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NameWilliam de Bohun Earl of Northampton 
[60, Hereford art, Vol VI, p. 446 seq], [54, His own article], [74, No 2526, p. 81], [60, Salisbury art, Vol XI, p.373 seq], [60, Northampton article, Vol IX, pp. 664-7], [77, p. 35], [156, Eliz’s Family by Brad Verity, vol 6, p. 8]
[60, Hereford art, Vol VI, p. 446 seq], [54, His own article], [74, No 2526, p. 81], [60, Salisbury art, Vol XI, p.373 seq], [60, Northampton article, Vol IX, pp. 664-7], [77, p. 35], [156, Eliz’s Family by Brad Verity, vol 6, p. 8]Birthca 1309, Caldicot Castle, Northants
Death16 Sep 1360
BurialWalden Abbey, Essex
General5th son. A distinguished soldier. 1st earl: 1337. KG 28: c.1349.
FatherHumphrey (VIII) de Bohun Earl of Hereford (ca1276-1321)
MotherElizabeth of England (1282-1316)
Spouses
1Elizabeth de Badlesmere [60, Northampton article, Vol IX, p. 667], [78, Elizabeth Countess of Northampton's will, p. 60], [74, No 2527, p. 81], [60, Hereford art, Vol VI, p. 446 seq], [60, Mortimer art, Vol IX, p. 285], [60, Badlesmere article, Vol II, p. 373, note (c)], [60, FitzBernard article, Vol V, p. 403]
[60, Northampton article, Vol IX, p. 667], [78, Elizabeth Countess of Northampton's will, p. 60], [74, No 2527, p. 81], [60, Hereford art, Vol VI, p. 446 seq], [60, Mortimer art, Vol IX, p. 285], [60, Badlesmere article, Vol II, p. 373, note (c)], [60, FitzBernard article, Vol V, p. 403]FatherBartholomew de Badlesmere Lord Badlesmere (ca1275-1322)
MotherMargaret de Clare (ca1287-<1334)
Marriageca 1335 [60, Northampton article, vol IX, p. 667]
ChildrenHumphrey (X) de (1342-1373)
Elizabeth de (-1385)
Armorial Blazon notes for William de Bohun Earl of Northampton
Azure on a bend cotized Argent, between six lions rampant Or, three mullets Gules
Blazon source notes for William de Bohun Earl of Northampton
The Dictionary of British Arms, Medieval Ordinary, Volume Two, p. 103
and
The Dean of St George, Windsor’s Tables, photographs on the CDROM Garter Armorials, published by the Heraldry Society 2015 (but with no charges on the bend).
and
“History of the Most Noble order of the Garter” by Elias Ashmole, list of knights and blazons, p. 502, 1715 edition.
His stall plate does NOT survive.
and
The Dean of St George, Windsor’s Tables, photographs on the CDROM Garter Armorials, published by the Heraldry Society 2015 (but with no charges on the bend).
and
“History of the Most Noble order of the Garter” by Elias Ashmole, list of knights and blazons, p. 502, 1715 edition.
His stall plate does NOT survive.
DNB Main notes for William de Bohun Earl of Northampton
Bohun, William de, Earl of Northampton d. 1360
Name: Bohun, William de
Title: Earl of Northampton
Dates: d. 1360
Active Date: 1340
Gender: Male
Place of
Burial: Walden in Essex
Spouse: Elizabeth, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, and widow of Edmund Mortimer
Sources: Chronicles of Walt. de Hemingburgh and Thos. Walsingham;...
Contributor: E. M. T. [Edward Maunde Thompson]
Article
Bohun, William de, Earl of Northampton d. 1360, was the fifth son of Humphrey de Bohun VIII [q.v.], fourth earl of Hereford, and Elizabeth Plantagenet daughter of King Edward I, and was a distinguished soldier. He was probably born about 1310. He is said to have taken part with the young king, Edward III, in 1330, in the suppression of Mortimer. In 1337, upon the advancement of Edward, prince of Wales, to the duchy of Cornwall, William de Bohun was created earl of Northampton on 16 March, and received grants of the castle and manor of Stamford and lordship of Grantham, Lincolnshire, and the castles and manors of Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, and Okeham, Rutlandshire, in male tail. In the same year he was appointed one of the commissioners to treat with Philip of France on Edward's claim to the French crown, and subsequently a commissioner to treat with David Bruce. He took part in Edward's expedition which sailed for Antwerp in July 1338, and in 1340 was present at the naval victory of Sluys on 24 June. In 1342 he was appointed the king's lieutenant and captain-general in Brittany, and defeated the French at Morlaix and took La Roche Darrien by assault. On the conclusion of a truce for three years he returned to England, and next year accompanied Henry, earl of Lancaster, into Scotland, marching to the relief of Loughmaben Castle, in Dumfriesshire, of which he was governor. He was again in Brittany at the close of the year, and again in 1345 and 1346; and took part in Edward's campaign in the latter year, distinguishing himself in a skirmish on the Seine, and being present at the battle of Cressy on 26 August. During the next two years he continued to serve in France, and in 1349 was a commissioner for concluding a truce. In 1350 William de Bohun was appointed warden of the marches towards Scotland, and the next year was appointed to negotiate a peace with that kingdom. In 1352 he was commissioner of the array of troops in Essex and Hertford to oppose the landing of the French. He was again in the north in 1353 and following years, and in 1355 served in the French campaign. In 1356 he was commissioned to treat for the ransom of David Bruce, and in 1357-9 was abroad in Gascony. He died 16 Sept. 1360, and was buried at Walden in Essex.
Bohun, who was K.G., married Elizabeth, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, and widow of Edmund Mortimer. His son, Humphrey, succeeded him, and in 1361, as heir to his uncle Humphrey, earl of Hereford and Essex, united in his person the three earldoms of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton.
Sources
Chronicles of Walt. de Hemingburgh and Thos. Walsingham; Dugdale's Baronage, i. 185.
Contributor: E. M. T.
published 1885
Name: Bohun, William de
Title: Earl of Northampton
Dates: d. 1360
Active Date: 1340
Gender: Male
Place of
Burial: Walden in Essex
Spouse: Elizabeth, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, and widow of Edmund Mortimer
Sources: Chronicles of Walt. de Hemingburgh and Thos. Walsingham;...
Contributor: E. M. T. [Edward Maunde Thompson]
Article
Bohun, William de, Earl of Northampton d. 1360, was the fifth son of Humphrey de Bohun VIII [q.v.], fourth earl of Hereford, and Elizabeth Plantagenet daughter of King Edward I, and was a distinguished soldier. He was probably born about 1310. He is said to have taken part with the young king, Edward III, in 1330, in the suppression of Mortimer. In 1337, upon the advancement of Edward, prince of Wales, to the duchy of Cornwall, William de Bohun was created earl of Northampton on 16 March, and received grants of the castle and manor of Stamford and lordship of Grantham, Lincolnshire, and the castles and manors of Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, and Okeham, Rutlandshire, in male tail. In the same year he was appointed one of the commissioners to treat with Philip of France on Edward's claim to the French crown, and subsequently a commissioner to treat with David Bruce. He took part in Edward's expedition which sailed for Antwerp in July 1338, and in 1340 was present at the naval victory of Sluys on 24 June. In 1342 he was appointed the king's lieutenant and captain-general in Brittany, and defeated the French at Morlaix and took La Roche Darrien by assault. On the conclusion of a truce for three years he returned to England, and next year accompanied Henry, earl of Lancaster, into Scotland, marching to the relief of Loughmaben Castle, in Dumfriesshire, of which he was governor. He was again in Brittany at the close of the year, and again in 1345 and 1346; and took part in Edward's campaign in the latter year, distinguishing himself in a skirmish on the Seine, and being present at the battle of Cressy on 26 August. During the next two years he continued to serve in France, and in 1349 was a commissioner for concluding a truce. In 1350 William de Bohun was appointed warden of the marches towards Scotland, and the next year was appointed to negotiate a peace with that kingdom. In 1352 he was commissioner of the array of troops in Essex and Hertford to oppose the landing of the French. He was again in the north in 1353 and following years, and in 1355 served in the French campaign. In 1356 he was commissioned to treat for the ransom of David Bruce, and in 1357-9 was abroad in Gascony. He died 16 Sept. 1360, and was buried at Walden in Essex.
Bohun, who was K.G., married Elizabeth, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, and widow of Edmund Mortimer. His son, Humphrey, succeeded him, and in 1361, as heir to his uncle Humphrey, earl of Hereford and Essex, united in his person the three earldoms of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton.
Sources
Chronicles of Walt. de Hemingburgh and Thos. Walsingham; Dugdale's Baronage, i. 185.
Contributor: E. M. T.
published 1885
Notes for William de & Elizabeth de (Family)
They had a licence to marry in 1335.