Henry de Bohun 1
- Born: Cir 1176
- Marriage: Matilda FitzPiers
- Died: 1220 aged 44
General Notes:
Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (1176 - 1220) was an English nobleman.
He was the son of Humphrey de Bohun and Margaret, daughter of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon, a son of David I of Scotland. His paternal grandmother was Margaret, daughter of Milo of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford and Constable of England.
The male line of Milo of Gloucester having failed, on the accession of King John of England, de Bohun was created Earl of Hereford and Constable of England (1199).
De Bohun was one of the 25 executors of the Magna Carta. He married Maud, daughter of Geoffrey Fitz Piers, Earl of Essex.
Noted events in his life were:
• He was a 1st Earl of Hereford.
Henry married Matilda FitzPiers. (Matilda FitzPiers died in 1236.)
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