Humphrey VIII De Bohun
1275 - 1320 (45 years)-
Name Humphrey VIII De Bohun Born 1275 Pleshy Castle, Essex, England 
Gender Male Died 13 Mar 1320 Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England Person ID I63679 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 24 Oct 2004
Father Humphrey VII De Bohun, b. 1249, Herefordshire, England , d. 31 Dec 1298, Pleshy Castle, Essex, England (Age 49 years) Mother Maud De Fiennes, b. cir 1252, Essex, England Married 1275 Family ID F24131 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Plantagenet, b. 07 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Flint, Wales , d. 15 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years) Married 14 Nov 1302 Westminster, London, Middlesex, England Children 1. Eleanore de Bohun, b. 17 Oct 1304, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England , d. 07 Oct 1363, Pleshy Castle, Essex, England (Age 58 years)2. Margaret De Bohun, b. 03 Apr 1311, Caldecote, Northamptonshire England , d. 13 Dec 1391, Exeter, Devonshire, England (Age 80 years)3. William de Bohun, b. cir 1312, Essex, England , d. 16 Sep 1360, Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 48 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F24130 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - 3rd Earl of Hereford and 2nd Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman known primarily for his opposition to King Edward I over the Confirmatio Cartarum. He was also an active participant in the Welsh Wars and maintained for several years a private feud with the earl of Gloucester. His father, Humphrey (V) de Bohun, fought on the side of the rebellious barons in the Barons' War. When Humphrey (V) predeceased his father, Humphrey (VI) became heir to his grandfather, Humphrey (IV). At Humphrey (IV)'s death in 1275, Humphrey (VI) inherited the earldoms of Hereford and Essex. He also inherited major possessions in the Welsh Marches from his mother, Eleanor de Braose.
Bohun's spent most of his early career reconquering Marcher lands captured by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd during the Welsh war in England. This was finally accomplished through Edward I's war in Wales in 1277. Hereford also fought in Wales in 128283 and 129495. At the same time he also had private feuds with other Marcher lords, and his conflict with Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, eventually ended with the personal intervention of King Edward himself. Hereford's final years were marked by the opposition he and Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, mounted against the military and fiscal policy of Edward I. The conflict escalated to a point where civil war threatened, but was resolved when the war effort turned towards Scotland. The king signed the Confirmatio Cartarum a confirmation of Magna Carta and Bohun and Bigod agreed to serve on the Falkirk Campaign. Bohun died in 1298, and was succeeded by his son, Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford.
(Wikipedia)
- 3rd Earl of Hereford and 2nd Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman known primarily for his opposition to King Edward I over the Confirmatio Cartarum. He was also an active participant in the Welsh Wars and maintained for several years a private feud with the earl of Gloucester. His father, Humphrey (V) de Bohun, fought on the side of the rebellious barons in the Barons' War. When Humphrey (V) predeceased his father, Humphrey (VI) became heir to his grandfather, Humphrey (IV). At Humphrey (IV)'s death in 1275, Humphrey (VI) inherited the earldoms of Hereford and Essex. He also inherited major possessions in the Welsh Marches from his mother, Eleanor de Braose.