Earl Hereford

Earl Hereford is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

1066 Battle of Hastings

1071 Battle of Cassel

1075 Revolt of the Earls

1322 Battle of Boroughbridge

Earl Hereford (1st Creation)

In 1043 Sweyn Godwinson 1st Earl Hereford (age 22) was created 1st Earl Hereford.

On 29 Sep 1052 Sweyn Godwinson 1st Earl Hereford (age 31) died at Constantinople aka Istanbul, Turkey on his return from the Holy Land. Earl Hereford extinct.

Before 1071 William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 51) and Adelise Tosny Countess Hereford were married. She by marriage Countess Hereford. She the daughter of Roger "The Spaniard" Tosny and Adelaide or Godehildis Ramon.

Earl Hereford (2nd Creation)

In 1052 Ralph "The Timid" 1st Earl of Hereford was created 1st Earl Hereford.

On 21 Dec 1057 Ralph "The Timid" 1st Earl of Hereford died. Earl Hereford extinct.

Earl Hereford (3rd Creation)

In 1058 King Harold II of England (age 36) was created 1st Earl Hereford.

Earl Hereford (4th Creation)

In 1067 William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 47) was created 1st Earl Hereford.

On 22 Feb 1071 Battle of Cassel was fought between uncle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 38) and nephew Arnulf III Count Flanders (age 16), supported by his mother Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault and Philip "Amorous" I King France (age 18), over the succession of Flanders.

Arnulf III Count Flanders (age 16) was killed. His brother Baldwin Flanders II Count Hainault (age 15) succeeded II Count Hainault. Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 38) was appointed I Count Flanders.

William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 51) was killed. His son Roger de Breteuil Fitzosbern 2nd Earl Hereford succeeded 2nd Earl Hereford.

Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 56) and his son Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne fought for Robert. During the battle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders (age 38) and Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault were captured, and subsequently exchanged for each other.

In 1075 three Earls joined in rebellion against King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 47). The three Earls were: Roger de Breteuil Fitzosbern 2nd Earl Hereford, Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 33) and Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon. The ostensible cause of their rebellion was William's (age 47) the marriage of Emma Fitzosbern Countess East Anglia, daughter of William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford, with Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 33). Possibly to do with she being Norman and he being British/English.

Roger de Breteuil Fitzosbern 2nd Earl Hereford forfeit Earl Hereford and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Earl Hereford (5th Creation)

In 1141 Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford was created 1st Earl Hereford. Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford (age 41) by marriage Countess Hereford.

Earl Hereford (6th Creation)

In 1199 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 23) was created 1st Earl Hereford.

Before 1204 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 28) and Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Hereford. She the daughter of Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex (age 41) and Beatrice Saye. He the son of Humphrey Bohun and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany.

On 01 Jun 1220 Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford (age 44) died in the Middle East. His son Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl Hereford.

Around 1236 Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex (age 32) and Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Hereford. He the son of Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford and Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford (age 59).

After 14 Apr 1241 Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex (age 37) and Maud Avenbury Countess Essex and Hereford were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford. He the son of Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford and Maud Mandeville Countess Hereford.

In 1275 Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex (age 26) and Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford.

On 31 Dec 1298 Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex (age 49) died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His son Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Hereford, 3rd Earl Essex.

On 16 Mar 1322 the rebel army led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 44) attempted to cross the bridge over the River Ure (between Ripon and York) at Boroughbridge Bridge [Map]. Their path was blocked by forces loyal to the King led by Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle (age 52). Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 46), Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 34), John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 57) and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 32) fought for the rebels. Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford (age 22), Nicholas Longford (age 37), Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 44), John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 35) were captured.

Warin Lisle (age 51) was hanged after the battle at Pontefract [Map].

Following the battle Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester (age 31) and his wife Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were both imprisoned. He in Nottingham Castle [Map] and she in Sempringham Priory [Map].

John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton (age 22), Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke (age 22), William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby (age 46), Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 34), Domhnall Mar II Earl Mar (age 29) and Peter Saltmarsh (age 42) fought for the King.

Adam Everingham 1st Baron Everingham of Laxton (age 43) was captured.

Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 46) was killed. His son John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Hereford, 4th Earl Essex.

In 1325 John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 18) and Alice Fitzalan Countess Essex and Hereford were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford. She the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 39) and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. He the son of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

After 1325 John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 18) and Margaret Basset Countess Essex and Hereford were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford. He the son of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. He a grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 20 Jan 1336 John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 29) died. His brother Humphrey Bohun 6th Earl Hereford 5th Earl Essex (age 27) succeeded 6th Earl Hereford, 5th Earl Essex.

On 16 Jan 1373 Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 31) died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. Earl Hereford, Earl Essex, Earl of Northampton extinct. His estates were divided between his two daughters Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester (age 7), wife of Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester (age 18) and Mary Bohun (age 5), wife of Henry of Bolingbroke (age 5), the future Henry IV, although the title and estates should have been inherited Gilbert Bohun who was a grandson of Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex.