Humphrey De Bohun

1249 - 1298  (49 years)

• Name	Humphrey De Bohun
  Birth	1249	Essex, England
  Gender	Male
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  Death	31 Dec 1298	Pleshey, Essex, England
  Burial	Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
  Person ID	I1324	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Humphrey De Bohun, V,   b. 1225, Hereford, Herefordshire, England d. 27 Aug 1265, Beeston, Cheshire, England (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eleanor De Braose,   b. 1228   d. 1251, Brecon, Powys, Wales (Age 23 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1243
  Family ID	F190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude De Fiennes,   b. 1250   d. Bef 31 Dec 1298 (Age < 48 years)
  Marriage	1275
  Children	1. Humphrey De Bohun,   b. 1276, England d. 16 Mar 1322, England (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1249 - Essex, England Death - 31 Dec 1298 - Pleshey, Essex, England Burial - - Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Humphrey de Bohun Birth: 1249 Essex, England Death: Dec. 31, 1298 Pleshey Essex, England 7th Erl of Hereford, 8th Earl of Essex. Baron of Pleshy, Essex. Baron of Kingston, Herefordshire. Hereditary Constable of England and Deputy of England. Son and heir of Sir Humphrey de Bohun V and Eleanor de Brewes. Grandson of Sir Humphrey de Bohun and Maud de Eu, William de Brewes and Eve Marsha, daughter of William Marshall, 4th Earl of Pembroke and regent to King Henry III. Husband of Maud de Fiennes, daughter of Ingram de Fiennes and Isabelle Conde, daughter of Jacques, married 1275. They had one son, Sir Humphrey, Earl of Hereford and Essex, who would marry Elizabeth of England, the daughter of Edward I, King of England, and widow of John Holand. Humphrey was an heir to his grandfather as his father died in 1265, a prisoner at Beeston Castle. He was granted seisin of his mother's lands at aged 16(including one quarter of one third of the barony of Miles Gloucester, the lordships and manors of Hay, Huntingdon, Haverford and Brecknock) but the lands were overseen by the king until 1270. Humphrey was not able to take possession of Brecon and the lordship of Clare from the Welsh until 1276. Humphrey was known for his fierce defense of his lands, and the close relationship he had with his local folk. He was active in the Welsh wars, the opposition to King Edward over the 1297 Charters of the Magna Carta, and spent most his career recapturing Marcher lands from Llywelyn Gruffydd. He was opposed to other Marcher lords, Gilbert de Clare, the Earl of Gloucester, and Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk. Edward I interfered when the conflicts threatened civil war, and the wars were turned towards Scotland with their defeat at Stirling Bridge. Humphrey died at Pleshey Castle, and was buried alongside his wife who had pre-deceased him. Family links: Parents: Humphrey De Bohun (1225 - 1265) Eleanor De Braose De Bohun (1228 - 1251) Spouse: Maude de Fiennes Bohun (1250 - 1298) Children: Humphrey de Bohun (1276 - 1322)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Walden Abbey Saffron Walden Essex, England Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren Record added: Oct 04, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 59597889 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------