Humphrey DE BOHUN, 7th Earl of Hereford, 8th Earl of Essex, Knt.

Abt 1248 - 1298  (~ 50 years)

• Name	Humphrey DE BOHUN  [1]
  Suffix	7th Earl of Hereford, 8th Earl of Essex, Knt.
  Birth	Abt Sep 1248  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Battle	22 Jul 1298	,,, Scotland   [2]
  	Battle of Falkirk, one of the major battles in the first war of Scottish independance. King Edward I led the English army to defeat the Scots led by William Wallace. The English army consisted of 15,000 men to 6,000 Scots. About 2,000 were killed on each side. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned as Guardian of Scotland.
  Death	31 Dec 1298	Pleshy Castle, Pleshy, Essex, England, 51.805;0.411   [3]
  Burial	Walden Abbey; St. Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Essex, England, 52.0262;0.2449   [4]
  	Walden Priory was founded by Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1136-1143. It was elevated to the status of an abbey in 1190
  		St_Marys_Church,_Saffron_Walde St. Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
  Person ID	I94319	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Humphrey DE BOHUN, Knight, of Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire   d. 27 Oct 1265, Beeston Castle, Cheshire, England, 53.1277,-2.6913
  Mother	Eleanor DE BREWES   bur. Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales, 51.94444,-3.03778
  Marriage	(on or Before 15 Feb. 1247/8)  [5]
  Family ID	F22911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud DE FIENNES   bur. Walden Priory; St. Mary's Church, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
  Marriage	(on or Before 20 July 1275)  [6]
  	this was the date of grant.
  Children	1. Sir Humphrey DE BOHUN, Knight, 4th or 8th Earl of Hereford,   b. 1276, Pleshy Castle, Essex, England, 51.805;0.411 d. 16 Mar 1322, Battle of Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England (Age 46 years)   2. Henry DE BOHUN
  Family ID	F22910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 2). Page 101 [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 3). p. 102 [S4327] Wikipedia - Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl Hereford, 4327. (Reliability: 2). [S4327] Wikipedia - Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl Hereford, 4327. (Reliability: 3). [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 2). page 100 [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 2).