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[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]

His father was Humphrey de Bpohun IV and mother was Margaret de
Huntingdon . this from Weiss Magna Charta Sureties -12154 This
whole line is in Ancestral Roots by Frederick Weiss line #97.

Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier,
Coutances:
Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: Henry de Bohon (1176-1220), earl of
Hereford, played an important role in the revolt of the barons
against King John. Born in 1176, he succeeded his grandfather
honorably. The reign of King John (1199-1216) started out well
for Henry when he was created earl of Hereford on 28 April
1199. Henry was the first of the Bohons to have the title,
which included an
annual income. The following year Henry and other nobles
summoned his uncle in Scotland, William the Lion, to appear at
Lincoln to do homage. In 1203 Henry witnessed a document where
King John confirmed the dowry of Queen Isabelle. The principal
interests of the Bohons were in England. Henry paid taxes of 50
marks and a groom, corresponding to 20 parts of a knight's fee,
on the Huntington land he inherited from his mother. In
Normandy, Henry kept his more modest holdings (from Humphrey I)
at Carentan and Pont D'Ouve. After the first time France
reclaimed Normandy (1204), Henry stayed loyal to John. His
lands in Normandy were confiscated by Philip- Auguste. Then
King John imposed a heavy tax to maintain the campaign of
1213-1214 to prevent the crushing of a coalition formed at
Bouvines on 27 July 1214 by England, Flanders, and the German
Empire. The king was discredited and there was
general discontent. The forces were dissatisfied that the king
awarded certain barons without their having to go through the
regular tests and examinations.
Then there was a revolt of barons in which Henry took an active
part. The revolt ended with the signing of the Magna Carta at
Runnymede (Surrey) on 12 July 1215. The lands that had been
confiscated from Henry were returned and the 25 lords took it
upon themselves to make sure the charter was enforced. The
Bohons enjoyed being in possession of great lands at the
frontier of the Welsh country which was always threatened. The
other marcher lords enjoyed it, too, because their military
importance and independence was greater than that of other
royal lords. Politically they were stronger by being closer to
the king. The lull was cut short when the war restarted. The
following year John had Pope Innocent III excommunicate the
earl of Hereford, which only increased the opposition to the
king. John joined forces with the army of Prince Louis of
France (the future Louis VIII) when barons from the north
landed in England.
John died on October 19, 1216, but Henry de Bohon did not ally
himself with the new king, Henry III. He was taken prisoner at
the Battle of Lincoln on 20 May 1217, where Louis of France was
defeated. Henry gave the churches of Boxe and Wilsford
(Lincolnshire) to the priory of Monkton Farley, and
gave a pension to St. Nicolas Hospital in Salisbury. Henry de
Bohon died 1 June 1220 while on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
His body was returned
to Lanthony abbey.

Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I3032:

Line ignored as not understood Line 70948: 2 SOUR @S085410@
Skipped subordinate line Line 70949: 3 DATA
Skipped subordinate line Line 70950: 4 TEXT Date of Import: Aug 7, 2000