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Freeman-Smith History and Ancestry
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 1276 - Abt 1330 (54 years)
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| Name |
DeBohun VIII Humphrey |
| Birth |
1276 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 16 Mar 1330 |
BoroughBride, Friar Chapel at York, Eng. Slain  |
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| Notes |
- Earl of Hereford and Essex, and Constable of England. He was at the
marriage of Edward I to Queen Margaret at Canterbury. Serving in
Scotland, he was present at the siege of Carlaverock, 1 Jul. 1300. In
1302, prior to his marriage with the King's daughter, he surrendered
his castle, towns, manors, and lands in Essex, Herts, Middlesex,
Hunts, Bucks, Wilts, Gloucester and Hereford and Wales, and made a
further surrender of his right, honor, and dominion by virtue of the
name of Earl in counties of Hereford and Essex, as also of the
constable ship of England. After his marriage these were restored to
him and his wife to be held as fully as he held them before
quitclaiming to the King, He assisted in the execution of Piers de
Gaveston in 132, for which with others he was pardoned 16 Oct. 1313.
He fought at Bannockburn and was taken prisoner at Bethwell where he
had retreated, having been betrayed by the Governor, Sir Walter
Gilbertson. He was exchanged for Elizabet, wife of Robert Bruce, King
of Scotland. On 11 Feb. 1315/1316 he was appointed captain of all the
forces against Llywellyn Bran in the land of Glamorgan. Summoned to
attend the Council at Gloucester, he sent word he would not do so
while Hugh Dispenser, the younger, was in the King's comitive; he was
then ordered to attend at Oxford, and preparing to attack the said
Dispenser was ordered 1 May 1321, to abstain, but during May and June
the lands of the Despensers were ravaged. In accordance with an
agreement made in parliament he received a pardon 20 Aug. 1321. He
was killed at Bouroughbridge while endeavoring to force the bridge.
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I2322 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
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