Humphrey De Bohun, 2nd Earl Of Herford

Abt 1143 - 1182  (39 years)

• Name	Humphrey De Bohun
  Title	2nd Earl Of Herford
  Birth	Abt 1143	Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	1182
  Person ID	I7246	footsteps | Godiva, Pat
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Humphrey De Bohun,   b. Abt 1120   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret De Pitres,   b. Abt 1125, Gloucestershire, England d. 6 Apr 1187, Gloucestershire, England (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Dunkeld, Duchess of Brittany ,   b. 1132   d. 1201, Yorkshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1171
  Children	+ 1. Humphrey De Bohun, 1st Earl Of Herford ,   b. Abt 1176, Wiltshire, England d. 1 Jun 1220 (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Humphrey attested several of Henry II's charters as constable, an offic e p r e v i ously held by Miles of Gloucester, and distinguished himself on t h e k i n g 's side in the war of 1173-4. He was in the royal army at Breteu i l i n A u g ust 1173, and with the justiciar Richard de Lucy later sacked B e r w i c k and led troops into Lothian against William the Lion, king of Sc o t s , b e fore having to return south to deal with rebellion in England. I n O c t o b er 1173 he featured prominently in the defeat and capture of the e a r l o f L e icester and others at Fornham near Bury St Edmunds. He witness e d t h e t r eaty of Falaise between Henry II and the king of Scots at the c l o s e o f 1 174.