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Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun 1311–1391 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1311

Birth Location: Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 16 Dec 1391

Death Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Humphrey Essex

Mother: Elizabeth Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Earl Courtenay

Children(s): Sir Courtenay

In 1311, Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun entered the world in Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England, born to Humphrey De Bohun 3Rd Earl Of Hereford And Essex And Elizabeth Of Rhuddlan Countess Of Hereford Plantagenet. Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun married Earl Of Devon Ii Hugh De Courtenay, and had children including Sir Edward De Courtenay. Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun passed away in 1391 in Exeter, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1311, Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun entered the world in Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England, born to Humphrey De Bohun 3Rd Earl Of Hereford And Essex And Elizabeth Of Rhuddlan Countess Of Hereford Plantagenet.
  • Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun married Earl Of Devon Ii Hugh De Courtenay, and had children including Sir Edward De Courtenay.
  • Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun passed away in 1391 in Exeter, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Essex
1276–1321
Birth Location: Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England
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Elizabeth Plantagenet
1282–1316
Birth Location: Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Earl Courtenay
1303–1377
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Children(s)

Sir Courtenay
1335–1372
Birth Location: Godlington, Cornwall, England
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Countess Bohun's Ancestors

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Countess Bohun
1311–1391
Birth Place: Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Humphrey de Bohun 3rd Earl of Hereford and Essex
1276–1321
Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England
Elizabeth (of Rhuddlan Countess of Hereford,) Plantagenet
1282–1316
Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Grandparents
King (Edward I of) England
1239–1307
Westminster Palace, London, England
Eleanor (of Castille Queen) Consort
1240–1290
Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Bohun's Descendants

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Countess (of Devon Margaret de) Bohun (3 Apr 1311–16 Dec 1391) m. Earl (of Devon II Hugh de) Courtenay (12 Jul 1303–2 May 1377)
  1. 1. Sir (Edward de) Courtenay 1335–1372 m. Lady (Emmeline) Dawnay 1328–1372
    1. 1. Sir (Hugh Courtenay V) MP 1365–1425 m. Lady (Matilda Beaumont) Courtenay 1388–1467
      1. 1. Sir (Hugh Courtenay) VI 1420–1471 m. Lady (Margaret de) Carminow 1422–1512
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth de) Courtenay 1447–1510 m. Sir (John Thomas) Trethurffe 1451–1510 m. John Tregarthen 1451–1510

Countess Bohun's Timeline

2 Records

1311
3 Apr 1311
Birth of Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun in Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England
Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England
1391
16 Dec 1391
Age 80
Death of Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1311
    Event Place: Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1391
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
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