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| | Britannia Biographies: Humphrey De Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford |
 | | Humphrey De Bohun, the only son of William, Earl of Northampton, succeeded to his father's estates and dignity in 1360, and to the Earldoms of Hereford and Essex, and the office of Constable of England, upon the demise, in the following year, of his distinguished uncle, Earl Humphrey Senior. |
 | | In the embassy to Galeas, Duke of Milan, in 1366, Humphrey was the principal person employed to treat for the marriage between Prince Lionel, Duke of Clarence, and Violanta, the daughter of that Lord; and, in 1369, he had a command in John of Gaunt's inglorious military expedition against France. |
 | | On the 5th of November 1370, the Earl was present at Westminster, as one of the witnesses to the King's public letters touching the complaints of the people of Aquitaine. |
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