Humphrey de Bohun 4th Earl of Hereford and 3rd of Essex [8130] 24,25
- Born: 1276
- Marriage: Princess Elizabeth (Isabel) Plantagenet Countess of Hereford And Essex [4218] on 14 Nov 1302 in Westminster Abbey, London, England
- Died: 16 Mar 1320, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire at age 44
- Buried: Friars Preachers, York
Cause of his death was killed try to force Boroughbridge, Yorkshire.
General Notes:
Constable of England. See Complete Peerage V6.p469 & Vol.V,p135. Killed trying to force Boroughbridge http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal01592
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOHUN.htm#Humphrey%20De%20BOHUN%20(4º%20E.%20Hereford%20and%203º%20Essex)
Lord High Constable of England. He was one of the leaders that deposed King Edward II's favorite Piers Gaveston. He fought at the Battle of Bannockburn, where he was captured by the Scots. He was killed at the Battle of Boroughbridge, while leading another rebellion against the King.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 1298.
Humphrey married Princess Elizabeth (Isabel) Plantagenet Countess of Hereford And Essex [4218] [MRIN: 3780], daughter of Edward I Longshanks Plantagenet King of England [2558] [9H5B-VJS] and Eleanor (Leonor) of Castile Countess de Ponthieu [2559] [LC5J-YK4], on 14 Nov 1302 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. (Princess Elizabeth (Isabel) Plantagenet Countess of Hereford And Essex [4218] was born on 7 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Carnarvon, Flint, Wales, died on 5 May 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England and was buried on 23 May 1316 in Walden Abbey, Essex, England.)
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