Bohun, Humphrey V de, 2d earl of Hereford and 1st earl of Essex
Bohun, Humphrey V de, 2d earl of Hereford and 1st earl of Essex,
d. 1275, English nobleman; son of Henry de Bohun, 1st earl of Hereford. A member of the household of Henry III, he inherited the earldom of Essex from a maternal uncle and in 1242 went with the king on his French campaign. In 1258 he joined the baronial opposition to Henry and was one of 24 men who drew up the Provisions of OxfordProvisions of Oxford,1258, a scheme of governmental reform forced upon Henry III of England by his barons. In 1258 a group of barons, angered by the king's Sicilian adventure and the expenditures it entailed, compelled Henry to accept the appointment of a committee of 24
..... Click the link for more information. . In the Barons' WarBarons' War,
in English history, war of 1263–67 between King Henry III and his barons. In 1261, Henry III renounced the Provisions of Oxford (1258) and the Provisions of Westminster (1259), which had vested considerable power in a council of barons, and reasserted his
..... Click the link for more information. , however, he returned (1263) to the side of the king and was captured (1264) by Simon de Montfort at Lewes.