Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford

Male Abt 1200 - 1275  (~ 75 years)


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  • Name Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford  [1, 2
    Suffix 2nd Earl of Hereford 
    Born Abt 1200  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Sep 1275  Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Hempsted, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • He married, firstly, Maud d'Eu, daughter of Raoul d'Exoudun, 7th Comte d'Eu and Alice d'Eu, Comtesse d'Eu. He gained the title of 1st Earl of Essex. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Hereford [E., 1200] on 1 June 1220.

      Humphrey (IV) de Bohun (1208 or bef. 1208 - 24 September 1275) was 2nd Earl of Hereford and 1st Earl of Essex, as well as Constable of England. He was the son of Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford and Maud of Essex.

      Career

      He was one of the nine godfathers of Prince Edward, later to be Edward I of England. He served as High Sheriff of Kent for 1239-1240.

      After returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was one of the writers of the Provisions of Oxford in 1258.

      Marriage and children

      He married c. 1236 Mahaut or Maud de Lusignan (c. 1210 - 14 August 1241, buried at Llanthony, Gloucester), daughter of Raoul I of Lusignan, Comte d'Eu by marriage, and second wife Alix d'Eu, 8th Comtesse d'Eu and 4th Lady of Hastings, and had issue. Their children were:

      Humphrey (V) de Bohun (predeceased his father in 1265, earldom passing through him to his son Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford)
      Alice de Bohun, married Roger V de Toeni
      Maud de Bohun, married (1) Anselm Marshal, 6th Earl of Pembroke; (2) Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester

      Death & burial

      He died in Warwickshire and was buried at Llanthony Secunda, Gloucester.
    Person ID I2453  Bosdet Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 May 2013 

    Father Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford,   b. Abt 1176,   d. 1220  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Matilda fitz Geoffrey,   d. 1236 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet

    Family Maud de Lusignan,   b. Abt 1210,   d. 14 Aug 1241  (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Married Abt 1236  [2
    Children 
     1. Sir Humphrey de Bohun,   d. 27 Oct 1265, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F705  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S179] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed, G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, (Name: Alan Sutton Publishing; Location: Gloucester, U.K.; Date: 2000;).

    2. [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_de_Bohun,_2nd_Earl_of_Hereford.

    3. [S180] Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (Name: The Bodley Head; Location: London, U.K.; Date: 1999;).