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Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford. Mother. Joan Fitzalan. Mary de Bohun (c. 1369/70 [a] – 4 June 1394) was the first wife of Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Northampton and Hereford and the mother of King Henry V. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne as Henry IV.
Nov 6, 2015 · Eleanor was married off to Edward III’s son Thomas of Woodstock who intended to keep the entire inheritance for herself by forcing Mary to become a nun. She was abducted from the convent by her future father-in-law John of Gaunt, a brother of Thomas of Woodstock.
Mar 29, 2018 · Mary de Bohun was the wife of one king and the mother of another, but she never knew it. Her premature death in her mid-20s meant she missed the usurpation of 1399 that brought the House of Lancaster to the throne, but even so her short life was a notable one, which illustrated well the….
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Mary de Bohun died at Peterborough Castle, giving birth to her daughter, Philippa, she was around the age of 25 at her death. Mary was buried at the Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester. After attaining the throne as Henry IV, her husband married for a second time to Joan of Navarre, the widow of John V of Britanny.
Nov 12, 2021 · There is evidence of a claim that Gloucester pressured Mary, who was around ten years old, to enter a convent so he could inherit the entire de Bohun fortune, rather than just half. This story may be an invention but it is clear Gloucester, John of Gaunt and his son argued over the de Bohun inheritance.
First wife of Henry IV . Name variations: Mary Bohun; Mary of Bohun. Born in 1369; died in childbirth on July 4, 1394, at Peterborough Castle, Cambridgeshire, England; buried at Leicester; daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, and Joan Fitzalan (d. 1419); sister of Eleanor Bohun (1366–1399, who married Thomas of Woodstock); married ...
Mary de Bohun (c. 1368 – 1394); younger daughter, the first wife of King Henry IV of England and mother of King Henry V Elizabeth de Bohun , Countess of Arundel and Surrey (c. 1350 – 1385) Henry de Bohun (d. 1314), English knight killed by Robert I of Scotland at Bannockburn.