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Baron Humphrey DE BOHUN, III

Baron Humphrey DE BOHUN, III

Male 1109 - 1187  (78 years)

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  • Name Humphrey DE BOHUN 
    Prefix Baron 
    Suffix III 
    Born 1109  Hereford, Kimbolton, Hertford, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID G8TZ-BZ8 
    _UID A440BE7A434F4BFE961DD6F8AD85431C0937 
    Buried 1187 
    Died 6 Apr 1187  Lanthony Abbey, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3789  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2022 

    Father Baron Humphrey "The Great" DE BOHUN, II,   b. 1070, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1140  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Maud D'EVEREAUX,   b. 1093, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1142  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 1109  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1851  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eleanor DE BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1230, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1255, Llanthony Inn, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Married Wales, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Earl Humphrey DE BOHUN, VII,   b. Abt 1249, Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1298, Pleshey, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F1852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret FITZWALTER,   b. Hereford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1146, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Margery DE BOHUN,   b. Abt 1142,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Humphrey "The Young" DE BOHUN, IV,   b. 1143, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1182  (Age 39 years)
     3. John DE BOHUN,   b. Abt 1150, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Robert Le Bon DE BOHUN,   b. 1153,   d. 1183, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F1850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Joane QUINCY,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F1853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Humphrey was Steward and Sewer to King Henry I. This feudal lord married Margery, daughter of Milo de Gloucester, Earl of Hereford, Lord High Constable of England, last Lord Hereford of that family. She was co-heir with her sister Mabel. At the instigation of which Milo he espoused the cause of the Empress Maud and her son, afterwards Henry II, against the King Stephen, and so faithfully maintained his allegiance that the Empress, by her especial charter, granted him the office of steward and sewer, both in Normandy and England. In the 20th of Henry II this Humphrey accompanied Richard de Lacy, Justice of England, into Scotland with a powerful army to waste that country, and was one of the witnesses to the accord made by William, King of Scots, and King Henry as to the subjection of that kingdom to the crown of England.

      Humphrey, third Baron de Bohon (1109-87) succeeded his father Humphrey the great in 1129 and became involved in the struggle for the throne of England on the death of Henry I in 1134. When King Henry II became king, Sir Humphrey became Steward of Henry II's household and was later named hereditary Constable of England, a position previously held by his father-in-law and then by his brother-in-law. Humphrey, in 1138, had married Margaret, daughter of Miles of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford and High Constable of England. When Miles sons died heirless, Henry II gave the title of High Constable to Miles' son-in-law, Humphrey, 3rd Baron de Bohon. Humphrey and Margaret of Gloucester had five sons, Humphrey, Richard, John, Miles and Robert.

      King Henry II (1154-89) had many difficulties during his reign, including numerous revolts led by his sons. Humphrey (1109-87) the third Baron de Bohon, and his eldest son, Sir Humphrey (1141-83) usually known as the Young Earl of Hereford, remained loyal to Henry II throughout his reign. Sir John de Bohon, the third son, was a very close friend and supporter of Henry II's 4th son Geoffrey as long as Geoffrey lived. Sir Robert de Bohon, the youngest son, was a very close friend of Prince Henry; Henry II's second son and heir.

      Sir Robert le Bon died in 1183, four years before his father Baron Humphrey de Bohon's death. Consequently, when Humphrey the third Baron died in 1187, he was succeeded by his 12 year old grandson, Henry (1176-1220) as fourth Baron de Bohon. Upon coming of age, Henry was knighted and made High Constable of England and held manor houses and castles at Caldicot, Haresfield, Oaksey and Walden in addition to the main Hereford holdings.