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1. de Bohun, Humphrey VIII
   1. Plantagenet, Elizabeth
      1. de Bohun, Eleanor
      2. de Bohun, Humphrey
      3. de Bohun, John
      4. de Bohun, Agnes
      5. de Bohun, William
         1. Baddlesmere, Elizabeth
            1. de Bohun, Humphrey
            2. de Bohun, Elizabeth
      6. de Bohun, Margaret
      7. de Bohun, Edward
      8. de Bohun, Aeneas
      9. de Bohun, Isabel

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Source References

1. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I14842 Carrie's Family Tree
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        ID: I14842
        Name: *William DE BOHUN
        Sex: M
        Birth: BET 1310 AND 1312 1
        Death: 16 SEP 1360
        Occupation: BET 1337 AND 1360 1st Earl of Northampton 1
        Occupation: 1350 Knight of the Garter 2
        Note:
        William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (ca. 1310-1360) was an English nobleman and military commander.
        He was the fifth son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan. He had a twin brother, Edward. His maternal grandparents were Edward I of England and his first Queen consort Eleanor of Castile.

        In 1332 he received many new properties: Hinton and Spaine in Berkshire; Hasley, Ascot, Dedington, Pyrton and Kirklington in Oxfordshire; Wincomb in Buckinghamshire; Longbenington in Lincolnshire; Kneesol in Bottinghamshire; Newnsham in Gloucestershire, Wix in Essex, and Bosham in Sussex. He was created Earl of Northampton in 1337, adding to the titles of Count of Hereford and Essex.

        In 1339 he accompanied the King to Flanders. He served variously in Brittany and in Scotland, and was present at the great English victories at Sluys and was a commander at Crécy.
        In addition to being a warrior, William was also a renowned diplomat. He negotiated two treaties with France, one in 1343 and one in 1350. He was also charged with negotiating in Scotland for the freedom of David Bruce, prisoner of the English.

        De Bohun was succeeded by his son Humphrey, who also succeeded his uncle and became 7th earl of Hereford. His daughter Elizabeth de Bohun was married to Richard Fitzalan, 6th Earl of Arundel.
        (Wikipedia)

         

        William de Bohun, 4th son, was a personage of great eminence in the turbulent times in which he lived, and was one of the gallant heroes of Cressy. In the Parliament held in London, in the 11th of Edward III, 1337, upon the advancement of the Black Prince to the dukedom of Cornwall, he was created Earl of Northampton, and from that period his lordship appears the constant companion in arms of the illustrious Edward, the Black Prince, and his martial father Edward III. He was entrusted at different periods with the most important offices, such as ambassador to treat of peace with hostile powers, commissioner to levy taxes, etc., and he was finally honoured with Knight of the Garter. His lordship
        married Elizabeth de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare; daughter of Thomas de Clare and Juliana FitzGerald; son of Thomas de Clare, Governor of London 1274; son of Richard de Clare (son of Gilbert de Clare, Surety, son of Richard de Clare, Surety) and his wife Maud de Lacie; daughter of John de Lacie, Surety, and Margaret de Quincey; daughter of Robert de Quincey; son of Saire de Quincey, Surety for the Magna Charta. William de Bohun had issue Humphrey, who succeeded his uncle as Earl of Hereford and Essex and Constable of England, and a daughter Elizabeth. He died 1360.
        (Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 535)

         

        Father: *Humphrey DE BOHUN VIII b: 1276 in Pleshey Castle, Essex, England
        Mother: *Elizabeth of RHUDDLAN b: 7 AUG 1282 in Rhudlan Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales

        Marriage 1 *Elizabeth DE BADLESMERE b: 1313 in astle, Badlesmere, Kent, England
        Children
        *Humphrey DE BOHUN b: 1342 in Derbyshire, England
        *Elizabeth DE BOHUN b: 1350 in Derbyshire, England

        Sources:
        Title: Wikipedia
        Title: 1Wikipedia

         

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2. David Meier: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I5073 Royals, Rebels, Presidents, Paupers, Thinkers, and Thieves
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        ID: I5073
        Name: Humphrey VIII de Bohun
        Given Name: Humphrey VIII
        Surname: de Bohun
        Suffix: 4th Earl of Hertford & Essex
        Sex: M
        _UID: E4042AFA5118D811BE490080C8C142CC7C79
        Change Date: 23 Sep 2004
        Note:
        Humphrey, 4th Earl of Hereford and 3rd Earl of Essex (1276-1322). 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. He married Elizabeth, daughter of King Edward I, and was succeeded by his second son John, 5th Earl of Hereford and 4th Earl of Essex.

        Battle of Bannockburn
        History -- Military history -- List of battles -- History of Scotland The Battle of Bannockburn (June 23-June 24, 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence.

        Battle of Bannockburn
        Dates of battle June 23-24 1314
        Conflict Wars of Scottish Independence
        Battle before Stirling Bridge
        Battle after Dupplin Moor
        Site of battle Bannockburn,
        south of Stirling
        Combatant 1 Scotland
        led by Robert the Bruce
        Forces about 9,000 men
        Combatant 2 England
        led by Edward II of England
        Forces 25,000 men
        result decisive Scottish victory

         

        Prelude
        Stirling Castle was besieged by the Scots in the spring of 1314. The commander at Stirling, Sir Philip Mowbray, agreed to surrender if a relieving force had not arrived by the end of June. On hearing of this agreement, Edward II of England organized a considerable force of possibly 25,000 men to head north. The army was mustered at Berwick-upon-Tweed before crossing the border at Coldstream and heading for Stirling.
        The battle
        On Sunday, June 23, the English force had reached the ford at Bannockburn, a few miles south of Stirling, where the Scottish force of maybe 9,000 was waiting for them under the command of Robert the Bruce. The Scots intended to fight in a narrow gap, relying on their disciplined schiltron to blunt the advantages of the English heavy cavalry. The actual battle spread over the few miles of poor ground between Bannock Burn and the River Forth.

        The battle was fought over two days and although the first encounters were relatively small compared to the major clash on the second day, its outcome dictated the strategically disastrous deposition of the English force, hemmed in on marshland between the Bannock Burn and the Pelstream Burn in the marshland leading down to the banks of the meandering River Forth. The Battle of Bannockburn was remembered by the English as "The Battle of the Pools".

        The first clash was between 500 English cavalry heading for Stirling and a force of Scottish infanty. The schiltrons proved their worth, the English charges were repulsed for little loss and the cavalry were forced to retire. At the same time there had been a number of skirmishes around the main force as the English crossed Bannock Burn to face up to the Scots, including the clash of the English Knight, Henry De Bohun (nephew of Humphrey de Bohun, the Earl of Hereford) and Robert the Bruce. De Bohun had seen the Bruce mounted on a pony in advance of the main Scottish force. Tilting his lance, De Bohun rode down on the solitary figure whose pony side-stepped the charging warhorse at the last moment while its rider dispatched the knight with a blow to his helmet with his battle axe. As daylight was fading after some further half-hearted skirmishes, the English withdrew to set up camp between Bannock Burn and the Pelstream Burn.

        The main battle occurred on June 24. The English advanced across the burn while the Scots waited in schiltrons. The first English cavalry charge was disorganised and costly, few knights managed to break through the schiltrons and they were quickly dispatched. The Scots then advanced, still in schiltrons, forcing the disorganised cavalry back into the English infantry still trying to join them across the burn. The fire from English archers fell on both English and Scots and before they could properly threaten the advancing Scottish infantry a sally of light cavalry drove the archers back. The English superiority of numbers hampered any attempts at rallying them as the Scottish force pressed the masses back towards the river. Edward II fled the field early, and after being denied entry to Stirling he went to Dunbar via Winchburgh and then by ship back to England.
        Aftermath
        The Scottish victory was complete and, although full English recognition of Scottish independence was not achieved until more than ten years later, Robert the Bruce was able to re-establish Scotland as a sovereign state mainly because of the events at Bannockburn.

        Each year the Scottish Nationalist movement, primarily the Scottish National Party commemorates the battle with a march to Bannockburn field from Stirling town centre. There then follows a laying of a wreath at the statue of Robert the Bruce and a rally.

        The Battle of Boroughbridge was a small but important battle in the conflicts between Edward II of England and his rebellious barons. The battle took place near at important bridge across the Wye called Boroughbridge, northwest of York.

        Early in 1322, king Edward took forces north in England to subdue his cousin Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. Lancaster was pushed further north, where he may have been hoping to join up with forces from Scotland. However on March 16, he found his way across the river Wye barred by forces of Sir Andrew Harclay. Sir Andrew used the infantry tactics which were later to prove so effective against the French at Crecy, and the rebels were defeated.

        Of the rebel leaders, Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, was killed, and the rest captured. The prisoners were later convicted of treason and executed.
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        Birth: 1276
        Death: 16 MAR 1322 in Battle of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
        Burial: Friars Preachers, York, England

        Father: Humphrey de Bohun b: ABT 1248
        Mother: Maud de Fiennes b: ABT 1254

        Marriage 1 Elizabeth Plantagenet b: AUG 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Flint, Wales
        Married: 14 NOV 1302 in Westminster Abbey, London, England
        Children
        Eleanor de Bohun b: 17 OCT 1304
        Humphrey de Bohun b: 20 OCT 1305 in Pleshney Castle, Essex Shire, England
        John de Bohun b: 23 NOV 1306 in Pleshney Castle, Essex Shire, England
        Agnes de Bohun b: NOV 1309 in Caldecott, Northampton, England
        Margaret de Bohun b: 1 FEB 1310 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
        William de Bohun b: ABT 1310 in Caldecott, Northampton, England
        Edward de Bohun b: 1312 in Caldecott, Northampton, England
        Aeneas de Bohun b: 1314 in Quendon, Essex Shire, England
        Isabel de Bohun b: 5 MAY 1316 in Caldecott, Northampton, England

        Sources:
        Abbrev: The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants
        Title: Gary Boyd Roberts

         

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3. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=arciek&id=I14462&style=TABLE Carrie's Family Tree