Henry the Surety de Bohun 1st Earl of Hereford [8134] 24
- Born: Bef 1176
- Marriage (1): Maud de Mandeville Countess of Essex [8966]
- Marriage (2): Alice de Harcourt Countess Hereford [45612]
- Died: 1 Jun 1220, On a Journey to Holy Land
- Buried: Llanthony Priory, Gloucester
 General Notes:
One of the 25 sureties of the Magna Carta, excommunicated by the Pope.
The Complete Peerage vol.V,p134.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal13051
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOHUN.htm#Henry%20The%20Surety%20De%20BOHUN%20(1°%20E.%20Hereford)
5th Earl of Hereford, Sheriff of Kent. Created by John I, dated Apr 28, 1199; but the office of Lord High Constable of England he inherited from his father. He was one of the leaders of the barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Charta, and he was one of the twenty-five sureties, in 1215. He had his lands sequestered, but they were restored at the signing of the Magna Charta, at Runnemede. He was subsequently excommunicated by the Pope, and did not return to his allegiance on the death of King John, but was one of the commanders in the army of Louis le Dauphin, at the battle of Lincoln. He was taken prisoner by William Marshall at the battle of Lincoln, in the 1st year of Henry III. After this defeat he joined Saire De Quincy, and other Magna Charta barons in a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Jun, 1220. His body was brought home and buried in the chapter-house of Llanthony Abbey, in Gloucestershire. He was also Sheriff of Kent.
Noted events in his life were:
Acceded, 28 Apr 1200.
Henry married Maud de Mandeville Countess of Essex [8966] [MRIN: 3307], daughter of Geoffrey FitzPiers 4th Earl of Essex [8943] and Beatrice de Say [8942]. (Maud de Mandeville Countess of Essex [8966] was born before 1177 25 and died on 27 Aug 1236.)
Henry next married Alice de Harcourt Countess Hereford [45612] [MRIN: 551610728]. (Alice de Harcourt Countess Hereford [45612] was born before 1176.)
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