Sir William de Bohun, KG, Earl of Northampton

Abt 1309 - 1360  (51 years)

• Name	William de Bohun
  	He was the 1st Earl of Northampton. [2]
  Birth	Abt 1309	Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales   [1, 3]
  He was a twin. [2, 3]
  History	birth to death
  On 16 March 1336, he was created the Earl of Northampton. [1, 3] On 26 August 1346, he fought at the Battle of Crécy. [1]
  Death	16 Sep 1360  [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England Walden Abbey was dissolved under Henry VIII, Sir Thomas Audley purchased the property and tore the Abbey down to build Audley End House.   [3]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Margaret de Bohun,   b. 1302, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England d. 7 Feb 1304  (Age 2 years)   2. Humphrey de Bohun,   b. 10 Sep 1304, Knaresborough Castle, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England Knaresborough Castle,  Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England bur. 8 Nov 1304, Westminster Abbey, London, England Westminster Abbey, London, England  (Age ~ 0 years) > 3. Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormond,   b. 17 Oct 1304   d. 7 Oct 1363, Vachery Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England  (Age 58 years) ▻ James Butler, Earl of Ormond,  m. Feb 1328 to 21 Nov 1328 ;   Thomas, Lord Dagworth,  m. 24 Jan 1344 > 4. John de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex,   b. 23 Nov 1305, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Very little remains of the castle save the earthworks and moat. d. 20 Jan 1335, Kirkby Thore, Westmorelandshire, Wales  (Age 29 years) ▻ Alice FitzAlan,  m. 1325 ;   Margaret Basset, Countess of Hereford and Essex,  m. by 1330   5. Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex, Lord High Constable,   b. Between 1309 and 1311, Lochmaben Castle, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 16 Oct 1361, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Very little remains of the castle save the earthworks and moat.  (Age 52 years) + 6. Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon,   b. 3 Apr 1311, Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England d. 27 Dec 1391  (Age 80 years) ▻ Sir Hugh de Courtenay, KG, Earl of Devon,  m. 11 Aug 1325 + 7. Sir William de Bohun, KG, Earl of Northampton,   b. Abt 1309, Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 16 Sep 1360  (Age 51 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Badlesmere, Countess of Northampton,  m. 1335 > 8. Sir Edward de Bohun of Annandale,   b. Abt 1309, Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales d. Before 8 Nov 1334, Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland  (Age 25 years) ▻ Margaret de Ros   9. Eneas de Bohun,   b. Abt 1313   d. 29 Sep 1331, Kimbolton Castle, Kimbolton, Cambrdgeshire, England  (Age 18 years)   10. Isabella de Bohun,   b. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England d. 6 May 1316 to 30 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England  (Age 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex,   b. 1276, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Very little remains of the castle save the earthworks and moat. d. 16 Mar 1321, Boroughbridge, Yorkshiure, England  (Age 45 years)  (Father)  Stephanie of Marseilles   d. 11 Sep 1095  (8 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2885	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex,   b. 1276, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Very little remains of the castle save the earthworks and moat. d. 16 Mar 1321, Boroughbridge, Yorkshiure, England (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth de Badlesmere, Countess of Northampton   d. 8 Jun 1356  [1, 2, 3]  Other Partners: Edward de Mortimer
  Marriage	1335	England   [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years - She : ??.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  +   1. Sir Humphrey de Bohun IX, KG, Earl of Hereford and Essex,   b. 24 Mar 1341/42, Hereford, Herefordshire, England d. 16 Jan 1372/73 (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Joan FitzAlan  m. 9 Sep 1359 >   2. Elizabeth de Bohun   d. 3 Apr 1385  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sir Richard FitzAlan, KG, Earl of Arundel and Surrey  m. Abt 28 Aug 1359
  Family ID	F2273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2020

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir William de Bohun, KG, Earl of Northampton(Abt 1309 – 1360) 2Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex(1276 – 1321) 4Humphrey de Bohun VII, Earl of Hereford and Essex(1249 – 1298) 8Humphrey de Bohun VI, Earl of Hereford, and Essex( – 1265) 16Humphrey de Bohun V, Earl of Hereford, and Essex(1208 – 1275) 17Maud de Lusignan or d'Eu(Abt 1208 – 1241) 9Eleanor de Braiose 18William de Braose, Lord de Braiose( – 1230) 19Eva Marshall( – 1246) 5Maud de Fiennes( – 1298) 10Enguerrand de Fiennes, Seigneur de Fiennes( – 1269) 20William de Fiennes( – 1241) 21Agnes de Dammartin 11Maud de Hampton 22Robert de Hampton 23 3Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford(1282 – 1316) 6Edward I, King of England (1239 – 1307) 12Henry III, King of England(1207 – 1272) 24John, King of England (1167 – 1216) 25Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England(1188 – 1246) 13Eleanor of Provence(Abt 1223 – 1291) 26Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier(1198 – 1245) 27Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence(1198 – 1266) 7Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England(1240/41 – 1290) 14Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon(1201 – 1253) 28Alfonso IX, King of Léon(1171 – 1230) 29Berengaria of Castile(1171 – 1244) 15Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu(1220 – 1279) 30Simon II de Dammartin, Count of Aumale(1180 – 1239) 31Marie of Ponthieu, Countess of Ponthieu and Montreuil(1199 – 1250)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1309 - Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales Marriage - 1335 - England Burial - - Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia. Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford [S1875] Verity, Brad. "The Children of Elizabeth, Countess of Hereford, Daughter of Edward I of England", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 6, 2014). [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).