Bohun Family Ancestry

Map of Normandy showing location of the manor of Bohun (now Bohon), origin of the English de Bohun family

Early Royal Ancestry of the Bohun Family:

European Royalty

1. Fulk III, Count of Anjou (972-1040)
2. Ermengarde of Anjou (c1020-) - Possible descendant of Emporeror Charlegmagne via Vermandois Family?
3. Fulk IV, Count of Anjou (1043-1109)
4. Fulk I of Jerusalem (c1090-1143) - Crusader King of Jerusalem
5. Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Maine (1113-1151) -
6. Henry II of England (1133-1189) - ruled as King of England (1154–1189), Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland] and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror was the first of the House of Plantagenet to rule England. Henry was the first to use the title "King of England"
7. John of England (1167-1216) - King of England
8. Henry III of England (1207-1272) - King of England,
9. Edward I of England (1239-1307) - King of England - See also Plantagenet Family Ancestry
10. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (1282-1316) - Princess of England, m. Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1276-1321)
11. Margaret de Bohun (1311-1391) - m. Hugh de Courtney, 10th Earl of Devon

Earl of Hereford

The direct male line of the Bohun family eventually died out in the 15th century. However, through the female line, their bloodline and estates were merged into other noble families, including the powerful House of Lancaster.

1. Margaret of Hereford (c1122-1197) -
2. Humphrey de Bohun (bef1144-1181) =
3. Humphrey de Bohun (bef1144-1181) - md Margaret of Huntingdon (1140-1201) - daughter of Henry of Scotland (1114-1152) and Ada de Warenne (c1120-1178) (See Warenne Family Ancestry).
4. Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (1176-1220)
5. Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford (c1208-1275)
6. Humphrey de Bohun (-1265)
7. Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford (c1249-1298) -
8. Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1276-1321) - md Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (1282-1316) - Princess of England, daughter of King Edward I of England (see Royal ancestry table above)
9. William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (c1312-1360) -
10. Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341-1373)-
11. Eleanor de Bohun (c1366-1399) - married to Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397), youngest son of King Edward III of England.
12. Anne of Gloucester (1383-1438)
13. Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402-1460)
14. Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Stafford (1424-1458)
15. Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1455-1483)

See Also

• Bohun Family Genealogy, TudorPlace.com.ar, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOHUN.htm, retrieved 01 Jan 2024 
• Colonial America Gateway Ancestors