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de Bohun, Earl William

Male 1312 - 1360  (48 years)


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  • Name de Bohun, William  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Map of French Flanders    		 Map of French Flanders
    Title Earl 
    Birth 24 Mar 1312  Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Appointments / Titles Between 24 Mar 1312 and 1360 
    5th Earl of Essex 
    Appointments / Titles Between 24 Mar 1312 and 1360 
    Earl of Northampton 
    Appointments / Titles 1337 
    Earl of Northampton creation 
    Military 1339  French Flanders (Historical), Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    accompanied the King 
    Military 24 Jun 1340  Sluis, Sluis-Aardenburg, Zeeland, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Battle of Slyus 
    Military 30 Sep 1342  Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Commander at the Battle of Morlaix 
    Military 26 Aug 1346  Crécy, Somme, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Commander at Battle of Crécy 
    Appointments / Titles Between 1349 and 1360 
    High Sheriff of Rutland 
    Appointments / Titles Between 1349 and 1360 
    Knight of the Garter 
    FSID K24L-MWK  [5] 
    Occupation Between 1352 and 1355 
    Admiral of the Northern Seas, Fleet 
    Death 16 Sep 1360  Saffron Walden, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Burial 16 Sep 1360  Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I25567  The Thoma Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Father de Bohun, Earl Humphrey,   b. 1276, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1322, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Plantagenet, Elizabeth of Rhuddlan,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1302  Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family de Badlesmere, Countess Elizabeth,   b. 1313, Badlesmere Castle, Badlesmere, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1356, Caldecote, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 1335  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. de Bohun, Countess Elizabeth,   b. 1350, Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1385, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F9371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Mar 1312 - Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1335 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - accompanied the King - 1339 - French Flanders (Historical), Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Battle of Slyus - 24 Jun 1340 - Sluis, Sluis-Aardenburg, Zeeland, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Commander at the Battle of Morlaix - 30 Sep 1342 - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Commander at Battle of Crécy - 26 Aug 1346 - Crécy, Somme, Picardie, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Sep 1360 - Saffron Walden, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Sep 1360 - Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
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    de BOHUN, William    		de BOHUN, William
    de BOHUN, Humphrey    		de BOHUN, Humphrey

  • Notes 
    • William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (c. 1312 – 16 September 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.

      William de Bohun assisted at the arrest of Roger Mortimer in 1330, allowing Edward III to take power. After this, he was a trusted friend and commander of the king and he participated in the renewed wars with Scotland.

      In 1332, he received many new properties: Hinton and Spaine in Berkshire; Great Haseley, Ascott, Deddington, Pyrton and Kirtlington in Oxfordshire; Wincomb in Buckinghamshire; Longbenington in Lincolnshire; Kneesol in Nottinghamshire; Newnsham in Gloucestershire, Wix in Essex, and Bosham in Sussex.

      In 1335, he married Elizabeth de Badlesmere. Her parents Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere, and Margaret de Clare had both turned against Edward II the decade before. Elizabeth and William were granted some of the property of Elizabeth's first husband, who had also been Mortimer's son and heir.

      William was created Earl of Northampton in 1337, one of the six earls created by Edward III to renew the ranks of the higher nobility. Since de Bohun was a younger son, and did not have an income suitable to his rank, he was given an annuity until suitable estates could be found.

      In 1349 he became a Knight of the Garter. He served as High Sheriff of Rutland from 1349 until his death in 1360.

      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. His most stunning feat was commanding an English force to victory against a much bigger French force at the Battle of Morlaix in 1342. Some of the details are in dispute, but it is clear that he made good use of pit traps, which stopped the French cavalry.

      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 King David Bruce, King of Scots, who was held prisoner by the English.

      From the 8 March 1352 to 5 March 1355 he was appointed Admiral of the Northern Seas, Fleet.

      Issue
      1. Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341–1373)
      - Eleanor de Bohun (1366 - October 3, 1399); married Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, youngest son of Edward III; mother of Anne of Gloucester.
      - Mary de Bohun (1368–1394); mother of Henry V of England
      2. Elizabeth de Bohun (c. 1350–1385); married Richard FitzAlan, 4th Earl of Arundel [1]

      [1] William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, Wikipedia

  • Sources 
    1. [S327] WORLD: Find-a-Grave.
      https://www.findagrave.com/

    2. [S788] WORLD: Wikipedia.
      https://www.wikipedia.org/

    3. [S844] WORLD: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.
      http://fmg.ac/

    4. [S843] ENGLAND: British History Online.
      http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

    5. [S789] WORLD: Family Search, Family Tree.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/name


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