John de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex

1305 - 1335  (29 years)

• Name	John de Bohun
  	He was the 5th Earl of Hereford. [2]
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	23 Nov 1305	Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England   [1, 4, 5]
  History	birth to death
  	In 1322, he became the Earl of Hereford and Essex. [4]
  Death	20 Jan 1335	Kirkby Thore, Westmorelandshire, Wales   [1, 4, 5]
  	He died without issue.
  Burial	Abbey of St Mary's, Stratford Langthorne, Essex, England
  Siblings	9 Siblings
  1. Margaret de Bohun,   b. 1302, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England d. 7 Feb 1304  (Age 2 years)   2. Humphrey de Bohun,   b. 10 Sep 1304, Knaresborough Castle, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England bur. 8 Nov 1304, Westminster Abbey, London, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormond,   b. 17 Oct 1304   d. 7 Oct 1363, Vachery Manor, Cranleigh, Surrey, England  (Age 58 years) ▻ James Butler, Earl of Ormond,  m. Feb 1328 to 21 Nov 1328 ;   Thomas, Lord Dagworth,  m. 24 Jan 1344   4. John de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex,   b. 23 Nov 1305, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England d. 20 Jan 1335, Kirkby Thore, Westmorelandshire, Wales  (Age 29 years) ▻ Alice FitzAlan,  m. 1325 ;   Margaret Basset, Countess of Hereford and Essex,  m. by 1330   5. Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex, Lord High Constable,   b. Between 1309 and 1311, Lochmaben Castle, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 16 Oct 1361, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England  (Age 52 years)   6. Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon,   b. 3 Apr 1311, Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England d. 27 Dec 1391  (Age 80 years) ▻ Sir Hugh de Courtenay, KG, Earl of Devon,  m. 11 Aug 1325   7. Sir William de Bohun, KG, Earl of Northampton,   b. Abt 1309, Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 16 Sep 1360  (Age 51 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Badlesmere, Countess of Northampton,  m. 1335   8. Sir Edward de Bohun of Annandale,   b. Abt 1309, Caldicot Castle, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales d. Before 8 Nov 1334, Annandale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland  (Age 25 years) ▻ Margaret de Ros   9. Eneas de Bohun,   b. Abt 1313   d. 29 Sep 1331, Kimbolton Castle, Kimbolton, Cambrdgeshire, England  (Age 18 years)   10. Isabella de Bohun,   b. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England d. 6 May 1316 to 30 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I21733
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Humphrey de Bohun VIII, Earl of Hereford and Essex,   b. 1276, Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England d. 16 Mar 1321, Boroughbridge, Yorkshiure, England (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford,   b. 7 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales d. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1302	Westminster Abbey, London, England
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 11 months - She : 20 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F2265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice FitzAlan   d. by 1329  [1, 4]
  Marriage	1325  [4]
  	They had no children. [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Family ID	F8434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Basset, Countess of Hereford and Essex   d. After 1 Dec 1347  [1, 4]
  Marriage	by 1330  [1]
  	They had no children. [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Marriage Event	19 Feb 1331
  A papal dispensation was issued at Avignon: "To the bishops of Lichfield and Coventry and London. Mandate to summon the parties to London, and hear the cause touching the marriage of John, earl of Hereford, and Margaret Bassett, who after their marriage discovered that they were related in the fourth degree, and thereupon ceased to live together." [1]
  Family ID	F8435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Nov 1305 - Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England Death - 20 Jan 1335 - Kirkby Thore, Westmorelandshire, Wales Burial - - Abbey of St Mary's, Stratford Langthorne, Essex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1875] Verity, Brad. "The Children of Elizabeth, Countess of Hereford, Daughter of Edward I of England", (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 6, 2014). [S304] Wikipedia. Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S1444] Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland Volume V (L-M), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1926).