Henry DE BOHUN, 5th Earl of Hereford, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire

1176 - 1220  (44 years)

• Name	Henry DE BOHUN  [1]
  Suffix	5th Earl of Hereford, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire
  Birth	1176  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Note	"He was one of twenty-five barons elected to guarantee the observance of Magna Carta, signed by King John on 15 June 1215. As a consequence he was among the barons excommunicated by Pope Innocent III on 16 December 1216. His lands were seized by the Crown."
  Create	28 Apr 1200  [3]
  	Earl of Hereford
  Title	hereditary Constable of England, Sherrif of Kent. He was son and heir of Humphrey de Bohun
  Title	sherrif of Kent, 1st Earl of Hereford, hereditary Constable of England
  Death	1 Jun 1220  [1, 5]
  	he died while on a crusade to the Holy Land.
  Burial	Chapter House of Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales,, 51.94444,-3.03778   [3]
  	he was buried with his son, Humphrey.
  		A_View_of_the_Abbey_Church_at_ 1780 engraving of Llanthony Abbey, view from within the west door.
  Person ID	I94332	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Humphrey DE BOHUN, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire & Earl of Hereford
  Mother	Margaret (or Marjorie or Margery) DE HUNTINGTON
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F22917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud DE MANDEVILLE   d. 27 Aug 1236
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Humphrey DE BOHUN, Knight, 6th Earl of Hereford, 7th Earl of Essex,   b. Bef 1208   d. 24 Sep 1275 (Age > 67 years)   2. William DE BOHUN   3. Henry DE BOHUN   bur. , Chapter House of Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire, Wales   4. Grace DE BOHUN
  Family ID	F22915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 2). p. 99 [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 2). [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 3). p. 99 [S2271] Magna Carta Ancestry, 2271. (Reliability: 3). page 99 [S11860] The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 11860. (Reliability: 3). page 25