Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford

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Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford, was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman of the late 12th and early 13th centuries who played a key role in the baronial opposition to King John and was among the original enforcers of Magna Carta.

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Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman
English nobleman
medieval magnate
associatedWithDocument Magna Carta
burialPlace Llanthony Secunda Priory
child Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
createdEarlBy King John of England
dateOfBirth c. 1176
dateOfDeath 1 June 1220
deathContext died while on crusade in the Holy Land
era early 13th century
late 12th century
familyName de Bohun
father Humphrey III de Bohun
fatherInLaw Geoffrey FitzPeter, 1st Earl of Essex
feudalRank earl
givenName Henry
heldTitleFrom Earl of Hereford
landholdings Essex
Gloucestershire
Herefordshire
language Anglo-Norman
mannerOfDeath died on crusade
maternalGrandfather Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon
maternalGreatGrandfather David I of Scotland
memberOfNobleFamily de Bohun family
mother Margaret of Huntingdon
motherInLaw Beatrice de Say
nobleStyle Earl of Hereford and Constable of England
linked to: Earl of Hereford
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Hereford
Hereditary Constable of England
notableFor baronial opposition to King John
role in the enforcement of Magna Carta
officeHeld Constable of England
opposed King John of England
participantIn First Barons' War
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath Holy Land
politicalAlignment baronial opposition
region Hereford
religion Roman Catholic
roleInEvent one of the twenty-five barons of Magna Carta
signed Magna Carta
spouse Maud FitzGeoffrey
Maud de Mandeville
supported rebel barons against King John
titleCreationDate 28 April 1200
wentOn Fifth Crusade

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Marshal of England positionHeldBy Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Margaret of Huntingdon child Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Margaret of Huntingdon notableRelative Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
de Bohun family notableMember Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford father Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford inheritedFrom Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford precededBy Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
Bohun family notableMember Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford