Biography of Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford 1176-1220

Paternal Family Tree: Bohun

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Between February 1171 and April 1175 [his father] Humphrey Bohun (age 27) and [his mother] Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and [his grandmother] Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria (age 51).

In 1176 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford was born to Humphrey Bohun (age 32) and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany (age 31).

In December 1181 [his father] Humphrey Bohun (age 37) died.

In 1199 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 23) was appointed Constable of England.

In 1199 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 23) was created 1st Earl Hereford.

In 1201 [his mother] Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany (age 56) died.

Before 1204 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 27) and Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Hereford. She the daughter of Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex (age 41) and Beatrice Saye. He the son of Humphrey Bohun and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany.

In 1204 [his son] Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex was born to Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 28) and [his wife] Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford (age 27).

In 1213 [his father-in-law] Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex (age 51) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex. Matilda Clare Countess Essex by marriage Countess Essex.

Before 1214 [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 22) and Matilda Clare Countess Essex were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Beatrice Saye.

On 20th January 1214 [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 23) and Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Gloucester. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of [his father-in-law] Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Beatrice Saye.

Magna Carta

                    On 15th June 1215 King John of England (age 48) met with his Baron's at Runnymede [Map] where he agreed to the terms of the Magna Carta which attempted to reduce the King's authority through political reform. Those who signed as surety included:
                
                    Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 71)
                
                    his son Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk (age 33)
                
                    Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 39)
                
                    Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford (age 62)
                
                    his son Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 35)
                
                    William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 25)
                
                    William Mowbray 6th Baron Thirsk (age 42)
                
                    Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester (age 45)
                
                    Robert Ros (age 43), Richard Percy 5th Baron Percy Topcliffe (age 45)
                
                    Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford (age 50)
                
                    Eustace Vesci (age 46)
                
                    John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth (age 25)
                
                    John Lacy Earl Lincoln (age 23).
                
                    William D'Aubigny (age 64), [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 24)
                
                    Robert Clare Fitzwalter                

                    William Forz 3rd Earl Albemarle                

                    William Hardell
                
                    William Huntingfield
                
                    William Llanvallei
                
                    William Malet 1st Baron Curry Mallet
                
                    Roger Montbegon, Richard Montfichet
                
                    Geoffrey Saye (age 60) signed as surety the Magna Carta.
                
                    Ranulf de Blondeville Gernon 6th Earl Chester 1st Earl Lincoln (age 45) witnessed.

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On 23rd February 1216 [his brother-in-law] Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 25) was killed in a tournament. His brother [his brother-in-law] William succeeded 3rd Earl Essex.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1220 [his son] Ralph Bohun was born to Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 44) and [his wife] Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford (age 43). Date asjusted from 1227 to be consistent with his father's death.

On 1st June 1220 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 44) died in the Middle East. His son [his son] Humphrey (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl Hereford.

On 27th August 1236 [his former wife] Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford (age 59) died in Quendon, Essex.

Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany and [his mother] Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and [his grandmother] Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. He the son of Alan "Black" Penthièvre 1st Earl Richmond and Bertha Canhiart I Duchess Brittany. They were half fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.