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⚫ | title = Countess of Northampton<br />Countess of Derby <small>(by courtesy)</small>
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'''Mary de Bohun''' (c. 1369 – 4 June 1394) was the first wife of King ] and the mother of King ]. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne. '''Mary de Bohun''' (c. 1369 – 4 June 1394) was the first wife King ], and the mother of King ]. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne.


==Early life== ==Early life==
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Mary and her elder sister, ], were the heiresses of their father's substantial possessions. Eleanor became the wife of ], the youngest child of ]. In an effort to keep the inheritance for himself and his wife, Thomas of Woodstock pressured the child Mary into becoming a nun.<ref name="Goodman276">Anthony Goodman, ''John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely Power in Fourteenth-Century Europe'', (Routledge, 2013), 276.</ref> In a plot with ], Mary's aunt took her from Thomas' castle at Pleshey back to Arundel whereupon she was married to Henry Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV.<ref name="Goodman276" /> Mary and her elder sister, ], were the heiresses of their father's substantial possessions. Eleanor became the wife of ], the youngest child of ]. In an effort to keep the inheritance for himself and his wife, Thomas of Woodstock pressured the child Mary into becoming a nun.<ref name="Goodman276">Anthony Goodman, ''John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely Power in Fourteenth-Century Europe'', (Routledge, 2013), 276.</ref> In a plot with ], Mary's aunt took her from Thomas' castle at Pleshey back to Arundel whereupon she was married to Henry Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV.<ref name="Goodman276" />


⚫ ==Marriage and children==
John of Gaunt had planned for the marriage between Mary and Henry to remain unconsummated until Mary was sixteen{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} but the couple disobeyed. Consequently, Mary became pregnant at fourteen; the firstborn child lived only a few days.<ref>Jennifer Ward, ''Women in England in the Middle Ages'', (Hambledon Continuum, 2006), 49.</ref>

⚫ == Marriage and children==
Mary married Henry—then known as Bolingbroke—on 27 July 1380, at ]. At the time of her marriage, Mary was perhaps little more than twelve years old. Mary married Henry—then known as Bolingbroke—on 27 July 1380, at ]. At the time of her marriage, Mary was perhaps little more than twelve years old.


It was at ], one of her husband's possessions, that Mary gave birth to her next two children, both boys. Henry, the eldest surviving son, was later to become ] when his father seized the throne from Richard II in 1399. On the death of his father in 1413, he became King of England as Henry V. It was at ], one of her husband's possessions, that Mary gave birth to her next two children, both boys.{{cn|date=September 2018}} Henry, the eldest surviving son, was later to become ] when his father seized the throne from Richard II in 1399. On the death of his father in 1413, he became King of England as Henry V.


Her children were:{{refn|According to some sources, she had a son in 1382 who died shortly after birth. This is incorrect, as it's based on a misreading of an account, in J.H. Wylie's biography of Henry IV, published in the 19th century. It missed a line which made clear that the boy in question was Mary's nephew, ]. There is no evidence that there was any child born to her at this time (when Mary de Bohun was only about 13).<ref>Ian Mortimer, ''The Fears of Henry IV'' (London, 2007), appendix 2</ref>}}
Her children were:
*] (1386–1422) *] (1386–1422)
*] (1387–1421) *] (1387–1421)
*] (1389–1435) *] (1389–1435)
*] (1390–1447) *] (1390–1447)
*] (1392–1409) married in 1402 ] *] (1392–1409) married in 1402 ]
*] (1394–1430) married in 1406 ], King of ], ] and ]. *] (1394–1430) married in 1406 ], King of ], ] and ].

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Countess of Northampton
Mary de Bohun
Countess of Northampton
Countess of Derby (by courtesy)
refer to captionPsalter celebrating Mary's marriage
Bornc. 1369
Died4 June 1394 (aged about 25)
Peterborough Castle, Northamptonshire
BurialThe Collegiate Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke, Leicester
Spouse Henry Bolingbroke ​(m. 1380)​
Issue
FatherHumphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
MotherJoan Fitzalan

Mary de Bohun (c. 1369 – 4 June 1394) was the first wife King Henry IV of England, and the mother of King Henry V. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne.

Early life

Mary was the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Joan FitzAlan (1347/48–1419), the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, and Eleanor of Lancaster. Through her mother, Mary was descended from Llywelyn the Great.

Mary and her elder sister, Eleanor de Bohun, were the heiresses of their father's substantial possessions. Eleanor became the wife of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, the youngest child of Edward III. In an effort to keep the inheritance for himself and his wife, Thomas of Woodstock pressured the child Mary into becoming a nun. In a plot with John of Gaunt, Mary's aunt took her from Thomas' castle at Pleshey back to Arundel whereupon she was married to Henry Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV.

Marriage and children

Mary married Henry—then known as Bolingbroke—on 27 July 1380, at Arundel Castle. At the time of her marriage, Mary was perhaps little more than twelve years old.

It was at Monmouth Castle, one of her husband's possessions, that Mary gave birth to her next two children, both boys. Henry, the eldest surviving son, was later to become Prince of Wales when his father seized the throne from Richard II in 1399. On the death of his father in 1413, he became King of England as Henry V.

Her children were:

Death

Mary de Bohun died at Peterborough Castle, giving birth to her last child, a daughter, Philippa of England. She was buried in the collegiate Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke, Leicester.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Mary de Bohun
16. Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford
8. Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford
17. Maud de Fiennes
4. William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton
18. Edward I of England
9. Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
19. Eleanor of Castile
2. Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
20. Gunselm de Badlesmere
10. Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere
21. Joan FitzBernard
5. Elizabeth de Badlesmere
22. Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond
11. Margaret de Clare
23. Juliana FitzGerald
1. Mary de Bohun
24. Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel
12. Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel
25. Alice of Saluzzo
6. Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel
26. William de Warenne
13. Alice de Warenne
27. Joan de Vere
3. Joan FitzAlan
28. Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster
14. Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
29. Blanche of Artois
7. Eleanor of Lancaster
30. Sir Patrick de Chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly
15. Maud Chaworth
31. Isabella de Beauchamp

References

  1. Women of the English Nobility and Gentry, 1066-1500, transl. & ed. Jennifer C. Ward, (Manchester University Press, 1995), 21.
  2. ^ Anthony Goodman, John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely Power in Fourteenth-Century Europe, (Routledge, 2013), 276.
  3. Ian Mortimer, The Fears of Henry IV (London, 2007), appendix 2
  4. According to some sources, she had a son in 1382 who died shortly after birth. This is incorrect, as it's based on a misreading of an account, in J.H. Wylie's biography of Henry IV, published in the 19th century. It missed a line which made clear that the boy in question was Mary's nephew, Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham. There is no evidence that there was any child born to her at this time (when Mary de Bohun was only about 13).
  5. Charles J. Billson, Mediaeval Leicester, (Leicester, 1920)

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