The de Bohun then Bohun family is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

noble family of Norman origin that played a prominent role in English political and military history during the

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. The swan used by the family and their descendants as a heraldic badge came to be called the Bohun swan.

Humphrey with the Beard Humphrey with the Beard (died before 1113) was a Norman soldier and nobleman, the earliest known ancestor of the de Bohun family, later prominent in England as Earls of Hereford and Earls of Essex. His epithet, "with the beard" (''cum barba''), ...

(died c. 1113), who founded the English family, held the manor of Bohun (or Bohon) in

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– on the

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between

Coutances Coutances () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. History Capital of the Unelli, a Gaulish tribe, the town was given the name of ''Constantia'' in 298 during the reign of Roman emperor Constantius Chloru ...

and the estuary of the Vire. This is still reflected in place names such as

Saint-André-de-Bohon Saint-André-de-Bohon () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes c ...

and

Saint-Georges-de-Bohon Saint-Georges-de-Bohon () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Terre-et-Marais.Midhurst Midhurst () is a market town, parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother inland from the English Channel, and north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as ''Middeh ...

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ...

.K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, ''Domesday People'', Boydell, 1999, 272–273; K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, ''Domesday Descendants'', Boydell, 2002, 331-333, 876, 956 *

(died c. 1113) **Richard de Meri ***Richard de Bohun ****Richard de Bohun (d. 1179), Bishop of Coutances ****

Josceline de Bohon Josceline de Bohon or Bohun ( c. 1111–1184) was an Anglo-Norman religious leader. Life Josceline was a great-grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, one of the companions of William the Conqueror. Savaric FitzGeldewin, who was bishop of Bath from 1192 ...

(c. 1111 – 1184), Bishop of Salisbury *****

Reginald Fitz Jocelin Reginald Fitz Jocelin (died 26 December 1191) was a medieval Bishop of Bath and an Archbishop of Canterbury-elect in England. A member of an Anglo-Norman noble family, he was the son of a bishop, and was educated in Italy. He was a household ...

(d. 1191), Bishop of Bath, Archbishop of Canterbury-elect ***Muriel, married Savaric Fitzcana of Midhurst ****Geldewin *****Franco de Bohun, ancestor of the Bohuns of Midhurst *****

Savaric FitzGeldewin Savaric fitzGeldewin (died 8 August 1205) was an Englishman who became Bishop of Bath and Glastonbury in England. Related to his predecessor as well as to Emperor Henry VI, he was elected bishop on the insistence of his predecessor, who urged hi ...

(d. 1205), Bishop of Bath **

Humphrey I de Bohun Humphrey I de Bohun (died ''c''.1123), of Trowbridge Castle in Wiltshire, ''jure uxoris'' 3rd feudal baron of Trowbridge, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman who by his lucrative marriage became "the founder of the fortunes of his family", later promi ...

(died c. 1123), married Maud, daughter of Edward of Salisbury ***

Humphrey II de Bohun Humphrey II de Bohun (died 1164/5) of Trowbridge Castle in Wiltshire and of Caldicot Castle in south-east Wales, 4th feudal baron of Trowbridge, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, the third generation of the Bohun family settled in England after the ...

(died 1164/5), married Margaret, daughter of Miles of Gloucester ****

Humphrey III de Bohun Humphrey III de Bohun (before 1144 – ? December 1181) of Trowbridge Castle in Wiltshire and of Caldicot Castle in south-east Wales, 5th feudal baron of Trowbridge, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and general who served King Henry II as Lord High Co ...

(died 1181), married Margaret of Huntingdon *****

Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

(1176–1220), a Norman-English nobleman ******

Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford {{Infobox noble , name = Humphrey de Bohun , title = Earl of Hereford Earl of Essex , image =Arms of the House of de Bohun.svg , caption =Arms of de Bohun: ''Azure, a bend argent cotised or betw ...

and 1st Earl of Essex (Humphrey IV, c. 1204 – 1275), Constable of England *******Humphrey V de Bohun (d. 1265), fought on the side of the rebellious barons in the Barons' War ********

Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford Humphrey (VI) de Bohun (c. 1249 – 31 December 1298), 3rd Earl of Hereford and 2nd Earl of Essex, was an English nobleman known primarily for his opposition to King Edward I over the ''Confirmatio Cartarum.''Fritze and Robison, (2002). ...

and 2nd Earl of Essex (Humphrey VI, c. 1249 – c. 1298), a key figure in the Norman conquest of Wales *********

Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford Humphrey (VII) de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1276 – 16 March 1322) was a member of a powerful Anglo-Norman family of the Welsh Marches and was one of the Ordainers who opposed Edward II's excesses. Family background Humphrey de Bohun's b ...

, 3rd Earl of Essex (Humphrey VII, 1276–1321/2), one of the Ordainers who opposed Edward II's excesses **********

Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormond (17 October 1304 – 7 October 1363) was an English noblewoman born in Knaresborough Castle to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, and Elizabeth, daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of C ...

(1304–1363) **********

John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (23 November 1306 – 20 January 1336) was born in St Clement's, Oxford to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, a daughter of Edward I of England. After his father's death ...

, 4th Earl of Essex (1306–1336) **********

Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford Humphrey (VIII) de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford, 5th Earl of Essex (6 December 1309 – 15 October 1361) of Pleshy Castle in Essex, was hereditary Constable of England. He distinguished himself as a captain in the Breton campaigns of the Hundred Y ...

, 5th Earl of Essex (Humphrey VIII, 1309–1361), Lord High Constable of England **********

Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon Margaret de Bohun, Countess of Devon (3 April 1311 – 16 December 1391) was the granddaughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, and the wife of Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon, Hugh Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon (1303– ...

(1311–1391) **********

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (c. 1312 – 16 September 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander. Lineage He was the fifth son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan. He had a twin brot ...

, KG (c. 1312 – 1360); English nobleman and military commander at the Battle of Crécy ***********

Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, 6th Earl of Essex, 2nd Earl of Northampton, KG (March 25, 1342–January 16, 1373) was the son of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, and Elizabeth de Badlesmere, and grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, ...

, 6th Earl of Essex, 2nd Earl of Northampton (Humphrey IX, 1342–1373), an English noble during the reign of King Edward III ************

Eleanor de Bohun Eleanor de Bohun ( – 3 October 1399) was the elder daughter and co-heiress (with her sister, Mary de Bohun), of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341–1373) and Joan Fitzalan, a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel a ...

(c. 1366 – 1399); elder daughter and co-heiress ************

Mary de Bohun Mary de Bohun (c. 1369/70 – 4 June 1394) was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne. Early life Mary was a daughter of Humphrey de Boh ...

(c. 1368 – 1394); younger daughter, the first wife of King Henry IV of England and mother of King Henry V ***********

Elizabeth de Bohun Elizabeth Fitzalan, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey ( de Bohun; c. 1350 – 3 April 1385), was a member of the Anglo-Norman Bohun family, which wielded much power in the Welsh Marches and the English government. She was the first wife o ...

, Countess of Arundel and Surrey (c. 1350 – 1385) ********

Henry de Bohun Sir Henry de Bohun (died 23 June 1314) was an English knight, the grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce. Riding in the vanguard of heavy cavalry, de Bo ...

(d. 1314), English knight killed by Robert I of Scotland at Bannockburn.

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