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Birth:          ABT 1122 Gloucester, England
Death:          6 Apr 1197 England

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Hereford
Margaret of Hereford (also Margaret de Bohun née Margaret of Gloucester,[1] 
1122/1123 – 6 April 1197) was an English noblewoman and the eldest daughter of 
Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford by his wife, the wealthy Cambro-Norman 
heiress Sibyl de Neufmarché. Margaret married Humphrey II de Bohun, by whom she 
had five children. Margaret held the office of Constable of England and as a widow, 
exercised lordship of Herefordshire until her own death. She was the benefactress of 
several religious institutions.
Family[edit]

Margaret was born in about 1122/1123, the eldest child of Miles de Gloucester, 1st 
Earl of Hereford and Sibyl de Neufmarché, heiress to one of the most substantial fiefs 
in the Welsh Marches.[2] She had five younger brothers and two sisters. These were: 
Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford, Walter de Hereford, Henry Fitzmiles, Mahel de 
Hereford, William de Hereford, Bertha of Hereford, and Lucy of Hereford. The Historia 
fundationis cum fundatoris genealogia of Abergavenny Priory named Margaretam, 
Bertram and Luciam as the three daughters of Miles and Sibyl.[3]

Marriage and issue[edit]

She married Humphrey II de Bohun, an Anglo-Norman aristocrat and steward of King 
Henry I of England, on an unknown date before 1139. Like Margaret's father, 
Humphrey later supported Empress Matilda against her rival King Stephen during the 
period of civil war that raged over England, known to history as The Anarchy. 
Together Margaret and her husband founded Farleigh Priory although the charter is 
undated.[4] The marriage produced a total of five children:
Humphrey III de Bohun (died 1180), married as her second husband, Margaret of 
Huntingdon, Duchess of Brittany, by whom he had issue. Held the office of Constable 
of England.
Milo de Bohun (died young)
Richard de Bohun (died young)
Matilda de Bohun (1140/1143 – after 1194/1199), married firstly Henry d'Oilly, by 
whom she had issue; secondly Juhel de Mayenne; thirdly Walter FitzRobert
Margaret de Bohun (died before 1196), possibly married Waleran de Beaumont, 4th 
Earl of Warwick,[5] although Warwick's wife is alternatively named as Margery d'Oilly, 
who was her niece. The 1192 birthdate of his son and heir makes Margery d'Oilly the 
likely spouse.

Lordship of Herefordshire and Constable of England[edit]

Following the death of her father in a hunting accident in 1143, and sometime before 
Margaret's husband died in about 1165, all five of her brothers died without legitimate 
offspring. After her eldest brother Roger's death, the earldom of Hereford fell into 
abeyance. As a consequence of these events, Miles' lands and properties were 
divided between Margaret and her two sisters. Being the eldest daughter, she 
received the lordship of Herefordshire and the office of Constable of England. This 
office was later passed to her eldest son Humphrey, grandson Henry, and would 
continue to be held by her direct descendants. As a widow she exercised lordship until 
her own death, over thirty years later.[6] In her book Women of the English Nobility 
and Gentry 1066–1500, Jennifer C. Ward described Margaret as having exemplified 
"the roles which a woman could play in her estates".[7] As lady of Herefordshire, she 
fulfilled her duties to her overlord King Henry II, having in 1166 returned the carta 
which named her knights; it documented 17 knights' fees of the old enfeoffment and 
three and three quarters of the new.[8] She aided the King in the marriage of one of 
his daughters, and in 1167–1168 made an account to the Red Book of the Exchequer 
for her assistance. She also accounted to the Exchequer at the end of King Henry's 
reign and during that of his successor, King Richard I for scutage due to her from her 
vast holdings.[9] In the lordship over which she ruled, she used her father as role 
model, having confirmed earlier grants of land to her tenants and made her own land 
grants to those who served her well.

Margaret was a generous benefactress of several religious institutions, and she strove 
to carry out her late brothers' grants. She gave all her land in Quedgeley, 
Gloucestershire for the salvation of her brothers' souls. Her own grant was given to 
save the souls of King Henry II, her children, parents, husband, and the rest of her 
family.[10]

Death and legacy[edit]

Margaret died on 6 April 1197 and was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory in 
Gloucester which had been founded by her father and where her mother, Sibyl had 
entered a religious life after her husband's untimely death. Margaret herself had made 
endowments to the Augustinian priory. Two years following Margaret's death, King 
John confirmed the possessions of Llanthony Secunda Priory by charter which was 
dated 30 July 1199. These included the donation of duas partes de Onedesleye made 
by Margar de Bohun in accordance with the division made inter ipsam et Luciam suam 
sororem.[11] On 28 April 1200, King John recreated the earldom of Hereford for 
Margaret's grandson Henry, of whom she had had custody during his minority.

Parents
OF GLOUCESTER Miles (ABT 1092 - 24 Dec 1143)
DE NEUFMARCHE Sybil (ABT 1100 - 1143)

Siblings
OF HEREFORD [DE GLOUCESTER] Margaret (ABT 1122 - 6 Apr 1197)
DE GLOUCESTER Bertha (ABT 1130 - )
FITZ WALTER Lucy "of Hereford" (ABT 1142 - AFT 1219)

Marriage To DE BOHUN Humphrey (ABT 1120 - BEF 29 Sep 1165)
    m. BEF 1139 

Notes

Parents
DE BOHUN Humphrey (ABT 1100 - )
OF SALISBURY Maud (ABT 1100 - )

Children by DE BOHUN Humphrey ABT 1120 - BEF 29 Sep 1165
DE BOHUN Humphrey (ABT 1143 - Dec 1181)

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