- Veteran of England's Second Barons' War
- Mortally Wounded at Battle of Evesham
Humphrey de Bohun was born circa 1230 in Herefordshire, England to Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford (c1208-1275) and Maud de Lusignan (c1210-1241) and died 27 October 1265 Beeston Castle, Cheshire, England of unspecified causes. He married Eleanor de Braose (1226-1251) . He married Joan de Quincy (-1283) .
Biography
Humphrey (VI) de Bohun, remained loyal to the baronial side throughout the Barons' War, and was captured at Evesham on 4 August 1265. In October of that year, Humphrey (VI) died in captivity at Beeston Castle in Cheshire from injuries he had sustained in the battle.[1]
Humphrey (VI) had been excluded from succession as a result of his rebellion, but when Humphrey (V) died in 1275, Humphrey (VII) inherited the earldoms of Hereford and Essex.[2] Humphrey (VII) had already served as deputy Constable of England under Humphrey (V).[3]
Marriage and Issue
Sir Humphrey de Bohun was the son of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Maud d'Eu.[4]
He married, firstly, Eleanor de Briouze, daughter of William de Briouze and Eve Marshal.2
He married, secondly, Joan de Quincy, daughter of Robert de Quincy, Lord of Ware and Helen ferch Llywelyn.3 He died on 27 October 1265 at Beeston Castle, Cheshire, EnglandG.1
Children of Sir Humphrey de Bohun and Eleanor de Briouze
- Alianor de Bohun+4 b. c 1240, d. 20 Feb 1314
- Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford+1 b. c 1249, d. 31 Dec 1298
- Margery de Bohun+5 b. b 1265, d. a 1280[5]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (c1249-1298) | 1249 | 31 December 1298 | Maud de Fiennes (c1254-c1298) |
| Eleanor de Bohun (c1250-1313) | 1240 | 20 February 1314 | Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby (c1239-c1279) |
| Margery de Bohun (bef1265-aft1280) | 1265 | 1280 | Theobald de Verdun, 1st Lord Verdun (c1248-1309) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Humphrey de Bohun (-1265) | 1230 Herefordshire, England | 27 October 1265 Beeston Castle, Cheshire, England | Eleanor de Braose (1226-1251) Joan de Quincy (-1283) |
| Alice de Bohun (1228-1264) | 1235 East Coulston Manor, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | 1255 | Roger V de Tosny (1235-bef1264) |
| Maud de Bohun (-c1252) | 1252 | Roger de Quincy (c1195-1264) | |
| Henry de Bohun (c1230-) | |||
| Geoffrey de Bohun (c1233-) | |||
| Ralph de Bohun (c1235-) | |||
| Eleanor de Bohun (1241-1278) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John de Bohun (c1245-) | |||
| Miles de Bohun (c1246-) | |||
See Also
External Links
- Sir Humphrey de Bohun at thePeerage
- Sir Humphrey de Bohun, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Humphrey-VI-de-Bohun-Earl-of-Hereford-and-Essex/6000000003243309212, retrieved 24 Jan 2024
- Bohun Family Genealogy, TudorPlace.com.ar, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOHUN.htm, retrieved 24 Jan 2024
- Sir Humphrey de Bohun at Find A Grave
Bibliography
- Cokayne, George (1910–59). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. VI (New ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press.
Notable Ancestors
Notable Descendants
References
- ^ Powicke (1953), p. 202.
- ^ Waugh (2004).
- ^ Cokayne (1910–59), pp. 463–6.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 463. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- ^ Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), page 734. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.