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Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight 1276–1322 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1276

Birth Location: Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1322

Death Location: Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Father: Humphrey Sr

Mother: Maud Fiennes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Plantagenet

Children(s): Eleanor Bohun

Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight was born in 1276 in Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England, the child of Humphrey Earl Of Hereford And Essex De Bohun Sr And Maud Countess De Fiennes. Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight married Elizabeth Princess Of England Plantagenet, and had children including Eleanor Countess Ormond De Bohun. Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight passed away in 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England.

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  • Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight was born in 1276 in Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England, the child of Humphrey Earl Of Hereford And Essex De Bohun Sr And Maud Countess De Fiennes.
  • Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight married Elizabeth Princess Of England Plantagenet, and had children including Eleanor Countess Ormond De Bohun.
  • Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight passed away in 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Sr
1248–1298
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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Maud Fiennes
1250–1298
Birth Location: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
MF

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Plantagenet
1282–1316
Birth Location: Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
EP

Children(s)

Eleanor Bohun
1304–1363
Birth Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
EB

Humphrey Knight's Ancestors

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Humphrey Knight
1276–1322
Birth Place: Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England
Parents
Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Sr
1248–1298
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Maud (Countess de) Fiennes
1250–1298
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Knight's Descendants

1.
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Humphrey (Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr,) Knight (1276–16 Mar 1322) m. Elizabeth (Princess of England) Plantagenet (7 Aug 1282–5 May 1316)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Countess Ormond de) Bohun 1304–1363 m. James (1st Earl of Ormond Butler) Sr 1305–1338
    1. 1. Sir (James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland)) Butler 1331–1382 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Ormond) d'Arcy 1331–1390
      1. 1. Catherine Butler 1358– m. Thomas Reade 1356–
        1. 1. Richard Reade 1382– m. Elizabeth Winter 1384–

Humphrey Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1276
1276
Birth of Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight in Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England
Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England
1322
16 Mar 1322
Age 46
Death of Humphrey Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr, Knight in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1276
    Event Place: Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1322
    Event Place: Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
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