybil are ancestors to the famous Daniel Boone in a direct unbroken male-line.
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.