Biography of Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391

1297 Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and John of Holland

1322 Battle of Boroughbridge

Marriage of Princess Elizabeth and John of Holland

On 08 Jan 1297 John Gerulfing I Count Holland 1284-1299 (age 13) and [her mother] Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland 1282-1316 (age 14) were married at Ipswich, Suffolk [Map]. She by marriage Countess Holland. The wedding was attended by her sister [her aunt] Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant 1275-1333 (age 21), her father [her grandfather] King Edward I (age 57), her brother [her uncle] Edward (age 12) and her future second husband [her father] Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 21). She the daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 57) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. He the son of Floris Gerulfing V Count Holland 1254-1296 and Beatrix Dampierre 1260-1291.

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

On 03 Apr 1311 Margaret Bohun Countess Devon was born to Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 35) and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland 1282-1316 (age 28). She a granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 05 May 1316 [her sister] Isabel Bohun was born to [her father] Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 40) and [her mother] Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland 1282-1316 (age 33). His mother Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland 1282-1316 (age 33) died in childbirth. She was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Battle of Boroughbridge

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 (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), (age 29) and Peter Saltmarsh (age 42) fought for the King.

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

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

On 11 Aug 1325 Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 22) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland 1282-1316. He the son of Hugh Courtenay 9th Earl Devon (age 48) and Agnes St John Countess Devon 1275-1345 (age 50). She a granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 22 Mar 1327 [her son] Hugh Courtenay was born to [her husband] Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 23) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 15). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In or before 1330 Bartholomew de Lisle 3rd Baron Lisle (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Courtenay Baroness Lisle (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Lisle. She the daughter of Hugh Courtenay 9th Earl Devon (age 53) and Agnes St John Countess Devon 1275-1345 (age 54).

In 1330 [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Courtenay Baroness Lisle (age 17) died.

In 1331 [her son] Edward Courtenay was born to [her husband] Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 27) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 19). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around 1332 [her son-in-law] John Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham (age 11) and [her daughter] Margaret Courtenay Baroness Cobham were married. She the daughter of Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 28) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391 (age 20). She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1334 [her brother-in-law] Robert Courtenay (age 25) died.

On 23 Dec 1340 [her father-in-law] Hugh Courtenay 9th Earl Devon (age 64) died. His son [her husband] Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 37) succeeded 10th Earl Devon, 5th Baron Okehampton, 2nd Baron Courtenay. Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 29) by marriage Countess Devon.

On 03 Sep 1341 [her son] Hugh Courtenay (age 14) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth de Vere were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 29) and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 33). He the son of Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 38) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391 (age 30). They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1342 [her son] Archbishop William de Courtenay was born to [her husband] Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 38) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 30). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1346 [her son] Peter Courtenay was born to [her husband] Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 42) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 34). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1348 [her son] Hugh Courtenay (age 20) died.

Around 1349 [her brother-in-law] John Courtenay of Tavistock (age 56) died unmarried.

Before 1350 [her son-in-law] John de Vere and [her daughter] Elizabeth Courtenay were married. She the daughter of Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 46) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391 (age 38). He the son of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 37) and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 41). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1355 [her son] Philip Courtenay was born to [her husband] Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 51) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 43). He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1356 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Courtenay (age 41) died.

In or before 1364 [her son-in-law] Andrew Luttrell of Chilton and [her daughter] Elizabeth Courtenay were married. She the daughter of Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 60) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391 (age 52). She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

After 02 May 1377. Exeter Cathedral [Map]. Monument to [her former husband] Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (deceased) and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 66). Note the de Bohun Swans Effigies on which her feet rest.

On 02 Aug 1385 [her daughter] Margaret Courtenay Baroness Cobham died.

On 16 Dec 1391 Margaret Bohun Countess Devon (age 80) died.

[her son] Humphrey Courtenay was born to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

[her daughter] Elizabeth Courtenay was born to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

[her daughter] Katherine Courtenay was born to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

[her daughter] Anne Courtenay was born to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

[her son] Thomas Courtenay was born to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

[her daughter] Joan Courtenay was born to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

[her son] Peter Courtenay and Margaret Clivedon were married. He the son of Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

[her daughter] Margaret Courtenay Baroness Cobham was born to Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Family Trees of Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391

Paternal Family Tree: Bohun

Maternal Family Tree: Etienette Countess Provence and Arles

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd -999

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd -999

Kings England: Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Louis "Fat" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 16

King Charles III x 16

Diana Spencer Princess Wales 1961-1997 x 49

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 65

Ancestors of Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bohun 1st Earl Hereford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex

Great x 4 Grandfather:

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Saye

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Lusignan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Lusignan Count Eu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex 1210-1241

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Eu

GrandFather: Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber

Great x 2 Grandfather: William de Braose

Great x 3 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor de Braose

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eva Marshal

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Father: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eustace Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Engeurrand "Crusader" Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guillaume Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sibylle Flanders

Great x 1 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin

Great x 4 Grandfather:

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont

GrandMother: Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford 1254-1298

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Provence

Margaret Bohun Countess Devon 1311-1391 Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 1198-1267

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Mother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland 1282-1316 Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile 1179-1246 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile 1161-1214 Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin

Great x 4 Grandfather:

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont

Great x 1 Grandmother:

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu 1179-1221

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu 1199-1250

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu 1160-1220

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Castile