Hawise d'Echafour

Hawise married Robert de Grentemesnil about 1025 in France. Robert (son of Gevase le Breton) died on 17 Jun 1039 in France; was buried in Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hugh married Adeliza de Beaumont about 1050 in France. Adeliza (daughter of Yves de Beaumont, Count of Beaumont and Judith) died on 11 Jul 1091 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William de Say. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hawise de Clare. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
He was killed at the siege of Burwell Castle.

William married Beatrix de Mandeville on 1131 to 1132. Beatrix (daughter of William de Mandeville and Margaret de Rie) was born in say 1100 in Mandeville, Normandy, France; was christened in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Rickling, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
In 1185, Geoffrey and Alice made a gift to Brockley (later Bayham Abbey) with the assent of Gilbert, bishop of Rochester, who did not succeed until that year.

On 1 January 1198, Geoffrey de Say and his son, Geoffrey, made a grant to the hospital of Draincourt, providing for prayers for the soul of Alice "de Kaisneio", the mother of the younger Geoffrey.

Geoffrey married Alice de Chesney before 1180. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alice de Ver. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: William de Lanvalay of Walkern. [William, married Hawise de Say] He died before 18 May 1205

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• Last Full Review: 9 Jul 2021

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Died:
She died in childbirth.

Beatrice married Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex before 25 Jan 1184. Geoffrey (son of Piers de Lutegareshale and Maud de Mandeville) was born about 1162; died on 14 Oct 1213; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: William de Boclande. [William, married Maud de Say] He died before 15 April 1216. Issue: 1. Maud de Boclande 2. Hawise de Boclande 3. Joan de Boclande

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• General Information: He was the 2ed Earl of Essex.
• History: Geoffrey de Say, attempted to recover the Mandeville estates from him in February 1213, but failed. On 4 November 1213, he succeeded as the Earl of Essex upon the death of his father. In April of 1215, he joined the barons against King John. On 16 December 1215, he and his brother, William, were excommunicated by the Pope.
• Married: (1) Maud, the daughter of Robert FitzWalter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. [Maud married Geoffrey de Mandeville Earl of Essex and Gloucester] She died about 1212. She was buried in Dunmow Priory.
• Married: (2) Isabelle de Clare, Countess of Gloucester, the daughter of William FitzRobert Earl of Gloucester and Bristol and Hawise de Beaumont. She was born before 1176. On 29 August 1189 Isabelle, married first, John Lackland, King of England, at age 21, son of Henry II Curt Mantel, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitain, Dutchess of Aquitaine, in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England. She and the King were divorced in 1199. John divorced her on the ground of consanguinity, her grandfather, Robert, being an illegitimate son of Henry I. [Isabelle married second Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex and Gloucester] It appears that this marriage was forced upon Geoffrey. By it he became the Earl of Gloucester, however for this honor, he had to pay 20,000 marks. In September 1217 Isabelle married third, Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, son of Walter de Burgh.5 She died 14 October 1217. She was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.

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• General Information: He was the 3rd Earl of Essex.
• History: He was excommunicated, and imprisoned, but later absolved for his support of the barons. On 10 February 1214, he was released from prison. He soon joined the barons again, and was again excommunicated along with his brother. He did homage to the King of France, and then at the relief of Lincoln Castle, saved himself by fleeing. One 4 October 1217, he returned is allegiance to the king, and received his lands back. However, the 20,0000 mark fine was now his debt with the death of his brother.
• Married: Before 18 Nov 1220; Christine, the daughter of Robert FitzWalter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. [Christine, married first, William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex] Before 15 May 1227 Christine, married second, Raymond de Burgh. She died 17 June 1232.

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Died:
He died without issue.

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• History: Henry de Mandeville was appointed on 5 Aug 1205 to be the Dean of Wolverhampton.

Maud married Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford about 1197. Henry (son of Humphrey de Bohun IV, Lord Bohun and Margaret de Huntingdon) was born in 1176; died on 1 Jun 1220; was buried in Llanthony Priory, Llanthony, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Roger de Daunteseye. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): say 1260

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Title(s):
He was the 2ed Earl of Hereford. He was also the Earl of Essex, the Constable of England, and the Sheriff of Kent.

Humphrey married Maud de Lusignan or d'Eu in 1236 in France. Maud (daughter of Raoul I de Lusignan, Count d'Eu and Alice d' Eu, Countesss of Eu) was born about 1208 in La Marche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; died on 12 Aug 1241. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Humphrey married Eleanor de Braiose in 1239 in Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales. Eleanor (daughter of William de Braose, Lord de Braiose and Eva Marshall) was buried in Llanthony Priory, Llanthony, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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History:
He was the Constable of England.

Humphrey married Maud de Fiennes in 1275. Maud (daughter of Enguerrand de Fiennes, Seigneur de Fiennes and Maud de Hampton) died on 6 Nov 1298 in England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alianore married Robert de Ferrers, Earl of Derby on 26 Jun 1269. Robert (son of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quincy) was born in 1239; died in 1279. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was the 8th Earl of Hereford and the 9th Earl of Essex. Other sources list him as the 4th Earl of Hereford.
• Title(s): 1298; He succeeded his father in 1298 as Earl of Hereford and Earl of Essex, and Constable of England.
• Military: 1300, Caerlaverock Castle, Scotland; Humphrey was one of several earls and barons under Edward I who laid siege to Caerlaverock Castle in Scotland in 1300 and later took part in many campaigns in Scotland.
• Offices Held: say 1300; He was the Lord High Constable of England.
• Land/House: 1302; In 1302 he conveyed lands.
• Military: Jun 1313; In June 1313 he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Bannockburn. He was released in exchange for the wife of Robert the Bruce who had long been a captive in England.
• Military: From 23 June 1314 to 24 Jun 1314; At the Battle of Bannockburn (23–24 June 1314), Humphrey de Bohun should have been given command of the army because that was his responsibility as Constable of England. However, since the execution of Piers Gaveston in 1312 Humphrey had been out of favour with Edward II, who gave the Constableship for the 1314 campaign to the youthful and inexperienced Earl of Gloucester, Gilbert de Clare. Nevertheless, on the first day, de Bohun insisted on being one of the first to lead the cavalry charge. In the melee and cavalry rout between the Bannock Burn and the Scots' camp he was not injured although his rash young cousin Henry de Bohun, who could have been no older than about 22, charged alone at Robert Bruce and was killed by Bruce's axe. On the second day, Gloucester was killed at the start of the battle. Hereford fought throughout the day, leading a large company of Welsh and English knights and archers. The archers who might have had success at breaking up the Scots schiltrons were attacked and overrun by the Scots cavalry. When the battle was lost Bohun retreated with the Earl of Angus and several other barons, knights and men to Bothwell Castle, seeking a safe haven. However, all the refugees who entered the castle were taken prisoner by its formerly pro-English governor Walter fitz Gilbert who, like many Lowland knights, declared for Bruce as soon as word came of the Scottish King's victory. Humphrey de Bohun was ransomed by Edward II, his brother-in-law, on the pleading of his wife Isabella. This was one of the most interesting ransoms in English history. The Earl was traded for Bruce's queen, Elizabeth de Burgh and daughter, Marjorie Bruce, two bishops amongst other important Scots captives in England. Isabella MacDuff, Countess of Buchan, who had crowned Robert Bruce in 1306 and for years had been locked in a cage outside Berwick, was not included; presumably, she had died in captivity.
• Will: 1319; In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: I, Humfrai de Bohun,6 Earl of Hereford and of Essex, of good memory and health, make this my will in the following manner: firstly, I devise my soul to our Lord Jesus Christ who suffered death upon the cross for me and for all sinners, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary his mother, and to all the saints of heaven, and my body to be buried in the church of our blessed lady at Walden, near to the body of Elizabeth late my spouse. Item, I devise that all my debts should be paid and acquitted in full, and I will that the outstanding provisions of my wife’s will shall be performed in their entirety. Item, I devise for the carriage of my body from the place where I die to the Abbey of Walden and for related undertakings and for my burial and for obsequies made at my interment and for all other things thereunto relating, one thousand marks, charging my executors that the bodies of my father, my mother and my wife should be likewise honestly hung with cloths as my body, and that between all our bodies there should be only one hearse and course of lighting. Furthermore, I devise to my lord the King a pot and a cup of gold, which my wife bequeathed to me. Item, to Sir Bartholomew de Badlesmere, the black charger that I brought from beyond the seas. And as my lord the King has of his mercy granted me by his letters patent the moiety of the issues of all my lands from the day that God shall have mercy upon me until the full age of my heir and all the sums that may be levied for the marriage of my said heir and all the sums that my said lord the King owes to me by account made in his wardrobe of my arrears with him and also of all the sums that the Count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland owes to me, I devise to Humfrai, Edward, William and Eneas my sons, to each of them, £2,000 to buy lands or marriages or to use in other ways as my executors shall think best for their profit, and if the sums aforesaid be more, we desire that they be shared between our four aforesaid sons. Furthermore, I devise to Alianore my daughter towards her wedding clothes, £200. Item, I devise to Sir Hugh de Courtenay one thousand marks which I give him for the marriage of Margaret my daughter and his son and heir. Item, I devise to the same Margaret towards her wedding clothes 200 marks. Furthermore, I devise to my eldest son all my armour, and an entire bed of green powdered with white swans, with all its appurtenances. Item, I devise to Master John Walewayn a cup stamped and embossed with fleurs de lis which belonged to Saint Edmond de Pounteny, and a small cup that Giles de Herteberghe gave to me at Bruges, and a gold ring with a ruby which my wife devised to me, which is all covered with bruises and is in a small casket in a great box at the end of the lower wardrobe. Furthermore, I devise to Sir Robert de Haustede the father and to Dame Margerie his wife for the guardianship of Eneas my son, £100, and to Sir Robert de Walkefare, £60, and to Sir Walter de Shorne to whom we have made no regard, £100. Furthermore, I devise to Philippa Wake, governess of Alianore my daughter, £20, and to Maud de Baskerville my sister, towards her marriage, £40. Item, I devise to Katherine de Boklaunde, governess of Margaret my daughter, £10, and to Isabel the wife of Peter de Geudeford, 100 shillings. Furthermore, I devise to the Chapter-General of the Friars Preacher for masses and other prayers sung and said for my soul, £20, and to the Chapter-General of the Friars Minor for the same purposes, £20. Item, to the Chapter of the Augustinian Friars for the same, 20 marks, and to the Chapter General of the Carmelite Friars for the same, 20 marks. Furthermore, I give to the Abbot and Convent of Walden for sung masses and other benefits made for my soul, £10, and to the Prior and Convent of Lanthony near Gloucester for the same undertaken, £10. Item, to the Prior and Convent of Farley for the same, £10, and to the Prior and Convent of Brecon for the same undertaking, £10, and to the Prior and Convent of Hurley for the same undertaking, £10, and to the Prior and Convent of Stoneley, 100 shillings, and to the Prior and Convent of Wirecestre for the same undertaking, £10. Furthermore, I devise to Huard de Soyrou, governor of Humfrai my son, £20, and to Robert Swan who is with John our son and his brothers, £20. Item, I devise to Robert de Clifton, £10, and to Robert de la Lee, £10. Item, to Master William, my cook, £10, and to William my falconer, £10, and to Robert Brutyn, £10. Item, to Berthelet the falconer, 100 shillings, and to John de Gynes, 100 shillings. Furthermore, I devise to Richard Wrothe, my constable at Brecon, £20, and to Thomas Gobyoun, my constable at Plashy, £20, and to Henri Herbert, £10. Item, I devise to Walter le Seler, 100 shillings, and to Roger the cook, 100 shillings, and to Richard le Deen, 100 shillings. Item, I devise to John le Deen, 50 shillings and to Adam de Rothingge, 100 shillings. Item, to John the chandler, 50 shillings and to William ‘le ferour’ [smith?], £10. Item, I devise to Adam ‘le ferour’, 100 shillings, and to William de Weston, 100 shillings. Item, to Miles, 100 shillings, and to Thomas le Pestour, 100 shillings. Furthermore, I devise to Thomas de la Despense, my chamberlain, 10 marks, and to Poun, my barber, 10 marks. Item, to William ‘de la Gardrobe’, 100 shillings, and to Robert my palfrey-man, 100 shillings. Item, I devise to Gilbert le Poleter, 100 shillings, and to each of my boys who shall have been in my service for more than a year when God shall have mercy upon me, 20 shillings. Furthermore, I devise that all of my best horses shall be assigned for my burial. And in order that all the foregoing be undertaken, I have ordained Master John Walewayn, Sir Bartholomew de Enfield, the Abbot of Walden, and Sir John de Walden my executors. Subscribed at Gosforth near to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the 11th day of August in the year of grace 1319.
• Last Full Review: 21 Aug 2020

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He was killed in battle being run through the body by a soldier, in rebellion against his brother-in-law Edward II at the Battle of Boroughbridge. Acording to Ian Mortimer: "The 4th Earl of] Hereford led the fight on the bridge, but he and his men were caught in the arrow fire. Then one of de Harclay's pikemen, concealed beneath the bridge, thrust upwards between the planks and skewered the Earl of Hereford through the anus, twisting the head of the iron pike into his intestines. His dying screams turned the advance into a panic."

Humphrey married Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Countess of Hereford on 14 Nov 1302 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Edward I "Longshanks", King of England and Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England) was born on 7 Aug 1282 in Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales; died on 5 May 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England; was buried on 23 May 1316 in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]