Humphrey I de Bohun


Humphrey I de Bohun, 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 prominent in England as Earls of Hereford and Earls of Essex. He is usually enumerated "Humphrey I" even though following his father he was the second "Humphrey de Bohun" settled in England. He has even been called Humphrey the Great.

Origins

He was the youngest son of Humphrey de Bohun , who had taken part in the Norman Conquest of England of 1066, lord of the manor of Bohun in Manche, Normandy, 26 km north-east of Coutances and 18 km north-west of Saint-Lô.

Marriage and children

He married Maud of Salisbury, a daughter of Edward of Salisbury, feudal baron of Trowbridge and of Chitterne, both in Wiltshire. Maud brought as her dowry the feudal barony of Trowbridge, whilst Chitterne was inherited by her brother Walter of Salisbury. By his wife he had issue including: