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Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun 1276 – 1322 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1276

Birth Location: Pleshey, Essex, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1322

Death Location: Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Father: Humphrey Bohun

Mother: Maud Fiennes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Plantagenet

Children(s): Margaret Bohun, Hugh deBohun, Eleanor Bohun, Mary deBohun, Edmund DeBohun, Humphrey Bohun, Margaret Bohun, William Bohun, Isabel Bohun

The story of Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII began in 1276 in Pleshey, Essex, England. Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII married Elizabeth (21) Plantagenet, and had children including Margaret De Bohun, Hugh deBohun, Eleanor DE Bohun, Mary deBohun, Edmund DeBohun, Humphrey De Bohun, Margaret de (20) Bohun, William De Bohun, Isabel de Bohun. Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII passed away in 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII began in 1276 in Pleshey, Essex, England.
  • Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII married Elizabeth (21) Plantagenet, and had children including Margaret De Bohun, Hugh deBohun, Eleanor DE Bohun, Mary deBohun, Edmund DeBohun, Humphrey De Bohun, Margaret de (20) Bohun, William De Bohun, Isabel de Bohun.
  • Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII passed away in 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Humphrey Bohun's Ancestors

Self
Humphrey Bohun
1276 – 1322
Birth Place: Pleshey, Essex, England
Parents
Humphrey (22) de Bohun
1249 – 1298
Essex, England
Maud ((22)) Fiennes
1226 – 1298
Essex, England
Grandparents
Humphrey ((23) de) Bohun
1225 – 1265
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Eleanor (Alianore (23) De) Braose
1230 – 1251
Breconshire, Wales, Great Britain
Enguerrand (de) Fiennes
1210 – 1266
Tolleshunt, Maldon, Essex, England
Isabel (de) Conde
1214 –
Conde, Calvados, France
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Bohun
1208 – 1275
Maud Lusignan
1200 – 1241
William Braose
1200 – 1230
Eva Marshall
1203 – 1247
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Bohun
1176 – 1220
Maud Mandeville
1190 – 1236
Reginald Braose
1182 – 1228
Grace Brewere
1164 – 1223
William Marshal
1146 – 1219
Isabel Clare
1172 – 1220

Humphrey Bohun's Descendants

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Humphrey (Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De) Bohun (1276 – 16 Mar 1322) m. Elizabeth ((21)) Plantagenet (07 Aug 1282 – 05 May 1316)
  1. 1. Margaret (De) Bohun (1302 – 7 February 1304)
  2. 2. Hugh deBohun (12 Jul 1303 – 1377)
  3. 3. Eleanor (DE) Bohun (17 Oct 1304 – 07 Oct 1363) m. James (1st Earl of) Ormonde
    1. 1. James (2nd Earl) Ormonde (1382 – ) m. Elizabeth Darcy (1838 – 24 March 1390)
      1. 1. James (3rd Earl) Ormonde ( – 7 Sep 1405) m. Anne Welles
  4. 4. Mary deBohun (1305 – 1305)
  5. 5. Edmund DeBohun (23 Nov 1306 – 20 Jan 1336)
  6. 6. Humphrey (De) Bohun (1304 – 1302)
  7. 7. Margaret (de (20)) Bohun (1311 – 16 Dec 1391) m. Hugh ((20)) Courtenay (12 Jul 1303 – 02 May 1377)
    1. 1. Edward ((19)) Courtenay (1329 – 1372) m. Emmerline (de (19)) Dawney (1330 – 1371)
      1. 1. Hugh ((18)) Courtenay (1351 – 05 Mar 1425) m. Matilda Beaumont (1356 – 03 Jul 1467)
        1. 1. Hugh ((17)) Courtenay (1417 – 04 May 1471) m. Margaret ((17)) Carminow (1422 – 1446)
      2. 2. Edward Courtenay (03 May 1357 – 05 Dec 1419)
    2. 2. Margaret (De) Courtenay ( – 02 Aug 1385)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Lady De) Courtenay ( – 07 Aug 1395)
  8. 8. William (De) Bohun (1312 – 16 Sep 1360)
  9. 9. Isabel (de) Bohun (May 1316 – May 1316)

Humphrey Bohun's Timeline

2 Records

1276
1276
Birth of Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII in Pleshey, Essex, England
Pleshey, Essex, England
1322
16 Mar 1322
Age 46
Death of Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex (21) De Bohun VIII in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1276
    Event Place: Pleshey, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1322
    Event Place: Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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