Humphrey IX DE BOHUN, K.G.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 7th Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton

Notes:

Humphrey was buried "at the feet of his father".

Name:
Humphrey de Bohun, K.G., Earl of Northampton, Hereford and Essex, Hereditary Constable of England.

His vast estates were divided between his two daughters: Brecknock and the Lordships in the Marches descending through the elder to the family of Stafford; and the Dukedom of Hereford becoming merged in the Crown, on the accession of Henry IV to the throne.

Humphrey married Joan FITZ ALAN after 09 Sep 1359 in Norfolk, England. Joan (daughter of Sir Richard II Copped Hat FITZ ALAN and Alianor Of LANCASTER) was born in 1347 in Arundel, Essex, England; died on 07 Apr 1419 in Saffran Walden, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary DE BOHUN was born about 1366 in Hereford, England; died on 04 Jul 1394 in Peterborough Castle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England; was buried on 06 Jul 1394 in Leicester.
2. Alianor DE BOHUN was born in 1366 in Hereford, England; died on 03 Oct 1399 in Minoresess Convent, Aldgate, Middlesex, England; was buried in Chapel of St. Edmund, Westminster Abbey.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Knight of Garter
• Fact: 16 Mar 1336/7, 6th Earl of Northampton

Notes:

Twin with Edward.

Name:
He assisted King Edward III in the seizure of the Earl of March in 1330, and from that time was one of the King's most active councillors. He was created EARL OF NORTHAMPTON on 16 Mar 1336/7. On 24 June 1340 he took a leading part in the King's victory at Sluys, and was with him at the siege of Tournay. He fought at Crecy on 26 Aug 1346, and participated in the siege of Calais. In later years he frequently had licenses to export wool, both as a means of recouping his expenses and on the King's behalf.

William married Elizabeth DE BADLESMERE in 1335/1338. Elizabeth (daughter of Bartholomew DE BADLESMERE and Margaret DE CLARE) was born in 1313; died on 08 Jun 1356; was buried in Black Friars, Badlesmere, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]