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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. |
 | | His exalted rank and his consanguinity with the sovereign gave him a prominent station at the Royal Court; and we find him, in 1363, at the head of the noble cortege which was sent to conduct the King of Cyprus from Dover to the capital. |
 | | 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. |
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