Humphrey III. de Bohun
Humphrey III. de Bohun († 1181 ) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and Lord High Constable of England .
Humphrey de Bohun came from the Bohun family . He was a son of Humphrey II. De Bohun and his wife Margaret , a daughter and heiress of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford .
From his father Bohun inherited the Trowbridge Estate in Wiltshire and after the death of his uncle, Henry de Gloucester , around 1163 he took over the office of royal constable. In this function he was loyal to King Henry II of England and supported him in suppressing the revolt of the king's sons in the years 1173 to 1174 . Under the Justiciar Richard de Luci , he led the troops loyal to the king to victory against the rebels in the Battle of Fornham (October 17, 1173). Bohun died in France in 1181 when he led a campaign at the side of Henry the Younger against Count Philip of Flanders in support of King Philip II August , the protégé of the English king. He was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory in Gloucester .
Humphrey de Bohun was married to Margaret of Huntington († 1201), who was a maternal granddaughter of King David I of Scotland and widow of Duke Conan IV of Brittany . Their son was Henry de Bohun († 1220), who was awarded the hereditary title of Earl of Hereford in 1200 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Raoul de Diceto, Ymagines Historiarum , ed. by William Stubbs: The Historical Works of Ralph of Diss , in: Rolls Series 68.1 (London, 1876), p. 378
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henry de Gloucester |
Lord High Constable 1163-1181 |
Henry de Bohun |
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Bohun, Humphrey III. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Norman nobleman, Lord High Constable of England |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1181 |
| Place of death | France |