Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford
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.
Referenced By
Humphrey de Bohun | Lord High Constable
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